Genre: Cantata
Duration: 45 minutes (approximate)
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1. Russia Under the Mongolian Yoke
2. Song About Alexander Nevsky
3. The Crusaders in Pskov
4. "Arise, ye Russian People"
5. The Battle on the Ice
6. The Field of the Dead
7. Alexander's Entry into Pskov
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Composed: |
1938-1939
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Commission:
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Commissioned for the film Alexander Nevsky by Sergei Eisenstein.
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Premiere:
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17-May-1939, Moscow. Valentina Gagrina (mezzo-soprano), Sergei Prokofiev (cond), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.
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Text:
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Text by Vladimir Lugovskoy and Sergei Prokofiev.
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Vocal Roles: mezzo-soprano.
Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, tambourine, maracas, wood blocks, triangle, tubular bells, tam-tam, glockenspiel, xylophone), harp, strings, and chorus.
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kijé / Abbado
Artist(s): Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), Adolph Herseth
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 47419
Abbado must rank as amongst the finest of modern Prokofiev interpreters, alongside Neeme Järvi and Andre Previn. His Chicago recording of the Lieutenant Kijé is wonderfully characterful and splendidly played. There is a good sense of fun and the Chicago Symphony plays with a delicious lightness and delicacy. It makes a splendid foil for the more serious cantata. The Battle on the ice segment is powerful and full of pungency, with orchestral playing of the highest order. But while the showy elements of the work come off very well with bite and panache, it is the intense and emotionally-charged Lament that must be most impressive. Obraztsova is an artist with a very good feel for the raw emotions for the piece, and she sings most effectively and beautifully, with a poignancy and deep tragic feeling to blow all other competitors out of the water. The late analogue recording must be one of the finest to have emerged from the DG engineers, and this disc is a must for all admirers of Abbado and Prokofiev.
[Lionel Choi]
( This review also appears at The Prokofiev Collected Works website. )
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Prokofiev: Scythian Suite and Alexander Nevsky
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Ludmila Schemtchuk (Mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Dmitri Kitajenko
Orchestra/Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Radio Choir
Catalog Num: Chandos 9001
Release Date: 1991
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kije / Dutoit
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Jard Van Nes (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Chorus
Catalog Num: London/Decca 430506
Release Date: 3/1/92
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Prokofiev: Symphony no 1, Romeo & Juliet, Piano Concerto,etc
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Martha Argerich (piano), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Schlomo Mintz (violin)
Conductor: Claudio Abbado, Mstislav Rostropovich, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, etc.
Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 469172
Release Date: October 17, 2000
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Basic 100 Vol 72 - Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, etc / Reiner
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Mikhail Glinka
Conductor: Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: BMG/RCA Victor 68363
Release Date: November 7, 1995
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Merit - Stokowski Conducts Music from Russia
Composer(s): Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Sophie Sante (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra/Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: Music & Arts CD 831
Release Date: September 21, 1999
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Prokofiev - Greatest Hits
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Yefim Bronfman (piano), Giora Feidman (clarinet), et al.
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas, Richard Kapp, Leonard Bernstein, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Virtuosi, et al.
Catalog Num: Sony Classical 69249
Release Date: November 14, 1995
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Prokofiev : Alexander Nevsky
Composer(s): Prokofiev
Conductor: Thomas Schippers
Orchestra/Ensemble: New York Philharmonic
Catalog Num: Sony 87711
Release Date: September 3, 2002
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Ancerl / Czech Philharmonic
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky
Artist(s): Vera Soukupova (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Karel Ancerl
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Catalog Num: Supraphon 11 1948-2
Release Date: Aug 1982
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Karel Ancerl / Czech Philharmonic
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vera Soukupova (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Karel Ancerl
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Catalog Num: Melodiya C 0853
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Masur, Gewandhausorchester
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble: Latvia Choir, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Catalog Num: Atlantic/Teldec 73284
Release Date: February 11, 1992
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Samosud
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Ludmilla Legostayeva (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Samuel Samosud
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Melodiya D 02173
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / They are Seven
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Larissa Avdeeva (mezzo-soprano), Yuri Yelnikov (tenor)
Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Orchestra of the USSR, USSR Radio/TV Large Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Le Chant Du Monde (Fra) LDC 278 389
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Yuri Temirkanov
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: BMG/RCA Victor 68642
Release Date: November 12, 1996
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, etc / Järvi, Finnie, et al
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Linda Finnie (contralto)
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos 8584
Release Date: March 18, 1988
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, etc / Previn, Los Angeles PO
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Christine Cairns (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: Telarc 80143
Release Date: January 1, 1987
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Oralia Dominguez (mezzo-soprano), Vessela Zorova (mezzo-soprano), Dimiter Stanchev (bass), Boris Morounov (narrator)
Conductor: Fernando Lozano, Alipi Naydenov
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, Mexico City Philharmonic Choir, Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Forlane Records FF022
Release Date: Apr 17, 1996
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kijé / Abbado
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), Adolph Herseth
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 47419
Release Date: February 20, 1995
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lt Kijé / Reiner, Chicago Sym
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Mikhail Glinka
Artist(s): Rosalind Elias (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: BMG/RCA Victor 60176
Release Date: August 29, 1989
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lt. Kije Suite / Casadesus
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Ewa Podles (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Jean-Claude Casadesus
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille, Latvian State Academic Choir
Catalog Num: Harmonia Mundi 901523
Release Date: December 10, 1996
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lt. Kije Suite / Macal, Taylor
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Janice Taylor (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Zdenek Macal
Orchestra/Ensemble: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Catalog Num: Koss Records 1016
Release Date: 3/1/94
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Pushkiniana, etc / Yablonsky
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Irina Gelahova (mezzo)
Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky
Orchestra/Ensemble: Russian State Symphonic Orchestra, Stanislavsky Chorus
Catalog Num: Naxos 8.555710
Release Date: June 17, 2003
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Scythian Suite / Gergiev, et al
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Olga Borodina (mezzo)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra, Kirov Theater Chorus
Catalog Num: Philips 473600
Release Date: April 8, 2003
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Khachaturian / Reiner, Elias
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Aram Khachaturian
Artist(s): Rosalind Elias (mezzo-soprano), et al.
Conductor: Fritz Reiner, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus, et al.
Catalog Num: BMG/RCA Victor 63708
Release Date: September 12, 2000
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Shostakovich: Symphony No 9
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich
Artist(s): Mariana Paunova (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Eduardo Mata
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Chorus, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Dorian Recordings 90169
Release Date: March 5, 1993
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Prokofiev: Alexandr Nevskij / Ancerl / Czech Philharmonic
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vera Soukupova (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Karel Ancerl
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Catalog Num: Supraphon DV 587
Release Date: 1963
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Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, Alexander Nevsky / Rostropovich
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Sergei Leiferkus (baritone), Tamara Sinyavskaya (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Plummer (narrator), Dolora Zajick (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, New London Children's Choir
Catalog Num: Sony Classical S2K 48 387
Release Date: 1992
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Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, Alexander Nevsky, etc /Slatkin
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Claudine Carlson (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Louis Symphony Chorus, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Vox Allegretto 5021
Release Date: April 29, 1991
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Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kizheh / Slatkin
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Claudine Carlson (mezzo-soprano), Arnold Voketaitis (bass)
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Chorus
Catalog Num: Vox Box 55022
Release Date: 1991
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Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible, etc; Rachmaninov: The Bells
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninov
Artist(s): Anna Reynolds, Irina Arkhipova, Anatoly Mokrenko, Boris Morgunov
Conductor: Riccardo Muti, André Previn, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: EMI Classics 73353
Release Date: November 2, 1999
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Prokofiev: Orchestral Masterpieces
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Ana Maria Iriarte (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Johannes Somary, Mario Rossi, Maurice de Abravanel
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Staatsopernorchester
Catalog Num: Vanguard Classics 1511
Release Date: June 8, 2004
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Serge Prokofiev 50th Anniversary Edition: Volume 3 - Stage Works & Film Scores
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Patrick Stewart (narrator), Marius Müller-Westernhagen (narrator), Jacques Martin (narrator), Miguel Bosé (narrator), Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Armin Jordan, Kent Nagano, Kurt Masur, Lawrence Foster, Alain Lombard, Igor Markevich, Klaus Tennstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra, Lyon Opera Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Latvia Choir, Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: Warner Classics 0927 49636-2
Release Date: February 14, 2003
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The Art of Samuil Samosud: Volume I
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Ludmilla Legostayeva (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Samuel Samosud
Orchestra/Ensemble: All-Union Radio Orchestra, All-Union Radio Chorus
Catalog Num: Arlecchino ARL 135
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Je suis le seigneur du château - Musique du Film de Regis Wargnier - Serge Prokofiev
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Catalog Num: Le Chant du Monde (Fra) 278957
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Marina Domashenko - Opera Arias
Composer(s): Cilea, Saint-Seans, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, et al.
Artist(s): Marina Domashenko (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Delos 3285
Release Date: July 31, 2001
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Music In Film (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)
Composer(s): Malcolm Arnold, John Barry, Elmer Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, et al.
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich, Aaron Copland, Alfred Newman, David Raksin, Dimitri Tiomkin, Elmer Bernstein, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Franz Waxman, James Horner, John Barry, John Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Malcolm Arnold, Miklós Rózsa, Ray Heindorf
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: Sony Classical SMK 60991
Release Date: January 12, 1999
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Prokofiev - 50th Anniversary Sampler
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Lina Prokofiev (narrator), Horracio Gutierrez (piano), Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Boris Berman (piano), Carole Farley (mezzo), Linda Finnie (contralto), etc.
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi, Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos CHAN 0022
Release Date: March 25, 2003
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Prokofiev - Enfant Terrible - A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Galina Gorchakova (soprano), Mischa Maisky (cello), Keith Puddy (clarinet), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), et al
Conductor: André Previn, Seiji Ozawa, Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: London/Decca 473443
Release Date: April 8, 2003
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Prokofiev: Songs and Arias, Stravinsky: Two Songs / Dolukhanova
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky
Artist(s): Zara Dolukhanova (mezzo-soprano), Berta Kozel (piano), Nina Svetlanova (piano), Vladimir Khvostin (piano)
Conductor: Samuel Samosud
Orchestra/Ensemble: All-Union Radio Orchestra
Catalog Num: Russian Disc 11 341
Release Date: March 22, 1994
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Russian Arias / Podles, Orbelian, Philharmonia of Russia
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Alexander Borodin, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, et al.
Artist(s): Ewa Podles (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Spiritual Revival Choir of Moscow
Catalog Num: Delos DE 3298
Release Date: March 26, 2002
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Woody Allen Classics
Composer(s): Johann Sebastian Bach, George Gershwin, Felix Mendelssohn, Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Joel Krosnick, Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Igor Kipnis, Kenneth Cooper, Gary Graffman (piano), et al.
Conductor: George Szell, Thomas Schippers, Michael Tilson Thomas, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: Sony Classics 53549
Release Date: August 24, 1993
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