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No composer was ever so in love with a metropolis as Francis Poulenc was with Paris. This ultra-sophisticate, easily bored and depressed, detested the inevitable exile from his beloved home town during concert tours in the French regions. At the end of provincial recitals, his song Voyage à Paris was often performed as a rather malicious encore - it is an unashamed paean of joy (and relief) at the prospect of returning to his beloved city. This delicious collection of songs by Poulenc displays the full range of the composer's skills as a melodist. Soprano Felicity Lott is joined here by members of the group Songmaker's Almanac and all are supported by the keen musical insights of pianist Graham Johnson.