Honegger Symphony No. 3 and Brahms Symphony No. 4

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Arthur Honegger Symphony No. 3 “Liturgique” and Brahms Symphony No. 4 performed 2021 at the Salzburg Festival by conductor Herbert Blomstedt and the Wiener Philharmoniker. Directed for TV by Dick Kuijs. Released 2022, disc has dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA

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