Classical Music In Concert

Freiburger Barockorchester

Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Handel: Tamerlano - René Jacobs

George Frideric HANDEL

(1685 - 1759)

Tamerlano

dramma per musica in 3 acts (HWV 18) (London, 1724)

libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym (after Agostino Piovene)

Mari Eriksmoen, soprano (Asteria)

Kristina Hammarström, mezzo-soprano (Irene)

Alexander Chance, alto (Andronico)

Christophe Dumaux, alto (Tamerlano)

Thomas Walker, tenor (Bajazet)

Matthias Winckhler, bass (Leone)

Freiburger Barockorchester

DIR: RENÉ JACOBS

recorded: Feb 20, 2026, Staatstheater, Karlsruhe

[Internationale Händelfestspiele Karlsruhe 2026]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: SWR2 (Stuttgart)

included:

- programme (D)

- libretto (IT/E)

(01) act 1 [63'32"]

(02) act 2 [62'16"]

(03) act 3 [70'01"]

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Monteverdi, Missa In illo tempore - score

Sunday, 3 May 2026

Monteverdi: Missa In illo tempore - Cappella Mariana

Claudio MONTEVERDI

(1567 - 1643)

Missa In illo tempore

Cappella Mariana

DIR: VOJTĚCH SEMERÁD

recorded: July 31, 2021, Pfarrkirche St. Severus, Boppard

[RheinVokal 2021]

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

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Nicolas GOMBERT (c1495-c1560)

(01) In illo tempore loquente Jesu a 6 [04'01"]

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Missa In illo tempore a 6 (SV 205):

(02) Kyrie [04'14"]

(03) Gloria [06'17"]

Annibale PERINI (c1560-1596)

(04) Cantate Domino a 7 [04'11"]

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Missa In illo tempore a 6 (SV 205):

(05) Credo [11'38"]

Giovanni Battista STEFANINI (1574-1630)

(06) Beata es Virgo Maria a 7 [02'54"]

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Missa In illo tempore a 6 (SV 205):

(07) Sanctus & Benedictus [04'03"]

Giovanni Battista PINELLO DI GHERARDI (c1544-1587)

(08) Pater noster [03'42"]

Claudio MONTEVERDI

Missa In illo tempore a 6 (SV 205):

(09) Agnus Dei [04'57"]

Gregorio ZUCCHINI (c1540?/c1560?-after 1615)

(10) Gaudium sit tibi semper a 7 [03'44"]

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Nicolas Gombert

Annibale Perini

Giovanni Battista Pinello di Gherardi

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Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Thursday, 30 April 2026

Grieg: Peer Gynt - Marc Minkowski

Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907)

Peer Gynt

incidental music, op. 23 (Christiania/Oslo, 1876)

Miah Persson, soprano (Solveig)

Malena Ernman, mezzo-soprano (Anitra)

Johan Reuter, baritone (Peer Gynt)

Tui Hirv, soprano (1. seterjente [Dairy maid])

Karoliina Kriis, soprano (2. seterjente [Dairy maid])

Kaia Urb, soprano (3. seterjente [Dairy maid])

Allan Vurma, bass (tyv [Thief])

Rainer Vilu, bass (heler [Receiver])

(members of the choir)

Natalie Chee, violin solo

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Camerata Salzburg

DIR: MARC MINKOWSKI

recorded: August 8, 2008, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg

modern instruments, period style

mp3 (bitrate: 192 kbps)

source unknown

Thanks to the first uploader

(01) acts 1-3 [37'44"]

(02) acts 4 & 5 [46'42"]

Picture: Henrik Klausen as Peer Gynt at Christiania Theater (1876)

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Orquestra Barroca de Sevilla

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Music at the Spanish court - Soloists of the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla

Music at the Spanish court

Soloists of the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla

recorded: Nov 11, 2020, Fundación Juan March, Madrid

[concert without audience]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate: 128 kbps AAC)

Guillermo Peñalver, transverse flute

Leo Rossi, violin

Mercedes Ruiz, cello

Ventura Rico, double bass

Alejandro Casal, harpsichord

Joan Baptista PLA (1725-1761) & Josep PLA (1728-1762)

(01-03) Trio sonata No. 2 in d minor [12'12"]

Francesco CORSELLI (1705-1778)

(04-07) Sonata for violin and bc in B flat [1770] [14'25"]

Luigi BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)

(08-10) Sonata for cello and bass No. 3 in G (G 5) [10'17"]

Juan OLIVER Y ASTORGA (1733-1830)

(11-13) Sonata for transverse flute and bc in G, op. 1,1 [08'46"]

Joan Baptista PLA & Josep PLA

(14-16) Trio sonata No. 4 in F [09'06"]

Picture: Royal Palace at Madrid, built after the fire of 1734

which destroyed the Alcázar

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Juan Oliver y Astorga

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Sunday, 26 April 2026

Bach: Missae breves (BWV 233-236) - Hans-Christoph Rademann

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Missae breves

(BWV 233 - 236)

Yeree Suh, soprano

Marie Henriette Reinhold, contralto

Guy Cutting, tenor

Peter Harvey, bass

JSB Ensemble

DIR: HANS-CHRISTOPH RADEMANN

recorded: March 22, 2026, HMDK Stuttgart

[Internationales Bachfest Stuttgart 2026]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

Missa in G (BWV 236) [26'03"]

(01) Kyrie [03'58"]

(02) Gloria [22'06"]

Missa in g minor (BWV 235) [25'31"]

(03) Kyrie [06'03"]

(04) Gloria [19'28"]

Missa in A (BWV 234) [29'46"]

(05) Kyrie [06'09"]

(06) Gloria [23'37"]

Missa in F (BWV 233) [25'01"]

(07) Kyrie [04'18"]

(08) Gloria [20'42"]

Picture: cover of three masses, copied by

Johann Christoph Altnickol & Georg Johann Daniel Poelchau

links:

Missae breves

scores

Yeree Suh

Marie Henriette Reinhold

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Friday, 24 April 2026

Reincken: Keyboard works - Edoardo Bellotti

Johann Adam REINCKEN

(1643 - 1722)

Keyboard works

Edoardo Bellotti, harpsichord & organ

(† Feb 27, 2025)

recorded: Oct 22, 2022, Örgryte nya kyrka, Göteborg

[Göteborgs Orgelfestival 2022]

flac (original bitrate: 128 kbps AAC)

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Samuel SCHEIDT (1587-1654)

(01) An Wasserflüssen Babylon [02'12"]

Johann Adam REINCKEN

(02) An Wasserflüssen Babylon [21'04"]

(03) Suite No. 3 in C [10'18"]

(04) Ballet ex E [08'01"]

(05) Toccata in g minor [06'40"]

(06) Toccata in G [09'47"]

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Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Thursday, 23 April 2026

Farewell to the Baroque - Orkiestra Kore

Farewell to the Baroque

Orkiestra Kore

Katarzyna Anna Olszewska, violin

Teodoro Baù, viola da gamba

recorded: August 11, 2023, Monastery of Goscikowo-Paradyż, Paradyż

[Festiwal Muzyka w Raju 2023]

period instruments

flac (original bitrate not known)

This recording has been made available by Melante

Carl Heinrich GRAUN (1704-1759)

(01) Overture for strings and bc in C [05'41"]

Carl Friedrich ABEL (1723–1787)

Concerto for viola da gamba, strings and bc in G (A9:2) [17'03"]

(02) moderato [06'08"]

(03) adagio ma non troppo [05'42']

(04) allegro [05'12"]

Johann Gottlieb GRAUN (1703–1771)

Concerto for violin, strings and bc in A (GraunWV A:XIII:10) [19'10"]

(05) andante [07'07"]

(06) largo [06'13"]

(07) allegro [05'49"]

Johann Christoph Friedrich BACH (1732–1795)

Symphony in d minor (HW I,3; BR JCFB C 4) [08'51"]

(08) allegro [03'30"]

(09) andante amoroso [02'57"]

(10) allegro assai [02'23"]

Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH (1714–1788)

Concerto for cello, strings and bc in a minor (Wq 170; H 432) [27'38"]

(transcription for viola da gamba)

(11) allegro assai [10'39"]

(12) andante [09'33"]

(13) allegro assai [07'25"]

[encore]

Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681–1767)

Overture for viola da gamba, strings and bc in D (TWV 55,D6):

(14) gigue [03'09"]

Picture: Carl Heinrich Graun

links:

Carl Heinrich Graun

Johann Gottlieb Graun

Carl Friedrich Abel

Katarzyna Anna Olszewska

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Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi - Riccardo Minasi

Vincenzo BELLINI

(1801 - 1835)

I Capuleti e i Montecchi

tragedia lirica in 2 acts (Venice, 1830)

libretto: Felice Romani, after Luigi Scevola

Elsa Dreisig, soprano (Giulietta)

Kate Aldrich, mezzo-soprano (Romeo)

Amitai Pati, tenor (Tebaldo)

Nicolò Donini, bass (Lorenzo)

Antonio Di Matteo, bass (Capellio)

WDR Radio Choir

Ensemble Resonanz

DIR: RICCARDO MINASI

recorded: Feb 22, 2026, Philharmonie, Cologne

modern instruments, period style

lossless (flac)

source: WDR3 (Cologne)

programme (D) included [pdf]

(01) act 1 [80'43"]

(02) act 2 [54'52"]

Picture: titlepage of the libretto of the performance in 1830

links:

I Capuleti e i Montecchi

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Sunday, 19 April 2026

Rameau: Grands Motets - Contraponto (Tetsuro Hanai)

Jean-Philippe RAMEAU

(1683 - 1764)

Grands Motets

Naomi Hanai, dessus

Sachiyo Tamura, dessus

Katsuhiko Nakashima, haute-contre

Ichiro Negishi, taille

Yasunari Tomimoto, taille

Yasuto Kasuga, basse

Choeur Fons Floris

Contraponto

DIR: TETSURO HANAI

recorded: August 31, 2014, Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo

period instruments

flac (original bitrate unknown)

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(01) Quam dilecta tabernacula tua (RCT 15) [23'12"]

(02) Deus noster refugium (RCT 13) [30'22"]

(03) Laboravi clamans (RCT 16) [03'33"]

(04) In convertendo Dominus (RCT 14) [27'27"]

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Brahms, Concerto for violin - score

Friday, 17 April 2026

Brahms & Schumann - Isabelle Faust & Maxim Emelyanychev

Johannes BRAHMS

Robert SCHUMANN

Violin concerto & symphony

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Isabelle Faust, violin

DIR: MAXIM EMELYANYCHEV

recorded: Oct 20, 2023, Residenz, Munich

modern instruments, period style

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

source: Catalunya Música

programme (D) included [pdf]

Fanny HENSEL-MENDELSSOHN (1805-1847)

(01) Overture in C [09'54"]

Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897)

Concerto for violin in D, op. 77 [37'03"]

(02) allegro non troppo [20'43"]

(03) adagio [08'22"]

(04) allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - poco più presto [07'58"]

[encore]

Nicola MATTEIS (I) (?-1713)

(05) Preludio & Passaggio rotto [04'04"]

Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

Symphony No. 4 in d minor, op. 120 (version 1851) [28'39"]

(06) ziemlich langsam - lebhaft /

romanze. ziemlich langsam [13'51"]

(07) scherzo. lebhaft - langsam - lebhaft [14'48"]

links:

Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn - Overture in C - score

Schumann, Symphony No. 4 - score

Isabelle Faust

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Thursday, 16 April 2026

Strozzi: A portrait in five acts - Hana Blažíková & Dorothee Mields

Barbara STROZZI

(1619 - 1677)

A portrait in five acts

Hana Blažíková, soprano

Dorothee Mields, soprano

Hathor Consort

DIR: ROMINA LISCHKA

recorded: June 6, 2025, Schottenkirche St. Jakob, Regensburg

[Tage alter Musik Regensburg 2025]

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 256 kbps)

programme & CD booklet with liner-notes & lyrics included [pdf]

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I. Calliope: Spiritual artist

(01) L'amante modesto, op. 1,13 [01'07"]

(02) Sonetto Proemio dell'opera (Merce di voi) op. 1,1 [05'30"]

(03) Lagrime mie, op. 7,4 (sinfonia) -

Al battitor di bronzo della sua crudelissima drama op. 1,18 [06'03"]

II. Erato: Erotic lover

(04) Begli occhi op. 3,9 [05'17"]

(05) L'eraclito amoroso, op. 2,14 [06'00"]

(06) Godere e tacere, op. 1,9 [03'27"]

III. Melpomena: Corset of society

(07) L'amante segreto, op. 2,16 [06'49"]

(08) Il Romeo, op. 2,3 - Moralità amorosa, op. 3,2 [04'07"]

(09) Sospira, respira, op. 6,17 [02'32"]

(10) Tradimento op. 7,9 [02'24"]

IV. Euterpe: Loving mother

(11) Silentio nocivo, op. 1,6 [03'19"]

(12) Cuore che reprime, ardo in tacito foco, op. 3,1 [06'17"]

(13) Dal pianto, op. 1,21 [03'06"]

Bartolomeo DE SELMA Y SALAVERDE (1595-1640)

(14) Susanna passegiata [06'49"]

V. Thalia: Protected daughter

Barbara STROZZI

(15) Libertà, op. 1,10 [02'28"]

(16) Godere in gioventù, op. 1,12 [02'50"]

(17) La vendetta, op. 2,9 [02'24"]

(18) I baci, op. 2,23 [03'29"]

Picture: Title page of the Op. 2

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Brahms, Intermezzi op. 117

Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Brahms: Clarinet sonatas - Nicola Boud, Anthony Romaniuk

Johannes BRAHMS

(1833 - 1897)

Clarinet sonatas

Nicola Boud, clarinet

Anthony Romaniuk, fortepiano

recorded: March 4, 2026, Fundación Juan March, Madrid

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

source: Fundación Juan March

instruments:

clarinet: copy after Georg Ottensteiner, c1870

fortepiano: Friedrich Ehrbar, 1883

included: programme (ES) [pdf]

Johannes BRAHMS

Sonata for clarinet and pianoforte in E flat, op. 120,2 [21'07"]

(01) allegro amabile [08'36"]

(02) allegro appassionato [05'15"]

(03) andante con moto - allegro - più tranquillo [07'15"]

(04) Intermezzo in E flat, op. 117,1 [04'17"]

(05) Intermezzo in b flat minor, op. 117,2 [04'08"]

(06) Klage, op. 105,3 [01'41"]

(07) Wie Melodien zieht es mir, op. 105,1 [02'19"]

Carl BAERMANN (1810-1885)

(08) Die kleine Bettlerin, op. 14 [06'17"]

Johannes BRAHMS

(09) Intermezzo in c sharp minor, op. 117,3 [05'53"]

Sonata for clarinet and pianoforte in f minor, op. 120,1 [23'00"]

(10) allegro appassionato [08'00"]

(11) andante un poco adagio [04'54"]

(12) allegretto grazioso [04'21"]

(13) vivace [05'43"]

Picture: Richard Mühlfeld (1856-1907),

for whom Brahms composed his clarinet sonatas

links:

Brahms, Clarinet sonatas

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Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß

Sunday, 12 April 2026

JS Bach: Easter Oratorio & cantatas - Christophe Rousset

Johann Sebastian BACH

(1685 - 1750)

Easter Oratorio & cantatas

Anna El-Khashem, soprano

Mari Askvik, contralto

Nick Pritchard, tenor

Edwin Crossley-Mercer, baritone

Choeur de Chambre de Namur

Les Talens Lyriques

DIR: CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET

recorded: April 21, 2025, Philharmonie, Paris

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

(01) Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen (BWV 66) [28'03"]

cantata for the second day of Easter

(02) Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß (BWV 134) [24'35"]

cantata for the third day of Easter

(03) Easter Oratorio (Kommt, eilet und laufet) (BWV 249) [39'36"]

for the first day of Easter

Picture: The Resurrection of Christ (Benvenuto Tisi, 1520)

links:

Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen

Edwin Crossley-Mercer

Choeur de Chambre de Namur

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Thursday, 9 April 2026

A Scarlatti: Clori, Lidia e Filli - Simone Vallerotonda

Alessandro SCARLATTI

(1660 - 1725)

Clori, Lidia e Filli

serenata à 3 voci coi violini e il liuto (1701?)

Francesca Boncompagni, soprano (Lidia)

Valeria La Grotta, soprano (Filli)

Gaia Petrone, contralto (Clori)

I Bassifondi

DIR: SIMONE VALLEROTONDA

recorded: Oct 15, 2025, Oratorio di San Filippo Neri, Bologna

period instruments

mp3 (bitrate: 320 kbps)

included: libretto [html]

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(01) Prima parte [30'05"]

(02) Concerto grosso No. 3 in F -

Seconda parte [31'24"]

Picture: autograph serenata

links:

Clori, Lidia e Filli

Francesca Boncompagni

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Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Tuesday, 7 April 2026

JCF Bach & Michael Haydn: Symphonies & concerto - Freiburger Barockorchester

Johann Christoph Friedrich BACH

Johann Michael HAYDN

Symphonies & concerto

Freiburger Barockorchester

Christine Schornsheim, fortepiano

DIR: GOTTFRIED VON DER GOLTZ

recorded: March 4, 2009, Konzerthaus, Freiburg

period instruments

lossless (flac)

Thanks to the first uploader

Josef MYSLIVEČEK (1737-1781)

(01) Overture in A [10'46"]

Johann Christoph Friedrich BACH (1732-1795)

Symphony in G (Wf I,15 / BR JCFB C 23) [24'26"]

(02) largo [07'03"]

(03) romanza. andantino [08'40"]

(04) minuetto - trio [03'15"]

(05) rondo. allegretto [05'28"]

Concerto for keyboard and orchestra in E flat (Wf II,5 / BR JCFB C 43) [28'09"]

(06) allegro [12'38"]

(07) romanza [09'34"]

(08) rondo. allegro [05'57"]

Symphony in B flat (Wf I,20 / BR JCFB C 28) [20'57"]

(09) largo [06'13"]

(10) andante con moto [07'27"]

(11) minuetto - trio [03'49"]

(12) rondo. allegretto scherzando [03'28"]

Johann Michael HAYDN (1737-1806)

Symphony in G (MH 334 / P 16) [13'21"]

(13) [Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART, 1756-1791)]

Symphony in G (KV 444) (adagio maestoso) [01'12"]

(14) allegro con spirito [03'54"]

(15) andante sostenuto [04'34"]

(16) finale. allegro molto [03'41"]

Picture: Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

links:

Johann Michael Haydn - score

Christine Schornsheim

Freiburger Barockorchester

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Sunday, 5 April 2026

Schütz: Auferstehungshistorie - Ensemble Polyharmonique

Heinrich SCHÜTZ

(1585 - 1672)

Historia der fröhlichen und siegreichen Auferstehung

unsers einigen Erlösers und Seligmachers Jesu Christi

(SWV 50)

Ensemble Polyharmonique

DIR: ALEXANDER SCHNEIDER

recorded: August 2022, Zentralwerk, Dresden

period instruments

flac (original bitrate not known)

Thanks to the first uploader

[47'57"]

Included: CD booklet with lyrics

Picture: Resurrection (Piero della Francesca, c1463)

links:

score

Ensemble Polyharmonique

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Saturday, 4 April 2026

Passion Week (7) - Perti & Predieri: La sepoltura di Cristo - Boris Begelman

Giacomo Cesare PREDIERI

(1671 - 1753)

Giacomo Antonio PERTI

(1661 - 1756)

La sepoltura di Cristo

oratorio in two parts (Bologna, c1720)

libretto after Giuseppe Mazzoni

Francesca Aspromonte, soprano (Maria)

Chiara Brunello, contralto (Maddalena)

Leonardo Cortellazzi, tenor (San Giovanni Evangelista)

Fulvio Bettini, bass (Giuseppe ab Arimathaea)

Arsenale Sonoro

DIR: BORIS BEGELMAN

recorded: Nov 16, 2024, Kulturzwentrum, Herne

[Tage alter Musik Herne 2024]

period instruments

lossless (flac)

source: WDR3 (Cologne)

included:

programme & lyrics [pdf]

interviews (D)

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Arcangelo CORELLI (1653-1713)

(01) Sinfonia to Giovanni Lorenzo Lulier, Santa Beatrice d'Este [09'24"]

Giacomo Cesare PREDIERI

La sepoltura di Cristo:

(02) Mortali, e che volete? [02'28"]

Giacomo Antonio PERTI

La Sepoltura di Cristo (after Giacomo Cesare Predieri)

(03) Prima parte [26'10"]

Giuseppe TORELLI (1658-1709)

(04) Concerto grosso in g minor, op. 8,6 [06'16"]

Tomaso Antonio VITALI (1663-1745)

(05) Sinfonia à 4 in G [05'54"]

Giacomo Antonio PERTI

La Sepoltura di Cristo (after Giacomo Cesare Predieri)

(06) Seconda parte [26'16"]

Picture: Burial of the Christ (Jacopo Bassano, 1585)

links:

Giacomo Cesare Predieri

Giacomo Antonio Perti

Giuseppe Torelli

Tomaso Antonio Vitali

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