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DresdenElektraConcert performance
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Strauss R.: Elektra
Sir Donald Runnicles; Dresden Philharmonic; MDR Rundfunkchor; Aušrinė Stundytė; Karita Mattila
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Weinberg, Shostakovich
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla; Mathilde Calderini; Gidon Kremer; Aušrinė Stundytė; Alexei Botnarciuc
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