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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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November 02, 2012

6:06 AM

Concerto for 3 Oboes and strings in B-Flat

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 580 CD

Conductor : Simon Standage

Orchestra : Collegium Musicum 90

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Label : Chandos

6:16 AM

String Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 553161 CD

Conductor : Nicholas Ward

Orchestra : Northern Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

6:30 AM

HANSEL UND GRETEL Overture

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Composer : Engelbert Humperdinck

Catalog : 79217 CD

Conductor : John Pritchard

Orchestra : Gurzenich Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

6:43 AM

Rhapsodie Espagnole

Artist : Ozan Marsh, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 7191 CD

Conductor : Paul Freeman

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Vox/MMG

7:06 AM

La Princesse Jaune overture Op 30

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 1016 CD

Conductor : Geoffrey Simon

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Cala

7:15 AM

Revival March

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Composer : John Philip Sousa

Catalog : 80266 CD

Conductor : Richard Franko Goldman

Orchestra : The Goldman Band

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Label : New World

7:21 AM

Coppelia: Mazurka and Waltz

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Composer : Leo Delibes

Catalog : 45658 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

7:30 AM

Symphony in D Op 18

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Composer : Johann Christian Bach

Catalog : 999752 CD

Conductor : Anthony Halstead

Orchestra : Hanover Band

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Label : CPO

7:44 AM

THE KISS: Overture

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Composer : Bedrich Smetana

Catalog : 3163 CD

Conductor : Vaclav Neumann

Orchestra : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

7:50 AM

Warsaw Concerto

Artist : Cristina Ortiz, piano

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Composer : Richard Addinsell

Catalog : 414348 CD

Conductor : Moshe Atzmon

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

8:06 AM

FANISKA Overture

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Composer : Luigi Cherubini

Catalog : 557908 CD

Conductor : Piero Bellugi

Orchestra : Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo

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Label : Naxos

8:16 AM

Concerto Grosso No. 3 (after Scarlatti) in d

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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

8:28 AM

Mountain Children Waltz Op 444

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Composer : Carl Michael Ziehrer

Catalog : 225172 CD

Conductor : Christian Pollack

Orchestra : Razumovsky Sinfonia

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Label : MarcoPolo

8:44 AM

Homecoming of the Exile Overture

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Composer : Otto Nicolai

Catalog : 91079 CD

Conductor : Karl Anton Rickenbacher

Orchestra : Bamberg Symphony

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Label : Vrgn Clscs

8:50 AM

String Symphony No. 3 in e

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Composer : Felix Mendelssohn

Catalog : 5141 CD

Conductor : William Boughton

Orchestra : English String Orchestra

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Label : Nimbus

9:06 AM

Serenade in E-Flat Op 7

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Composer : Richard Strauss

Catalog : 438748 CD

Conductor : Edo de Waart

Orchestra : Netherlands Wind Ensemble

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Label : Philips

9:17 AM

Sinfonia Concertante for viola, dbl-bass

Artist : Lubomir Maly, viola

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Composer : Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf

Catalog : 110951 CD

Conductor : Frantisek Vajnar

Orchestra : Dvorak Chamber Orchestra

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Label : Supraphon

9:45 AM

Suite (Serenade) Op 3

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Composer : Leos Janacek

Catalog : 7008 CD

Conductor : Libor Pesek

Orchestra : Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : RecordsInt

10:00 AM

Symphony No. 1 in D Op 25

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Composer : Sergei Prokofiev

Catalog : 39783 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

10:15 AM

Piano Concerto No. 1 in d Op 61

Artist : Hans Kann, piano

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Composer : Friedrich Kalkbrenner

Catalog : 5064 CD

Conductor : Heribert Beissel

Orchestra : Sinfonie Orchester Hamburg

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Label : Vox/MMG

10:48 AM

Simon Boccanegra reminiscences

Artist : Alexandre Dossin, piano

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Composer : Franz Liszt

Catalog : 557904 CD

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Label : Naxos

11:03 AM

Horn Concerto Concerto da Caccia in D

Artist : Barry Tuckwell, horn

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Composer : George Phillip Telemann

Catalog : 86558 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Angel/EMI

11:14 AM

Symphony in C

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Composer : Paul Dukas

Catalog : 9225 CD

Conductor : Yan Pascal Tortelier

Orchestra : BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:06 PM

MEDEA: Dance of Vengeance Op 23

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Composer : Samuel Barber

Catalog : 9253 CD

Conductor : Neeme Jarvi

Orchestra : Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

12:22 PM

An American in Paris

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Composer : George Gershwin

Catalog : 39454 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

12:43 PM

Symphony in d

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Composer : Cesar Franck

Catalog : 2647 CD

Conductor : Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Orchestra : Montreal,Orch. Metropolitain

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Label : ATMA

1:27 PM

Les Biches

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Composer : Francis Poulenc

Catalog : 9023 CD

Conductor : Yan Pascal Tortelier

Orchestra : Ulster Orchestra

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Label : Chandos

1:50 PM

ALEXANDER NEVSKY: Young Maiden’s Song

Artist : Ewa Podles, contralto

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Composer : Sergei Prokofiev

Catalog : 3298 CD

Conductor : Constantine Orbelian

Orchestra : Philharmonia of Russia

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Label : Delos

2:00 PM

Concerto Armonico No. 4 in f

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Composer : Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer

Catalog : 410205 CD

Conductor : Sir Neville Marriner

Orchestra : Academy of St Martin in Fields

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Label : Argo

2:14 PM

Piano Concerto No. 4 in c Op 44

Artist : Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

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Composer : Camille Saint-Saens

Catalog : 47816 CD

Conductor : Andre Previn

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : Angel/EMI

2:43 PM

Horn Concerto in c

Artist : Barry Tuckwell, horn

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Composer : Franz Strauss

Catalog : 6249 CD

Conductor : Istvan Kertesz

Orchestra : London Symphony Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

3:00 PM

IL MONDO DELLA LUNA Overture in C

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Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn

Catalog : 4778117 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Label : D. Gramphn

3:07 PM

Symphony No. 1 in f Op 10

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Composer : Dmitri Shostakovich

Catalog : 98555 CD

Conductor : Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra : Symphony of the Air

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Label : Angel/EMI

3:43 PM

Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) Op 40

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Composer : Sir Edward Elgar

Catalog : 16 CD

Conductor : Sir Georg Solti

Orchestra : London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : LondonPhil

4:06 PM

Old Norwegian Romance Op 51

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Composer : Edvard Grieg

Catalog : 557991 CD

Conductor : Bjarte Engeset

Orchestra : Malmo Symphony Orchestra

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Label : Naxos

4:30 PM

Leonore Overture No. 1 in C Op 138

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 148 CD

Conductor : Kurt Masur

Orchestra : Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

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Label : Pentatone

4:40 PM

FIDELIO: Gott! welch’ Dunkel hier! Op 72

Artist : Jonas Kaufmann, tenor

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Composer : Ludwig Van Beethoven

Catalog : 14132 CD

Conductor : Claudio Abbado

Orchestra : Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

4:50 PM

Schwanda the Bagpiper

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Composer : Jaromier Weinberger

Catalog : 63053 CD

Conductor : Eugene Ormandy

Orchestra : The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

5:06 PM

ALI-BABA Overture

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Composer : Luigi Cherubini

Catalog : 791631 CD

Conductor : Arturo Toscanini

Orchestra : NBC Symphony Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:15 PM

Poeme for Violin & Orchestra Op 25

Artist : Joshua Bell, violin

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Composer : Ernest Chausson

Catalog : 433519 CD

Conductor : Andrew Litton

Orchestra : Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Label : London/Dec

5:30 PM

Forever Amber suite

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Composer : David Raksin

Catalog : 1490 CD

Conductor : David Raksin

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : RCA/BMG

5:55 PM

Laura

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Composer : David Raksin

Catalog : 77086 CD

Conductor : David Raksin

Orchestra : New Philharmonia Orchestra

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Label : CBS/Sony

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Mon October 29, 2012 - 6am

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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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