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Special offer. The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

Janine Jansen (Violin), Candida Thompson (Violin), Henk Rubingh (Violin), Julian Rachlin (Viola), Stacey Watton (Double Bass), Maarten Jansen (Cello), Liz Kenny (Theorbo), Jan Jansen (Harpsichord), Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano), Stephen Kovacevich (Piano), Birgit Nilsson, Berit Lindholm (Soprano), Brigitte...

  • Release Date: 25th Nov 2013
  • Catalogue No: 4808354
  • Label: Decca
  • Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

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Contents

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8 No. 1

Work length3:21
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  • Janine Jansen (violin), Candida Thompson (violin), Henk Rubingh (violin), Julian Rachlin (viola), Stacey Watton (doublebass), Maarten Jansen (cello), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Jan Jansen (harpsichord)
  • Recorded: 2004-05-23
  • Recording Venue: Yakult Zaal, Beurs van Berlage Concert & Congreszalen

I. Allegro

Track length3:21
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Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2

Work length4:02
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  • Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
  • Recorded: 1981-11-16
  • Recording Venue: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London

Excerpt, Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

Work length4:08
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  • Reinhild Schmidt (videoscripteditor)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1982-01-27
  • Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

I. Morning Mood

Track length4:08
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Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Work length1:45
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  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Karl Böhm
  • Recorded: 1958-04-17
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

I. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)

Track length1:45
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Work length7:22
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Carlos Kleiber
  • Recorded: 1974-04-04
  • Recording Venue: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

I. Allegro con brio

Track length7:22
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Excerpt, Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Work length12:29
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  • Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Colin Davis
  • Recorded: 1971-01-10
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

I. Allegro molto moderato

Track length12:29
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Wagner: Die Walküre: Act 3

Work length6:24
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  • Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Berit Lindholm (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (contraltovocalist), Claudia Hellmann (mezzo-sopranovocalist), Helen Watts (contraltovocalist), Helga Dernesch (soprano), Marilyn Tyler (soprano), Vera Schlosser (soprano)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1965-11
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

"Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"...Ride Of The Valkyries

Track length6:24
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Mariinsky Version), Act I

Work length2:24
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  • Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
  • Valéry Gergiev
  • Recorded: 2006-06-04
  • Recording Venue: Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg

No. 10, Scene. Moderato

Track length2:24
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Beethoven: Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59)

Work length3:01
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  • Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
  • Recorded: 1984-05-29
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82

Work length5:28
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  • Pascal Rogé (piano)
  • Recorded: 1977-05-23
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

III. Clair de lune

Track length5:28
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

Work length25:36
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  • Anja Harteros (soprano), Waltraud Meier (mezzo-sopranovocalist), Peter Seiffert (tenor), René Pape (bass)
  • Vokalensemble Kölner Dom, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
  • Daniel Barenboim
  • Recorded: 2011-08-28
  • Recording Venue: Philharmonie Köln

4. Finale (Presto - Allegro assai)

Track length25:36
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Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue

Work length5:09
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  • Frank Maus (harpsichord), Max Seiffert (workarranger)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1983-11-16
  • Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

Canon in D Major, P. 37 / 1 (Orch. Seiffert)

Track length5:09
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Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Work length9:45
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  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Kristjan Järvi
  • Recorded: 2011-06-01
  • Recording Venue: London, St. Luke's, Jerwood Hall

Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'

Work length6:11
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  • Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
  • Recorded: 1978-02-07
  • Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Petersham, Surrey

I. Adagio sostenuto

Track length6:11
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Excerpt, Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Work length3:49
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  • Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
  • Alberto Erede
  • Recorded: 1957-09
  • Recording Venue: Teatro Comunale, Florence

Intermezzo Sinfonico

Track length3:49
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Puccini: Turandot, Act III

Work length2:59
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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Franco Alfano (workeditor)
  • John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Zubin Mehta
  • Recorded: 1972-08-25
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Nessun dorma!

Track length2:59
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Excerpt, Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Work length3:48
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  • Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Zubin Mehta
  • Recorded: 1972-05-02
  • Recording Venue: Royce Hall, University Of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)

9. Nimrod (Adagio)

Track length3:48
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Excerpt, Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'

Work length6:14
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Karl Böhm
  • Recorded: 1974-10-24
  • Recording Venue: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

I. Allegro

Track length6:14
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Einaudi: I Giorni

Work length3:23
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  • Daniel Hope (violin), Jacques Ammon (piano), Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin (chamberorchestra)
  • Recorded: 2012-07-03
  • Recording Venue: Funkhaus Berlin

Excerpt, Bach, J S: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068

Work length6:05
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  • David Bell (organ)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1983-09-30
  • Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

II. Air "on the G String"

Track length6:05
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Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a

Work length1:47
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  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1986-01-28
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

IIb. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Track length1:47
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Excerpt, Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048

Work length6:13
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  • I Musici
  • Recorded: 1965-06

1. (Allegro)

Track length6:13
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Liszt: Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major)

Work length4:57
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  • Jorge Bolet (piano)
  • Recorded: 1982-09-22
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Schubert: Ave Maria, D839

Work length4:19
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  • Renée Fleming (soprano), Chris Hazell (workarranger)
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Andreas Delfs
  • Recorded: 2005-04-10
  • Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne

Work length7:05
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  • Renée Fleming (soprano)
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Jeffrey Tate
  • Recorded: 1997-08-28
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

2. Bailero

Track length7:05
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Strauss, J, II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314

Work length9:40
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Karl Böhm
  • Recorded: 1971-09-18
  • Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien

Excerpt, Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550

Work length8:12
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  • Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Sir Colin Davis
  • Recorded: 1988-09
  • Recording Venue: unknown, Dresden

1. Molto allegro

Track length8:12
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Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III

Work length2:23
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  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1971-06-28
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

La donna è mobile

Track length2:23
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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2

Work length4:14
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  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-sopranovocalist)
  • Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne du Brassus, Radio Suisse Romande Chorus, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1972-06
  • Recording Venue: Victoria Hall, Geneva

"Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

Track length4:14
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Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Work length5:12
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  • Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Jean Fournet
  • Recorded: 1975-03
  • Recording Venue: De Doelen, Rotterdam

Bizet: Carmen / Act 1

Work length5:34
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  • Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-sopranovocalist)
  • John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1975-07-13
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"

Track length5:34
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Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1

Work length6:05
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  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo-sopranovocalist)
  • Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1967-10-12
  • Recording Venue: Salle Alcazar, Monte Carlo

"Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais"

Track length6:05
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49

Work length14:44
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  • University Of Minnesota Brass Band (brassband)
  • University Of Minnesota Brass Band, Minnesota Orchestra
  • Antal Dorati
  • Recorded: 1958-04-05
  • Recording Venue: Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Work length2:46
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  • Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Zubin Mehta
  • Recorded: 1977-08
  • Recording Venue: Royce Hall, University Of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)

Excerpt, Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Work length12:30
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  • Lang Lang (piano)
  • Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
  • Valéry Gergiev
  • Recorded: 2004-07-05
  • Recording Venue: Mikkeli, Martti Talvela Hall

II. Adagio sostenuto

Track length12:30
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Excerpt, Bach, J S: Goldberg Variations, BWV988

Work length3:53
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  • András Schiff (piano)
  • Recorded: 1982-12
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Aria da Capo

Track length3:53
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Satie: 사티: 3개의 짐노페디

Work length3:12
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  • Pascal Rogé (piano)
  • Recorded: 1983-05-18
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux

Track length3:12
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Bach, J S: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565

Work length2:33
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  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Recorded: 1988-09-07
  • Recording Venue: Kreuzbergkirche, Bonn

I. Toccata

Track length2:33
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Excerpt, Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

Work length2:11
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  • Reinhild Schmidt (videoscripteditor)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1982-01-27
  • Recording Venue: Philharmonie, Berlin

IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Track length2:11
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Excerpt, Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'

Work length13:23
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  • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  • Riccardo Chailly
  • Recorded: 1987-01-05
  • Recording Venue: Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, Amsterdam

2. Largo

Track length13:23
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Excerpt, Rimsky Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Work length1:20
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • Recorded: 1985-10-25
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee

Track length1:20
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Williams, John: Schindler's List: Theme

Work length3:49
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  • Nicola Benedetti (violin)
  • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Kirill Karabits
  • Recorded: 2012-06
  • Recording Venue: Guildhall, Southampton

Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

Work length21:02
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  • Daniel Barenboim (piano)
  • Staatskapelle Berlin
  • Recorded: 2007-05-23
  • Recording Venue: Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum

1. Allegro

Track length21:02
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Orch. Grofé)

Work length13:51
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  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • André Previn
  • Recorded: 1984-05
  • Recording Venue: Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh

Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus

Work length11:56
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  • The Sixteen
  • Harry Christophers
  • Recorded: 2004-04-01
  • Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London

Excerpt, Holst: The Planets, Op. 32

Work length7:19
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1978-02-15
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Track length7:19
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2

Work length3:42
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  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1976-07-02
  • Recording Venue: St. John's Smith Square, London

No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

Track length3:42
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Excerpt, Orff: Carmina Burana

Work length2:25
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  • Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Antal Dorati
  • Recorded: 1976-02-03
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

I. O fortuna

Track length2:25
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Massenet: Thaïs / Acte Deux

Work length5:41
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  • Nigel Kennedy (violin)
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1983-12-07
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Méditation religieuse

Track length5:41
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Excerpt, Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'

Work length7:48
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  • Peter Hurford (organ)
  • Montreal Symphony Orchestra
  • Charles Dutoit
  • Recorded: 1982-06-27
  • Recording Venue: L'Eglise de St. Eustache, Montreal

IIb. Maestoso – Allegro

Track length7:48
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