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BarcelonaWagner’s Valkyrie
Gubaidulina, Wagner
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia; Ludovic Morlot; Kathleen O'Mara; Joachim Bäckström; Stephen Milling
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