Monthly Archive: December 2015
GOUVY: “The Complete Symphonies” = Symphonies No. 1 – 6, etc. – cond. by Jacques Mercier – CPO (4 CDs)
LOUIS THÉODORE GOUVY: “The Complete Symphonies” = Symphonies No. 1 – 6; Fantaisie Symphonique; Symphony brève; Sinfonietta – Deutsche Radio Philharmonie/ Saarbrücken Kaiserlautern/Jacques Mercier – CPO 777-992-2 (4 CDs) [Distr. by Naxos](7/31/15) TT: 239:43 ***: Obscure to be sure but mostly worth the trip. If you’ve always wanted a set of the complete symphonies by Louis Théodore Gouvy now is your chance. Clearly, Gouvy is not a household name but these works are all various degrees of entertaining and charming. Gouvy was born in 1819 as a Prussian in what was then a suburb of Saarbrücken named Goffontaine (today known as Scheidt-Schafbrücke.) By the time he died in 1898, the French considered him a German composer and vice versa. According to CPO press release materials, no other non-native composer was performed as much in Leipzig during the last half of the nineteenth century as was Gouvy. I definitely had not heard of him or his music until this impressive set from CPO. Musically, I can honestly say that each of the works included here is a nice, light and entertaining listen. I was most impressed with the first and last symphonies. There is a breezy, light and attractive feel to […]
From the Attic of My Mind – Sam Most, flute – Xanadu/ Elemental
A 1978 session with one of the top jazz flutists around. From the Attic of My Mind – Sam Most, flute – Xanadu Master Edition 906074 (digitally remastered by Elemental Music) [6/30/15] ****: (Sam Most, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; George Mraz, bass; Warren Smith, percussion; Walter Bolden, drums) The late Most (died in 2013) really brought the flute into jazz as a solo voice, and has been a musical innovator for decades. Leonard Feather called him the first great jazz flutist. He played with Tommy Dorsey, Don Redman, Chris Connor and Paul Qunichettte, among others, and was a band member of the Buddy Rich band. He made three albums for the Xanadu label, of which this was the third. He was named by Down Beat as the New Star on Flute in 1954. Flute has been one of my personal favorite instruments in jazz, so this reissue really peaked my interest. The eight tracks on it are all originals by Most. That was the suggestion of Don Schlitten, CEO of the former Xanadu label. There are lovely ballads as well as good swingers. All of his sidemen are terrific, even though Most had not performed with them before. He had […]
BARTÓK: Rhapsody No. 1; Rhapsody No. 2; Violin Concerto No. 2 – Barnabás Kelemen, v. /Hungarian Nat. Philharmonic Orch./Zoltán Kocsis – Hungaraton
BÉLA BARTÓK: Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra; Rhapsody No. 2 for Violin and Orch.; Violin Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orch. – Barnabás Kelemen, violin/Hungarian Nat. Philharmonic Orch./Zoltán Kocsis – Hungaraton HSACD 32509 multichannel SACD [Distr. by Naxos] (9/11/15) 77:39 ****: Fresh new readings of important Bartok classics. Bartok was not just one of the most important twentieth century composers but his is a signature sound. His music always sounds like no other and in many ways he defined Hungarian classical music like no other. Gypsy blood runs through much of his music and helps to create that sound and is most easily heard in his violin music. Here we have three of his most important violin works performed superbly by a Hungarian soloist and one of the country’s most impressive orchestras. The two Rhapsodies, in particular, are wonderful works that do not get programmed as often as the two Concertos for violin and orchestra. They are both lush and melodic works that owe something to the Marosszék Dances by Bartók’s friend, composer Zoltán Kodály. What is interesting about both of these pieces is that they are both among his longest and largest scale works to be […]
Dave Wilson Quartet – There Was Never – Zoho
Saxophonist Wilson effortlessly moves from emotional aspects to abstract elements. Dave Wilson Quartet – There Was Never [TrackList follows] – Zoho ZM 201512, 65:33 (11/6/15) ****: (Dave Wilson – tenor, soprano saxophone, producer; Bobby Avey – piano; Tony Marino – acoustic bass; Alex Ritz – drums) When it’s cool outside, you can warm up with saxophonist Dave Wilson. Wilson’s latest outing, the hour-long There Was Never, arrives five years after his previous effort, Spiral (2010), and as usual his music boils and simmers, and is always as embracing as a hot toddy or heated apple cider (or wassail). On Spiral, Wilson led a quartet through scintillating originals and atypical covers. Wilson follows a similar path with his new material, which comprises six originals and three interpretive tracks. This time, Wilson uses pianist Bobby Avey, drummer Alex Ritz and bassist Tony Marino (who was on Spiral). Ritz, Avey and Marino are also members of Dave Liebman’s Expansions band, which means there’s a lot of simpatico communication. There’s plenty of instinctive liveliness on the seven-minute opener, “The Time Has Come,” which is fronted by Wilson’s commanding tenor sax. If a listener thinks of Trane, there’s a reason. Wilson acknowledges in the liner […]
Audio News for December 29, 2015
The Problem With Vinyl Pressings; Video Game Becomes Reality with Auro-3D; Handy Guide to Voice-Over Equipment; 2016 New Technologies
FAURE: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major; R. STRAUSS: Violin Sonata in E-flat Major – Itzhak Perlman, v./ Emanuel Ax, p. – DGG
For their first inscription together, Perlman and Ax gloriously collaborate in two works new to the Perlman legacy. FAURE: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13; R. STRAUSS: Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18 – Itzhak Perlman, v./ Emanuel Ax, p. – DGG B0023611-02, 53:52 (8/28/15) [Distr. by Universal] ****: This recording (7-9 September 2014) represents a “debut” in several respects, since Perlman and Ax, having often appeared in recital, had never before made a recording together; and these sonatas represent major additions to the Perlman legacy. Given the seventieth-birthday acknowledgments for Itzhak Perlman, the disc maintains his reputation for tonal beauty and passionate involvement in the music he champions. The 1876 Sonata in A by Gabriel Faure marks – in the words of admirer Saint-Saens – “the [composer’s] unimagined audacity as something quite normal. With this work Monsieur Faure takes his place among the masters.” The writing for both participants proves quite demanding, rife with broken octaves and dynamics that swell up in expressive ardor. Ax sets the tone immediately, Allegro molto, with a fulsome statement of the main theme, itself redolent of lyric and sensuous power. Once Perlman enters, the sense of an elastic, ever-evolving […]
Friedrich Wuehrer. piano = BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 “Hammerklavier”; 12 Variations; SCHUBERT: “Wanderer” Fantasy – MeloClassic
Friedrich Wuehrer makes a powerful impression in music by two of his specialty composers, Beethoven and Schubert. Friedrich Wuehrer = BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”; 12 Variations on a Russian Dance, WoO 71; SCHUBERT: “Wanderer” Fantasy in C Major, D. 760 – Friedrich Wuehrer, piano – MeloClassic MC 1023, 72:52 ****: Austrian-born Friedrich Wuehrer (1900-1975), if collectors recall him today, remains in the public mind as a fine pianist and strong pedagogue, who, in spite of his dubious politics, contributed much to the cultural life of Vienna, Berlin, Mannheim, and Munich. In spite of the rise of National Socialist aesthetics, Wuehrer often championed contemporary music, particularly that of Bartok, Stravinsky, and the Second Viennese School. [How? Considering the attitude of the Nazis to this sort of music…Ed.] He made many recordings for the Vox label later, often collaborating with strong conductors, like Jonel Perlea and Clemens Krauss. Some years ago, the Tahra label issued several important legacies, including Wuehrer’s work in the music of Beethoven and Franz Schmidt. MeloClassic combines two recitals from 1952 (Hammerklavier Sonata) and 1954, respectively, which display the potent agility and canny lyricism of his style. Wuehrer begins (17 November […]
Isang Yun – In Between North and South Korea (2015)
Isang Yun – In Between North and South Korea (2015) Documentary by Maria Stodtmeier Studio: Accentus ACC 20208 (9/25/15) [Distr. by Naxos] Video: 16:9 color Audio: DD Surround, DTS 5.1 Language: German Subtitles: English, Korean, Chinese, French All regions Length: 60:00 Rating: *** An interesting look at a story that few know. There are three different and, yet, related reasons to explore this documentary; each having its own appeal, in my opinion. First, the work of film maker Maria Stodtmeier is quite good and holds your attention. She first became a name in the documentary genre with another music related film, El Sistema, in which she showed us the story of the Venezuelan music program that gave us Gustavo Dudamel, among others. She can tell a fairly obscure story and give us a real sense of an inside view. Second, composer Isang Yun was an unknown to me and, I suspect, to many others as well. He was perhaps South Korea’s best-known classical composer whose music was banned in his own country for nearly forty years under the pretense that he was a spy; someone who was allowed to travel back and forth between North and South Korea and […]
Heist, Blu-ray (2015)
A suspensful thriller which will have you rooting for the father. Heist, Blu-ray (2015) Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Robert De Niro, Kate Bosworth, Gina Carano Director: Scott Mann Video: 16:9 1080p HD color Audio: English DTS-HD MA audio Subtitles: English, Spanish Studio: Lionsgate [12/29/15] Extras: Commentary track by director, Deleted & extended scenes, “The Making of Heist” featurette, Cast & crew interviews, Trailer gallery Length: 93 min. Rating: **** Vaughn (Morgan) is a vet and works for a casino owner, The Pope (Niro). Vaughn’s sick young daughter will be taken off the transplant list if he doesn’t get the huge amount of money soon to pay for it. He decides to hook up with a fellow far more criminal to rob his boss of three million. Things go wrong and they are forced to hijack a city bus. The action-packed and emotional scenes are actually filmed aboard the bus. You can’t help rooting for Vaughn even though what he’s doing is highly illegal. Next to the other guy he’s a saint. This is one of the best straight-to-video films out there, quite exciting to watch and similar to some great films of the past. The female cop also has a […]
BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra; Dance Suite – London Sym. Orch./ Sir Georg Solti – Decca vinyl
A classic Solti recording of two Bartok works, on a remastered vinyl. BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra; Dance Suite – London Sym. Orch./ Sir Georg Solti – Decca 4788558, 70 min. vinyl (3/6/15) ***(*): When Solti’s Concerto for Orchestra with the LSO was released in 1965, it set standards in sound and performance that lasted for the rest of the decade. It was a brilliant statement of Decca’s commitment to doing for the music, and by extension the conductor, the orchestra and the recording company, what Stokowski had done for classical music in Fantasia – without the color animation. It was just the musicians, Bartok and your loudspeakers, and the effect was explosive, one of London’s crack orchestras showing what it could for the superstar Solti; the fact that he was Hungarian, like Bartok, made the project all the sweeter, and automatically more authentic. The competition against which Solti scored this huge success was formidable. Fritz Reiner’s 1956 Chicago Symphony still was beloved of American audiophiles, and Solti’s passionate approach and razor-sharp execution was for some “Reiner with heart.” The main contenders on the European side were Ferenc Fricsay’s 1957 taping with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, also an audiophile […]
Bennie Wallace – Moodsville – Prestige/ Groove Note
Bennie Wallace – Moodsville – Prestige/ Groove Note GRV1010-1 two 45 rpm vinyls, 50:53 ****: Saxophonist combines traditional jazz plus hi-resolution. (Bennie Wallace – tenor saxophone; Peter Washington – doublebass; Mulgrew Miller – piano; Lewis Nash – drums) Jazz saxophonist Bennie Wallace draws heavily on his Tennessee roots. From his early days with the high school jazz orchestra, he understood the varied tempo signatures and moods of American post-bop jazz. Wallace has played with Barry Harris, Buddy Rich and Ray Anderson. His most significant recording output has come as a band leader. His albums have included Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Barron, Jack DeJohnette, Dr. John, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Scofield, Elvin Jones and Chick Corea. For nearly four decades, Wallace has explored jazz from many stylistic perspectives. Wallace’s latest release, Moodsville pays homage to the great Prestige and Moodsville label sessions of the late 1950s. This double 45 rpm. vinyl has been recorded in full analog technology with accessible results. Utilizing a classic jazz quartet, (tenor, piano, double bass and drums) Wallace offers melodic interpretations of standards and complex jazz compositions. Side A opens with a cover of “I’ll Never Smile Again”. For anyone familiar with Harry James’ big band version […]
Ancient Voices – RICHARD DANIELPOUR Works – Nashville Sym. /Giancarlo Guerrero – Naxos
Ancient Voices – RICHARD DANIELPOUR Works – Nashville Sym. /Giancarlo Guerrero; Hila Plitmann, sop./ Pacific Chorale /John Alexander; Pacific Sym. /Carl St. Clair – Naxos 8.578311-12 – 1:26:27 (2 CDs) (6/9/15) ****: Stirring contemporary music with a middle-eastern theme. Composer Richard Danielpour refers to himself as “an American composer with a Middle Eastern memory”. This two-disc set from Naxos contains two compelling works by Danielpour. Darkness in the Ancient Valley, a symphony in five movements inspired by recent events in Iran, utilizes a wide range of Persian folk-melodies and Sufi rhythms. Toward a Season of Peace is an oratorio which explores violence and war in the name of religion, using the season of spring as a metaphor for change and transformation towards songs of peace through forgiveness. Both works feature the Pacific Chorale and soprano Hila Plitmann, The compositions are ambitious works, and very emotionally involving. Danielpour is clearly a major voice in contemporary composition. He is on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and the Curtis Institute. He has appeared with major orchestras all over the world, and has been championed by artists like Yo Yo Ma, Jessye Norman and many others. The works, challenging as they […]
Bob Dylan – Don’t Look Back, Blu-ray (2015)
Hi-resolution release of legendary 1967 documentary is a welcome addition to the Dylan legacy. Cast: Bob Dylan, Donovan, Joan Baez, Alan Price, Donovan, Albert Grossman, Sally Grossman, Marianne Faithful, Allen Ginsburg, Fred Perry, Tom Wilson, Bob Neuwirth, Derrol Adams Studio: Criterion 786 [11/24/15] Director: D.A. Pennebaker Video: 1.37:1 for 1080p HD, Black & White Audio: PCM Mono Length: 96 minutes Extras: 65 Revisited a 2006 documentary by Pennebaker; Audio excerpt from a 2000 interview with Bob Dylan for the documentary No Direction Home, three short films by Pennebaker; New conversation between Pennebaker and Neuwirth; Snapshots From The Tour; New interview with Patti Smith; Conversation between Greil Marcus and Pennebaker (2010); Alt. version of “Subterranean Homesick Blues” segment; Five audio recordings of Dylan not used in film; Trailer; Booklet featuring an essay from Robert Polito Rating: Audio: **** Video: **** Overall: ***** It took a long time for rock music to emerge on the documentary film scene. But, before Monterey Pop, Woodstock or The Last Waltz, there was Don’t Look Back. D.A. Pennebaker’s ground-breaking movie provided an insider’s glimpse of Bob Dylan and his impending cataclysmic effect on musical culture. Released in […]
SIBELIUS: Historic Recordings and Rarities, 1928-1945 – feat. Boult, Beecham, Koussevitzky etc. – Warner Classics (7 CDs)
For his 150th birthday, Sibelius has his classic inscriptions restored for a grand pageant by many of his favored interpreters. SIBELIUS: Historic Recordings and Rarities, 1928-1945 = The Seven Symphonies; Karelia Suite; Andante festive; Pohjola’s Daughter; Belshazzar’s Feast; Tapiola; Night Ride and Sunrise; The Oceanides; Romance in C Major; The Bard; The Tempest; Pelleas and Melisande; In Memoriam; Violin Concerto in d minor; Luonnotar; King Christian II; En Saga; The Return of Lemminkainen; Scenes historiques – Festivo; Finlandia; Valse triste; String Quartet in d minor; Romance in F; Danses champetres; Mazurka; Auf dem Herde; Malincolia; Romance in D-flat Major; Songs – Helmi Liukkonen, soprano/ Marian Anderson, contralto/ Anja Ignatius, violin/ Jascha Heifetz, violin/ Emil Telmanyi, violin/ Louis Jensen, cello/ Budapest String Quartet/ Gerald Moore, piano/ Eileen Joyce, piano/ Kosti Vehanen, piano/ Tino Makkila, piano/ G. v. Vasarhelyi, piano / BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/ Finnish Radio Orchestra/ London Philharmonic Orchestra/ London Symphony Orchestra/ Stockholm Opera House Orchestra/ Jean Sibelius/ Robert Kajanus/ Sir Adrian Boult/ Sir Thomas Beecham/ Armas Jarnefelt/ Georg Schneevoigt/ Serge Koussevitzky – Warner Classics 0825646053179 (7 CDs) 74:22, 77:08, 73:21, 79:07, 67:44, 75:39, 67:05 (10/7/15) ****: Much of this collation – celebrating the 150th anniversary of the […]
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3; Capriccio on Gypsy Themes; Symphonic Dances; The Rock; Vocalise – Orch. de Paris/ Paavo Jarvi – Erato
Paavo Jarvi embarks on a series of recordings dedicated to the composer’s orchestral oeuvre. RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 3 in a minor, Op. 44; Capriccio on Gypsy Themes, Op. 12; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; The Rock, Op. 7; Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 – Orch. de Paris/ Paavo Jarvi – Erato 0825646195794, 60:18, 56:42 (2 CDs) (10/2/15) [Distr. by Warner Classics] ****: As part of the Serge Rachmaninov Foundation, conductor Paavo Jarvi undertook several recordings at the Salle Pleyel in Paris – 19-21 October 2011 and 27-28 March 2013 – “to preserve the cultural heritage of Villa Senar in Switzerland. . .and to bring the whole of his oeuvre. . .to public attention.” The concert opens with the 1936 Symphony No. 3, in which Rachmaninov maintains – even in exile – his basic nostalgia for Mother Russia, while incorporating a new economy of means and sparser sonority than he had invested into his last orchestral works, dating from 1909. The modal threnody that dominates the first movement Lento – Allegro moderato – Allegro will reappear in various guises, typical of the composer’s tendency to cyclic form. The combined instruments occasionally splash passionately in rich colors, with touches from a Russian wedding […]
PIERNE: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 = BBC Philharmonic – Chandos
Pianist Bavouzet and conductor Mena revisit the music of Pierne with effective results. PIERNE: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 = Paysages franciscains, Op. 43; Les Cathedrales; Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 25; Poeme symphonique, Op. 37; Fantasie-Ballet, Op. 6; Nocturne en forme de valse, Op. 40, No. 2; Etude de concert, Op. 13 – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, p./ BBC Philharmonic/ Juanjo Mena – Chandos CHAN 10871, 72:58 (9/25/15) [Distr. by Naxos] ****: A celebrated pupil of Cesar Franck and Jules Massenet, Gabriel Pierne (1863-1937) established himself early, winning first prize for piano performance (1879) and later, in 1882, the coveted Prix de Rome. Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, as a complement to his having recorded the Pierne Piano Concerto in c minor (CHAN 10633), decided to explore the Pierne oeuvre further with conductor Juanjo Mena, inscribing (17-19 July 2014) another series of works meant to expand our general familiarity with his legacy. Though immersed in his duties as conductor of the Colonne Orchestra, Pierne had found time for composition, having written an oratorio on the life of St. Francis of Assisi, even as the clouds of WW I had begun to form over Europe’s skies. The Paysages franciscains (1919) reflect much of the Debussy syntax, set […]
Joey Alexander – My Favourite Things – Motéma
Joey Alexander – My Favourite Things – Motéma MTA-CD-171, 58:30 ****1/2: An impressively-gifted pianist with a captivating understanding of the music well-beyond his years. (Joey Alexander – piano all tracks; Larry Grenadier – bass; Ulysses Owens, Jr. – drums tracks 1,2,4; Larry Grenadier – bass track 3; Russell Hall – bass; Sammy Miller – drums tracks 5,7; Russell Hall – bass; Sammy Miller – drums; Alphonso Horne – trumpet track 8) José Rizal the Filipino-born polymath and nationalist, who died in 1896, offered the following quotation : “genius knows no country, genius sprouts anywhere, genius is like light, air.” So whether we are talking about Mozart who was composing and playing before the Austrian Court at age five, to Joey Alexander who was born in Bali Indonesia, and at age 12 arranged and performed the music on this album entitled My Favourite Things, the term seems to be equally applicable. Clearly Alexander was undaunted by this debut recording task before him. The set list was replete with both jazz and popular compositions that were structurally, harmonically, and rhythmically complex, starting with John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”. Even in Coltrane’s original recording of the number, pianist Tommy Flanagan, who was no slouch […]
Dragon Blade, Blu-ray (2015)
A quite different sort of Jackie Chan movie, with amazing visuals. Dragon Blade, Blu-ray (2015) Cast: Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Sharni Vinson Director: Daniel Lee Studio: (Chinese) Grindstone/Lionsgate Premiere (12/22/15) Video: 2.40:1 for 16:9 color 1080p HD Audio: Mandarin & English, DTS-HD MA 5.1 Subtitles: English Extras: Behind the Scenes of Dragon Blade, Music Videos, Extended interviews with cast and crew, Trailer gallery Length: 103 min. Rating: **** The accuracy of the ancient history supposedly researched by the writers of this film is far from believable. One reviewer said it only looks like they watched Gladiator a couple times and then shot it. The plot is incoherent and the position of Chan, as the leader of first the Silk Road Protection Squad and then the leader of a renegade legion of Roman soldiers, is decidedly pro-Chinese nationalism. Nevertheless, the whole thing – never mind the campy scenery-chewing – comes across as a sincere attempt to show how the 36 different tribes involved can learn to treat each other wth respect. One wonders occasionally about Hu An’s (Chan) fairly constant fighting tying in with his statements about peace with no fighting. China becoming a major motion picture market has […]
Astell & Kern AK Jr. Digital Audio Player
Astell & Kern AK Jr. Digital Audio Player SRP: $500.00 A high end but relatively low cost DAP. Specs: Body Material: Aluminum Display: 3.1″ WQVGA (240 x 400) Touchscreen Storage 64 GB storage built in, up to 200 GB in aux slot with mini SD cards Output Level: 1.95Vrms Supported Audio Formats: WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE (Normal, High, Fast), AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DFF, DSF Sample rate: FLAC, WAV, ALAC, AIFF: 8kHz – 192kHz (8/16/24bits per Sample)/ DSD: DSD64 (1bit 2.8MHz), Stereo (DSD to PCM) It was almost exactly a year ago that I reviewed my choice for an iPod replacement, the FiiO X1. Cheaper than the iPod Classic (now discontinued by Apple) the FiiO had the advantage of playing high resolution music files. I just recently put the FiiO in my car to replace my aging iPod, and I’m quite pleased. On my car screen I get album art just as I did with the iPod, and I get the benefit of playback of higher quality files. With the FiiO in the car, I started looking for another digital audio player for home listening on my headsets. I looked at some of the higher priced FiiO gear, but […]
STRAVINSKY: Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring); Le Roi des Etoiles – Men’s Chorus of the New England Conserv./ Boston Sym. Orch./ Michael Tilson Thomas – Pentatone
A classic returns, though the results will surprise you.
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SCRIABIN: Nuances = Two dozen works [TrackList below] – Valentina Listisa, piano – Decca
With her emphasis on early and rare Scriabin, Valentina Lisitsa provides an alternative universe.
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Sounds & Clouds – Music of VIVALDI and HOSOKAWA [TrackList follows] – Jeremias Schwarzer, recorder/ Holland Baroque Soc. – Channel Classics
A successful pairing of baroque and contemporary music in a stunning recording.
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