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Classical Weekdays

Monday through Friday, 6 am to 6 pm

Gregg Whiteside, Jack Moore and Jill Pasternak

WRTI brings you the best recordings of works from the vast world of classical music every weekday from 6 am to 6 pm. Chamber music, symphonies, choral works, violin concertos, piano sonatas, and more...engagingly presented with insight and a smile by our knowledgeable hosts.

Playlists are at the bottom of this page.

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January 17, 2013

6:06 AM

Symphony Pastorella in D Op 5

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Composer : Francois Joseph Gossec

Catalog : 9661 CD

Conductor : Matthias Bamert

Orchestra : London Mozart Players

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Label : Chandos

6:21 AM

Serenade for Sring Orchestra

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Composer : Peter Warlock

Catalog : 5227 CD

Conductor : Roy Goodman

Orchestra : Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

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Label : CBC(RCI)

6:30 AM

Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in E-Flat

Artist : Ottavio Dantone, harpsichord

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Composer : Alessandro Scarlatti

Catalog : 470650 CD

Conductor : Ottavio Dantone

Orchestra : Accademia Bizantina

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Label : London/Dec

6:40 AM

Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 Op 1

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 11 CD

Conductor : Eduard van Beinum

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : LondonPhil

7:06 AM

Concerto for 2 Flutes in C

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Composer : Antonio Vivaldi

Catalog : 150074 CD

Conductor : Martin Haselbock

Orchestra : Wiener Akademie

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Label : Novalis

7:14 AM

Under the Double Eagle

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Composer : Josef Franz Wagner

Catalog : 80122 CD

Conductor : Erich Kunzel

Orchestra : Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Label : Telarc

7:19 AM

CLO, CLO Overture

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Composer : Franz Lehar

Catalog : 999891 CD

Conductor : Michail Jurowski

Orchestra : Berlin Radio Symphony Orch.

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Label : CPO

7:27 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 9 (after Scarlatti)in C

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Composer : Charles Avison

Catalog : 438806 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Philips

7:41 AM

Concertino for Clarinet & Orch in E-Flat Op 26

Artist : Sabine Meyer, clarinet

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Composer : Carl Maria Von Weber

Catalog : 67989 CD

Conductor : Herbert Blomstedt

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : Angel/EMI

7:52 AM

Legend No. 4 in C Op 59

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Composer : Antonin Dvorak

Catalog : 3533 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

8:06 AM

El Salon Mexico

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Composer : Aaron Copland

Catalog : 42429 CD

Conductor : Aaron Copland

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

8:19 AM

The Merrymakers

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Composer : Eric Coates

Catalog : 223445 CD

Conductor : Adrian Leaper

Orchestra : Slovak Radio Symphony Orchest.

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Label : MarcoPolo

8:26 AM

String Symphony No. 1 in C

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 553161 CD

Conductor : Nicholas Ward

Orchestra : Northern Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

8:39 AM

DON GIOVANNI Overture

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 5149 CD

Conductor : Mario Bernardi

Orchestra : Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : CBC(RCI)

8:48 AM

Concerto for 2 flutes, oboes, vn, string in G

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Composer : Johann David Heinichen

Catalog : 437549 CD

Conductor : Reinhard Goebel

Orchestra : Musica Antiqua Koln

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Label : D. Gramphn

9:06 AM

Orestia Overture Op 6

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Composer : Sergei Taneyev

Catalog : 8953 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

9:25 AM

Variations on a Rococo Theme Op 33

Artist : Sol Gabetta, cello

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 75951 CD

Conductor : Ari Rasilainen

Orchestra : Munich Radio Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

9:46 AM

THE MAGIC MIRROR: excerpts

Artist : Sergei Stadler, violin

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Composer : Arsenyi Koreshchenko

Catalog : 58 CD

Conductor : Aleksander Lazarev

Orchestra : The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

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Label : Melodya

10:00 AM

Concerto Grosso in b Op 2

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Composer : John Stanley

Catalog : 638 CD

Conductor : Simon Standage

Orchestra : Collegium Musicum 90

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Label : Chandos

10:14 AM

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A

Artist : Maria Joao Pires, piano

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Composer : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Catalog : 4776607 CD

Conductor : Frans Bruggen

Orchestra : Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

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Label : D. Gramphn

10:42 AM

Rondeau for glass harmonica & strings in B-Flat

Artist : Thomas Bloch, glass harmonica

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Composer : Johann Friedrich Reichardt

Catalog : 555295 CD

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Label : Naxos

10:51 AM

THE MAID OF PSKOV: Suite

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Composer : Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Catalog : 553513 CD

Conductor : Igor Golovchin

Orchestra : Moscow Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

11:15 AM

Symphony No. 4 in c Op 12

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Composer : Sergei Taneyev

Catalog : 2005 CD

Conductor : Valery Gergiev

Orchestra : Orch. of the Mariinsky Theatre

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Label : Nederland

12:06 PM

Concerto IX - Victoria Maesta in c

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Composer : Georg Muffat

Catalog : 555743 CD

Conductor : Peter Zajicek

Orchestra : Musica Aeterna Bratislava

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Label : Naxos

12:19 PM

Baryton Trio No. 97 in D

Artist : David Geringas, baryton

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 999094 CD

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Label : CPO

12:40 PM

Oracion del Torero (Bullfighter’s Prayer) Op 34

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Composer : Joaquin Turina

Catalog : 98555 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Stokowski Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

12:53 PM

Symphony in D

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Composer : Juan Crisostomo Arriaga

Catalog : 10488 CD

Orchestra : Concerto Koln

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Label : Capriccio

1:21 PM

La Boite a Jou-Joux (Marionette Ballet)

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Composer : Claude Debussy

Catalog : 45819 CD

Conductor : Armin Jordan

Orchestra : Basel Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Erato

2:00 PM

Duet for soprano and tenor after the

Artist : ...and various soloists

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Composer : Sergei Taneyev

Catalog : 9034 CD

Conductor : Peter Tiboris

Orchestra : Moscow Radio/TV Symphony Orch.

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Label : Bridge

2:14 PM

Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Op 75

Artist : Michael Ponti, piano

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 93980 CD

Conductor : Louis de Froment

Orchestra : Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg

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2:48 PM

Serenade Melancolique in b-Flat Op 26

Artist : Maxim Vengerov, violin

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Composer : Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Catalog : 56966 CD

Conductor : Mstislav Rostropovich

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:00 PM

Minuet in G Op 14

Artist : Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano

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Composer : Ignace Jan Paderewski

Catalog : 80491 CD

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Label : Telarc

3:05 PM

Piano Concerto in a Op 17

Artist : Earl Wild, piano

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Composer : Ignace Jan Paderewski

Catalog : 82266 CD

Conductor : Arthur Fiedler

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Elan

3:40 PM

Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Op 28

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 48272 CD

Conductor : George Szell

Orchestra : Cleveland Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

4:06 PM

Piano Concerto

Artist : Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano

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Composer : Francis Poulenc

Catalog : 22045 CD

Conductor : Richard Hickox

Orchestra : City of London Sinfonia

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

4:29 PM

MANON: En fermant les yeux: Le Reve/ Il

Artist : Fritz Wunderlich, tenor

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Composer : Jules Massenet

Catalog : 75915 CD

Conductor : Hans Muller-Kray

Orchestra : Bavarian State Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

4:34 PM

MANON: Je suis encor toute etourdie

Artist : Renee Fleming, soprano

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Composer : Jules Massenet

Catalog : 467049 CD

Conductor : Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:40 PM

MANON LESCAUT: Intermezzo

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Composer : Giacomo Puccini

Catalog : 412236 CD

Conductor : Silvio Varviso

Orchestra : Staatskapelle Dresden

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Label : Philips

4:47 PM

Swedish National Airs with Variations Op 52

Artist : Christopher Hinterhuber, piano

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Composer : Ferdinand Ries

Catalog : 557844 CD

Conductor : Uwe Grodd

Orchestra : Gävle Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

5:06 PM

In Italien Overture Op 49

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Composer : Carl Goldmark

Catalog : 12552 CD

Conductor : Andras Korodi

Orchestra : Budapest Philharmonic Orch.

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Label : Hungaroton

5:20 PM

Polonaise No. 2 in e-Flat Op 26

Artist : Maurizio Pollini, piano

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Composer : Frederic Chopin

Catalog : 413795 CD

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Label : D. Gramphn

5:31 PM

Charge of the Light Brigade (film score)

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Composer : Max Steiner

Catalog : 223608 CD

Conductor : Richard Kaufman

Orchestra : Brandenburg Philharm. Potsdam

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Label : MarcoPolo

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Maestro Jaap van Zweden, Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev

5:10 pm

Fri May 10, 2013

The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert On WRTI: Two Popular Russian Works!

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Maestro Jaap van Zweden

Credit Amanda Hall Studios

Violinist Juliette Kang

By Gregg Whiteside

This Sunday from 2 to 4 pm, Guest Conductor Jaap van Zweden takes the podium to conduct The Philadelphia Orchestra in an all-Russian program from mid-April, which offers two major works. Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence, inspired by the sights and sounds of Italy, was originally scored for string sextet. We’ll hear it performed in an expanded version for the full strings of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

WRTI Picks from NPR Music

12:56 am

Tue April 16, 2013

Remembering Colin Davis, A Conductor Beloved Late In Life

Credit George Freston / Getty Images

The late Colin Davis conducting the last night of Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall in September 1968.

By editor

Originally published on Tue April 16, 2013 2:59 am

WRTI Picks from NPR Music

7:57 am

Tue April 9, 2013

Chopin's 'Mad Men' Cameo

Credit Michael Yarish/AMC

Dr. Arnold Rosen (Brian Markinson) and Sylvia Rosen (Linda Cardellini) celebrate New Year's Eve with Megan Draper (Jessica Pare) and Don Draper (Jon Hamm) as the sixth season of Mad Men opens.

By Mark Mobley

Originally published on Mon April 8, 2013 6:02 pm

Mad Men's music is as important as its plot and costumes. While attention has been lavished on its pop songs, the show's occasional use of classical music has gone largely unrecognized.

Happy Easter!

4:35 pm

Thu March 28, 2013

Good Friday on WRTI: Bach's St. Matthew Passion

By Jack Moore

Listen to our annual broadcast of Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 on Good Friday, March 29th, a few minutes after 12 noon.

The recording features Karl Richter conducting the Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir, and Regensburg Cathedral Choir. Edith Mathis (Soprano), Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano), Peter Schreier (Tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), and Matti Salminen (Bass).

Happy Easter from WRTI!

WRTI Picks from NPR Music

6:36 pm

Thu March 21, 2013

Remembering Risë Stevens, A Star Of Opera And Pop Culture

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Credit Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera

The late American mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens in her signature role as Carmen.

Credit Courtesy of the National Endowment for the Arts

The late mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens: opera doyenne and, at her peak, pop-culture star.

By Tom Huizenga and Anastasia Tsioulcas

Originally published on Fri March 22, 2013 10:59 am

Videos We Love!

2:07 pm

Thu March 21, 2013

Watch and Listen: J. S. Bach's St Matthew Passion

By WRTI Staff

So beautiful! Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244 is performed here under the baton of Enoch Zu Guttenberg, founder of the prestigious Neabeuern Choral Society. Vocalists include: Jard Van Nes, Hermann Prey, Claes-Hakan Ahnsjo, Margaret Marshall, and Aldo Baldin. Listen to the entire St. Matthew Passion on WRTI on Good Friday, March 29th at 12 noon, and in a Philadelphia Orchestra live, concert recording on Sunday, April 28th.

WRTI Picks from NPR Music

3:22 pm

Fri March 1, 2013

Marches Madness: John Philip Sousa's 'Washington Post'

Credit Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Circa 1910: A program advertising John Philip Sousa and his band.

By Mark Mobley

Originally published on Fri March 1, 2013 3:25 pm

Gregg's Classical Thoughts

6:15 am

Tue January 15, 2013

What's So Great About Franz Schubert? Gregg Whiteside Knows...

By Gregg Whiteside

Listen

Gregg describes his awe-filled experience visiting the house where Schubert was born in Vienna.

It's so easy to find oneself attracted to the music of Franz Schubert. His unmatched gift for lyricism makes him so approachable, so comprehensible; and we feel ourselves being pulled into his musical world – in my case, at a very early age. But now, with the wisdom of my years, my appreciation for Schubert has deepened. For lying within this musical world of color and melodic beauty is a powerful undertow of mystery, of light and dark, of profundity beyond the years of a young genius who lived only until the age of 31. January 31st, 2013 marks the 215th anniversary of Schubert's birth - so I thought it was an opportune time to share my thoughts on one of my all-time favorite composers.

From Le Poisson Rouge in NYC!

8:37 am

Mon January 14, 2013

Live Webcast on WRTI.org: Daniel Barenboim & The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Jan. 29 at 8 pm

Don't miss what promises to be a fabulous concert brought to you live from the intimate Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. Founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward W. Said in 1999, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra brings together young musicians from Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt – joined by a number of musicians from Iran, Turkey and Spain – to perform music and promote mutual understanding, non-violence and reconciliation.

This will be a live webcast, right here on WRTI.org, on Tuesday, January 29th at 8 pm. Join us!

In Memoriam

12:17 pm

Wed October 17, 2012

Remembering Three Composers Who All Died At Auschwitz On This Date in 1944

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Composer Viktor Ullmann perished on October 17, 1944

Composer Pavel Haas

Composer Hans Krasa

By Jack Moore

Three of the 20th century's greatest musicians all died on October 17, 1944 - and all at the hands of the Nazis. Czech composers Viktor Ullmann, Pavel Haas, and Hans Krasa all perished at Auschwitz (see videos of their music below); they were all taken there just three days after their final concert together on October 14, 1944 at the Theresienstadt concentration camp.

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