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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Renée Fleming in ConcertRecorded live at the Salzburg Festival, August 2011
Gloriously affirming the Salzburg Festival’s long-standing reputation as a supreme musical event, this concert honours one of its founding fathers, Richard Strauss. Renée Fleming, Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra unite for a programme of song, opera and tone poem, genres central to the composer’s extraordinarily fruitful career. Fleming interprets four of his songs with orchestra, including the deeply moving Befreit, and provides a substantial taste of perhaps her finest operatic role, Arabella. New vistas then open as Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic take the spectacular mountain journey mapped by the composer in his titanic Alpine Symphony. Running time: 84 minutes Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS “This is a rare case of visuals enhancing the listening experience, and the Vienna Philharmonic’s Strauss tradition is there for all to see. Thielemann doesn’t push or pull the music, but he is not a pretty sight: his left hand remains inexpressive...there is still no soprano I would rather hear in the soaring lines of “Traum durch die Dämmerung” and “Gesang der Apollopriesterin”.” Financial Times, 19th May 2012 **** “You can immediately hear the classiness of the orchestral support...Thielemann's journey up the mountain is more a question of inner feeling than outward tone-painting...But the summit sequence and the epilogue rival Herbert von Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic for tonal opulence...the cameras always know what to pinpoint in order to highlight visually Strauss's most ingenious orchestral passages.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2012 ***** “Thielemann, whose reading is satisfyingly spacious, reveals the work's structural mastery in intermingling and transforming its many themes. The excellent video director Michael Beyer expertly lays out the orchestra in front of us, following the music sensibly so that we can relish Strauss's detailed scoring...[Fleming] sings gloriously and the result is ravishing” Gramophone Magazine “it is more fun to actually see the players (kudos to video director Michael Beyer) than merely to listen...And no one will accuse the reading [of Ein Alpensinfonie] of not being exciting and the playing superb...In all, this is clearly a treat for Straussians and Fleming fans; she has been both better and worse, but overall, she's lovely here.” International Record Review, September 2012  BBC Music Magazine
DVD/Blu-ray Choice - August 2012 |
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| |  | R. Strauss: Lieder
Strauss, R: | Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68 No. 2 Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 Das Bächlein, Op. 88 No. 1 Winterweihe, Op. 48 No. 4 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Amor, Op. 68 No. 5 Säusle, Liebe Myrte, Op. 68 No. 3 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1 Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Heimkehr, Op. 15 No. 5 Als mir dein Lied erklang, Op. 68 No. 4 Des Dichters Abendgang, Op. 47 No. 2 An die Nacht, Op. 68 No. 1 Lied der Frauen, Op. 68 |
“This is a performance of transcendent art” proclaimed Opera News on hearing Diana Damrau’s interpretation of Strauss’ Zerbinetta on her last Virgin Classics album, ‘Coloraturas’. In this collection of Strauss songs, recorded in the composer’s hometown, she is joined by the Munich Philharmonic and Christian Thielemann, the leading German conductor of his generation. Soprano Diana Damrau, described by The Sunday Times as “the most dazzling star to have emerged from Germany in recent years” was born in Bavaria. The region’s capital, Munich, was the birthplace of Richard Strauss, and in March 2009 a programme of the composer’s songs was presented at the city’s Gasteig Philharmonie, with Damrau accompanied by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under its Chief Conductor, Christian Thielemann. “Strauss loved female voices,” says Damrau, “and he explores some extreme possibilities in these many-layered songs, each with its different point of view. Sensitivity to the words is vital to telling the story of each song, to capturing the rapid changes of mood and all the colours.” Strauss’ operatic roles for lyric-coloratura soprano, notably Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), Aithra (Die Aegyptische Helena) and Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier) have played an important role in Damrau’s career. As Opera News wrote when reviewing her last Virgin Classics album, ‘Coloraturas’: “Zerbinetta … is one of Damrau's calling cards, having served for her stupendous Met debut in 2005. ‘Grossmächtige Prinzessin’ provides every opportunity to dazzle the listener, with stratospheric high notes, staccatos, roulades and trills, as Zerbinetta cajoles, berates and mocks the gloomy Ariadne. Every note and word reveals Damrau's artistry, the result of constantly questioning and probing into the composer's intentions; while the soprano has a knack for concealing or highlighting technical difficulties at will, here just enough self-absorbed delight breaks to the surface that we are as captivated by Zerbinetta's own theatrical skills as by Damrau's vocal athleticism. Damrau/Zerbinetta even seems to be commanding the orchestra's responses to her whimsical, moody outbursts. This is a performance of transcendent art.” On the new CD, favourites such as ‘Ständchen’, ‘Wiegenlied’, ‘Allerseelen’, ‘Cäcilie’ and ‘Zueignung’ feature alongside more rarely heard numbers, and six tracks recorded under studio conditions now complement the sixteen songs captured live. “Always there is delicacy and an absolute respect for the silky legato that Strauss demands from his soloist. Damrau finds drama in these songs too...the songs that demand diamond-bright coloratura, runs and trills to affright a Zerbinetta hold no terrors...Thielemann has a very special affinity with singers. He also coaxes some fine playing from the Munich orchestra.” International Record Review, January 2011 “What wins this disc the five stars are the facts that Damrau, singing in her native German, is poised ideally between dreamy haze and Schwarzkopfian fussiness...her hallowed pianissimos allow the exquisite detail Thielemann draws from his Munich players to shine...the ineffable balance between voice and orchestra, subtly assisted by the engineering, is a treat throughout.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2011 ***** “Secure in technique, gifted in projecting drama and emotion, Damrau is a peach of a singer...The haunting music; the lyrical voice; the orchestra’s dappled array, with woodwinds curling like climbing roses and violins wafting with fragrant perfume: poesie indeed, in small doses.” The Times, 28th January 2011 **** “With a creamy-voiced soprano such as Renée Fleming, say, the results could be an excess of musical cholesterol, but Damrau’s diamantine timbre brings a welcome edge to the mix...She’s the leading Strauss soprano of the day, and her singing here shows exactly why.” Sunday Times, 30th January 2011 **** “her voice is not ideally voluptuous for Strauss, but she makes up for it by her exceptional musicality, investing every song with meaning, and her clarity of diction. The Munich Philharmonic under Christian Thielemann are splendid partners on a CD that must now be regarded as the best modern introduction to Strauss's songs” Mail on Sunday, 30th January 2011 **** “Her singing is consistently accurate and expressive. I particularly liked her 'Traum durch die Dämmerung', which caught the atmosphere of a secret tryst perfectly...She joins the group of younger sopranos such as Angelika Kirchschlager and Anne Schwanewilms among the leading lyric Strauss singers of the day.” Sunday Telegraph, 30th January 2011 **** “she is not merely a fair-weather soprano. Darker shades, more serious tones lie within her expressive scope than one might at first suppose...Familiar songs such as "Ständchen" gain new life with a smiling intimacy of approach in the first verse and an enriched suggestiveness as dusk falls in the third.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2011 “there are performances of such favourites as Morgen, Allerseelen and Wiegenlied, where her hovering, silvery soprano is heard to perfection...Not all the orchestrations are by Strauss: Christian Thielemann and the Munich Philharmonic really bring home just how marvellous his own instrumentation sounds when placed beside that of some of the other composers” The Guardian, 10th February 2011 **** “When did a German coloratura soprano last handle Richard Strauss’s orchestral songs with such grace and aplomb?...Damrau’s artistry is a combination of vocal noblesse, emotional warmth and instinctive intelligence.” Financial Times, 19th February 2011 **** “This gloriously romantic collection of orchestral settings of Strauss’s songs... shows [Damrau] at her stunning best. Outstanding tracks include Amor, with its airy, witty coloratura, and a magically slow yet gloriously alive Wiegenlied. The accompaniments, as might be expected from Thielemann’s baton, are quite superb.” The Telegraph, 25th February 2011 ***** “These songs demand a variety of vocal weights and colours, and Damrau seems to have it all...Thielemann and the Munich Phil revel in the rich orchestral colours and can be as light as air when required...Damrau brings effortless technique, beautiful tone and unfailing musical instinct to these songs.” Classic FM Magazine, April 2011 ***** BBC Music Magazine Choral & Song Choice - February 2011 |
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| |  | Richard Strauss: Lieder
Strauss, R: | Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Wer hat’s getan Op. 10 No. 6 bis Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Ich liebe dich Op. 37 No. 2 All mein Gedanken ... Op. 21 No. 1 Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21 No. 2 Ach Lieb, ich muß nun scheiden!, Op. 21 No. 3 Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann, Op. 21 No. 4 Die Frauen sind oft fromm und still Op. 21 No. 5 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Nachtgang Op. 29 No. 3 Wozu noch, Mädchen Op. 19 No. 1 Breit' über mein Haupt Op. 19 No. 2 Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne, Op. 19, No. 3 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, Op. 19 No. 4 Hoffen und wieder verzagen Op. 19 No. 5 Mein Herz ist stumm, Op. 19 No. 6 Ich trage meine Minne, Op. 32 No. 1 Sehnsucht Op. 32 No. 2 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 |
The name of Richard Strauss immediately conjures up thoughts of operas and large-scale symphonic works; but we tend to underestimate his lieder, a genre to which the composer devoted no fewer than 205 pieces! Like a glorious sunset culminating in the Four Last Songs, they mark the conclusion of the illustrious tradition of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf and Mahler. “The disc that alerted international audiences to Kaufmann’s gifts as both a superb singer and outstanding interpreter of the German art-song repertoire.” Sunday Times, 9th August 2009 “Stupendous is the only word to describe it. This is sexy, passionate singing, delivered with thrilling ease.” The Guardian, 11th August 2006 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Richard Strauss: Orchestral Songs
Strauss, R: | Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Des Dichters Abendgang, Op. 47 No. 2 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Ich trage meine Minne, Op. 32 No. 1 Liebeshymnus, Op. 32 No. 3 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 Verfuehrung Op. 33 No. 1 Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 |
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| |  | Sibelius & Strauss: Songs
Sibelius: | Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Hennes budskap, Op. 90 No. 2 (Runeberg) Jägargossen, Op. 13 No. 7 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) Langtan heter min arfvedel, Op. 86 No. 2 (Karlfeldt) På verandan på vid havet, Op. 38 No. 2 (Viktor Runeberg) Romeo, Op. 61 No. 4 (Text: K.A. Tavaststjerna) Marssnön (Wecksell) Kullervon valitus from Op. 7 Höstkväll, Op. 38:1 (Text: Viktor Rydberg) Den första kyssen, Op. 37 No. 1 (Text: J.L. Runeberg) I systrar, I bröder, I alskande par, Op. 86 No. 6 (Lybeck) Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg) Necken (The Watersprite, or The Elf-King) Op. 57 No. 8 (Josephson) Långsamt som qvällskyn, Op. 61 No. 1 (Tavaststjerna) Jag är ett träd (I am a tree) Op. 57 No. 5 (Josephson) Norden, Op. 90 No. 1 (Runeberg) Narciss (Narcissus) (B. Gripenberg) Illalle, Op. 17 No. 6 (Forsman-Koskimies) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Kom nu hit, Död, Op. 60 No. 1 (Bertel Gripenberg after Shakespeare) Lastu lainehilla, Op. 17, No. 7 Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Vilse, Op. 17 No. 4 (Text: K.A. Tavaststjerna) Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) | Strauss, R: | Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Breit' über mein Haupt Op. 19 No. 2 Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann, Op. 21 No. 4 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 |
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| |  | Jussi Björling in Concert
Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Robert Merrill (baritone) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini | Brahms: | Ständchen, Op. 106 No. 1 Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Geehl: | For You Alone Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm, Nils Grevillius | Giordano, U: | Amor ti vieta (from Fedora) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Hardelot: | Because Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm, Nils Grevillius | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Mozart: | Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Puccini: | E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) Ah, Manon mi tradisce (from Manon Lescaut) Licia Albanese (soprano) Orchestra of Rome Opera, Jonel Perlea Ah! Non v'avvicinate! No, pazzo son (from Manon Lescaut) Franco Calabrese (bass) Orchestra of Rome Opera, Jonel Perlea | Schubert: | Frühlingsglaube, D686 Die Forelle, D550 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Die böse Farbe (No. 17 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Strauss, R: | Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Tosti: | Ideale L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Verdi: | Deserto sulla terra (from Il trovatore) Leonard Warren (baritone) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini Ah sì ben mio (from Il trovatore) Zinka Milanov (soprano) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Robert Shaw Chorale RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini |
Tracks with piano recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 24th September 1955; other tracks recorded 1937-55 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Strauss, R: | Xenion, AV131 Nichts, Op. 10 No. 2 Die Nacht, Op. 10 No. 3 Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27 No. 3 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Schlagende Herzen Op. 29 No. 2 Blauer Sommer, Op. 31 No. 1 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei, Op. 36 No. 3 Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2 Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1 Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1 Säusle, Liebe Myrte, Op. 68 No. 3 Einerlei, Op. 69 No. 3 Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 No. 5 Four Last Songs |
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| |  | Jussi Björling in Concert in Finland and USA 1940-1957
Bartlett, J C: | A Dream | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Denza: | Funiculì-Funiculà | Geehl: | For You Alone | Giordano, U: | Amor ti vieta (from Fedora) Come un bel dì di maggio (from Andrea Chénier) | Gounod: | De grâce demeurez… Ange adorable (Roméo et Juliette) | Grieg: | En svane (No. 2 from Seks Digte af Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25) Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' | Handel: | Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) | Hardelot: | Because | Mascagni: | Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) | Morgan, O: | Clorinda | Nordqvist: | Till havs (Towards the Sea) | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) | Rachmaninov: | Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 V molchanii nochi taynoy, Op. 4 No. 3 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) | Rossini: | Soirées musicales: La Danza | Schubert: | Frühlingsglaube, D686 Die Forelle, D550 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 | Sibelius: | Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) | Sjöberg: | Tonerna (text: Erik Gustaf Geijer) Tonerna (text: Erik Gustaf Geijer) | Strauss, R: | Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 | Tosti: | L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Ideale | Verdi: | La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi (from Rigoletto) È il sol dell'anima (from Rigoletto) | Wagner: | In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) |
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| |  | Renée Fleming In ConcertRecorded live at the Salzburg Festival, August 2011
Gloriously affirming the Salzburg Festival’s long-standing reputation as a supreme musical event, this concert honours one of its founding fathers, Richard Strauss. Renée Fleming, Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra unite for a programme of song, opera and tone poem, genres central to the composer’s extraordinarily fruitful career. Fleming interprets four of his songs with orchestra, including the deeply moving Befreit, and provides a substantial taste of perhaps her finest operatic role, Arabella. New vistas then open as Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic take the spectacular mountain journey mapped by the composer in his titanic Alpine Symphony. Running time: 84 minutes Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS “This is a rare case of visuals enhancing the listening experience, and the Vienna Philharmonic’s Strauss tradition is there for all to see. Thielemann doesn’t push or pull the music, but he is not a pretty sight: his left hand remains inexpressive...there is still no soprano I would rather hear in the soaring lines of “Traum durch die Dämmerung” and “Gesang der Apollopriesterin”.” Financial Times, 19th May 2012 **** “You can immediately hear the classiness of the orchestral support...Thielemann's journey up the mountain is more a question of inner feeling than outward tone-painting...But the summit sequence and the epilogue rival Herbert von Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic for tonal opulence...the cameras always know what to pinpoint in order to highlight visually Strauss's most ingenious orchestral passages.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2012 ***** “Thielemann, whose reading is satisfyingly spacious, reveals the work's structural mastery in intermingling and transforming its many themes. The excellent video director Michael Beyer expertly lays out the orchestra in front of us, following the music sensibly so that we can relish Strauss's detailed scoring...[Fleming] sings gloriously and the result is ravishing.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 “it is more fun to actually see the players (kudos to video director Michael Beyer) than merely to listen...And no one will accuse the reading [of Ein Alpensinfonie] of not being exciting and the playing superb...In all, this is clearly a treat for Straussians and Fleming fans; she has been both better and worse, but overall, she's lovely here.” International Record Review, September 2012 BBC Music Magazine DVD Choice - August 2012 |
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| |  | Björling sings at Carnegie Hall
Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Brahms: | Ständchen, Op. 106 No. 1 | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Giordano, U: | Amor ti vieta (from Fedora) Come un bel dì di maggio (from Andrea Chénier) | Grieg: | En svane (No. 2 from Seks Digte af Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25) Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' | Mascagni: | Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) | Mozart: | Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) | Puccini: | E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) | Schubert: | Frühlingsglaube, D686 Die Forelle, D550 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Die böse Farbe (No. 17 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) | Sibelius: | Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) | Sjöberg: | Tonerna (text: Erik Gustaf Geijer) | Strauss, R: | Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Tosti: | Ideale L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra |
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