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Johann Sebastian Bach - Harpsichord Concertos (Retrospect Ensemble; harpsichord/director: Matthew Halls)

A fresh-feeling recording of ear-popping brilliance.




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Johann Sebastian Bach - Das Wohltemperierte Clavier (Books I and II) (feat. piano: András Schiff)

Schiff transcends all questions of instrumentation to deliver a pure experience.




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Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantatas vol. 51 (Bach Collegium Japan; conductor: Masaaki Suzuki)

Fluently stylish and idiomatic, these performers live and breathe Bach's music.




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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Septem verba a Christo (Sophie Karthaüser, Christophe Dumaux, Julien Behr, Konstantin Wolff, Academie für Alte Musik Berlin/Rene Jacobs)

In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater.




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Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonatas (violin: Leonidas Kavakos, piano: Enrico Pace)

This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best.




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Various Artists - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era: 1965-68

An indispensable illustration of the wild and vivid evolution of 1960s psychedelia.




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Fleetwood Mac - Rumours – 35th Anniversary Edition

A justified addition to the many Rumours already making the rounds.




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Boris Johnson's COVID leadership, and Margaret Thatcher's legacy

What impact will Boris’ bout of COVID-19 have on his leadership and the nation’s fight against the virus?  His former boss, political columnist Charles Moore weighs in. Later in the program Moore discusses his best-selling three volume biography of Margaret Thatcher. Was the Iron Lady really an eco-warrior? Would she have supported Brexit?




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Turnbull's legacy, and 75 years after Hitler's death: who did he really see as the enemy?

Weighing up Turnbull’s legacy This week, former Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull published his memoir A Bigger Picture.  In it he settles old scores with colleagues over his 2018 ousting, which he describes as an “act of madness.” What is his legacy, and how will history judge our nation’s twenty ninth Prime Minister? Jacqueline Maley, columnist at The Sydney Morning Herald. Jennifer Oriel, columnist at The Australian   And, the death of a führer April 30th marks seventy-five years since Hitler’s suicide. Cambridge historian Brendan Simms challenges past scholarship on the führer, and argues that Hitler saw Anglo-American global capitalism, not Bolshevism – as Germany’s real enemy. He says this philosophical link reveals worrying connections between Hitler and the rise of populism today. Brendan Simms, Professor in the History of International Relations at Cambridge University, and author of Hitler: Only the World was Enough.  




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Survival across the ditch: Kiwis in Australia

We make it easy for New Zealanders to work in Australia but not so easy for them to survive in times of personal crisis. Four Kiwis tell their stories of falling between the cracks.




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270km flights to buy bread, $15,000 shopping bills are just facts of life on a remote Australian cattle station

Flying a light plane to pick up bread from the local bakery is not something most Australians can relate to, but it is the unique reality for some who call Central Australia home.




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Outback droving families dying out as younger generations leave industry

Generations of droving families have been running cattle through outback Queensland, but that could soon end as young people leave the regions in search of other opportunities.




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Hero's bravery award brings back memories for girl saved from sheep station fire 80 years ago

One man's rescue of a four-year-old girl from a fire 80 years ago has been formally recognised, and now the girl he saved wants to give something back to his family.




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A Barcoo Independent newspaper clipping describes a fire at Bonnie Doon, outside Blackall, November 29, 1940




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Aileen Harrison and her brother play outside their rebuilt Blackall home after it was destroyed by fire in 1940




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Total Control turns Winton into 'Hollywood of the Outback' in new ABC television series

Winton shines in the new television series, Total Control, starring Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths.




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Outback Queensland town Barcaldine wins Guinness World Record for longest line of motorhomes

The outback Queensland town of Barcaldine has officially set a new world record for the longest line of motorhomes.




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Outback Queensland pioneering single mother's daily rainfall records recognised 100 years on

When outback pioneering single mother Mary Emmott started rainfall records in 1914 she had no idea how important they would be.




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Emus invade streets of outback Queensland town in search of food and water

Emus have once again mobbed the streets of Longreach in search of food and water. While some locals say the number of chicks is a good omen for the wet season, an expert says the birds simply "lay and hope for the best."






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Outback rainfall 'like Christmas' but water unlikely to flow on downstream

Outback Queensland towns are celebrating after much-needed rain, but the effects may not flow on downstream.






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Arkansas Racing Commission sticks with competition for Pope County casino; Mississippi operators promise lawsuit if they don’t win

The Racing Commission had a long and open discussion but again cleared the Cherokee Nation's belated application for a casino permit in Pope County. A Mississippi casino operator says it will sue if the Cherokees win the permit.

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Hearne Fine Art to host art by Wade Hampton May 14 on Facebook

Hampton describes himself as "birthed within the state-of-mind forged by Native Americans, Civil War battles, blues and folk music, diamonds and nine students that corner-stoned the spirit of the civil rights movement."

The post Hearne Fine Art to host art by Wade Hampton May 14 on Facebook appeared first on Arkansas Times.





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Barnaby Joyce 'ignoring' South West farmers in Wellington Dam funding knock back

South West farmers accuse Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of knocking back Wellington Dam desalination funding in favour of cash splashes in the east.




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Accused car thief left woman in car at train crash after Bunbury police pursuit, court told

A man accused of leaving his injured passenger in a stolen car after it collided with a train in WA's South West tells court he panicked and did not know what to do.






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Illegal pig semen racket busted, with WA pig farmers jailed

Two West Australian pig farmers involved in the smuggling of Danish pig semen hidden in shampoo bottles are jailed to three and two years' jail respectively.




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Meet the Western Australians who took on the Mongol Derby, the world's toughest horse race

Imagine navigating a 1,000km journey across the vast Mongolian wilderness atop a feisty horse, racing 40 others to finish first.




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Knickers the giant steer makes a packet for Blue Tree Project in brief return to limelight

One year on, 2018's most unlikely internet sensation, Knickers the giant steer, has put his big hoof forward for a good cause, raising more than $14,000 in the process.




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Older Australians 'dying' waiting for home-care packages, advocates say

Joan Webb has already been approved for a government-subsidised home-care package. At 93 years of age, she's now facing an 18-month wait. She's not alone.




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Tasmania 'losing' its penguins as authorities grapple with spate of dog attacks

More than 170 little penguins have been mauled to death by dogs in Tasmania in the past year. Experts say the attacks are leaving the state's population in a "tenuous" position.





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Tasmanian elective surgery delays sees child victim of arson attack wait 15 months for skin grafts

Spencer Connelly, 11, was supposed to have his third round of skin graft surgery within 90 days. But he's been waiting 15 months as Tasmania's elective surgery waiting list blows out.




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Tulips are a tourist attraction



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Accused Claremont serial killer pleads guilty to historic attacks on women

The accused Claremont serial killer, Bradley Edwards, has pleaded guilty to attacks on two women in the years leading up to the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.




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Blood from Daryl Deutscher's Dadswells Bridge rare turkeys is being used to improve the global flu vaccine.




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Sentinel turkeys keep us one step ahead of flu, providing blood for up-to-date vaccines

Turkeys bred on a farm in western Victoria are at the centre of the global fight to improve the flu vaccine.







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Rain salesman says his business is attracting investors, but experts say his claims don't stack up

A man who claims he can make it rain is building a following in the Victorian grain belt, where a group of farmers have paid for rainfall between May and October.