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David Shifrin
April 9, 2006

Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano | Milhaud: Grand Duo for Clarinet and Piano | Weber: Grand Duo for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 48 | Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas | Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Clarinet Duo | Brahms: Sonata in F minor for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1

Bibliography

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

Harrison, Max. “French Music for Clarinet and Piano.” Booklet. Perf. Gervase De Peyer and Gwenneth Pryor. CD. Chandos, 1987.

 Schmidt, Carl B. Entrancing Muse: A Documented Biography of Francis Poulenc. Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon, 2001.

 Wright, Simon. “Poulenc: Chamber Music.” Booklet. Perf. Pascal Roge. CD. Decca, 1989.

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Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Grand Duo for Clarinet and Piano

Anonymous. “Moonflowers, Baby!” Booklet. Perf. Jonathan Cohler and Judith Gordon. CD. Crystal, 1994.

 Drake, Jeremy. “Milhaud, Darius.” Grove Music Online. 29 March 2006 <>

 Milhaud, Darius. Notes without Music; an Autobiography. Trans. Donald Evans. New York: Da Capo, 1970.

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Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Grand Duo for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 48

Kenton, Egon. Liner Notes. Music by Weber, Schumann and Debussy. Perf. Reginald Kell and Joel Rosen. LP. Decca, n.d.

Spitta, Philipp. “Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber.” Grove Music Online. 2 April 2006 < >

Stebbins, Lucy Poate, and Richard Poate Stebbins. Enchanted Wanderer: the Life of Carl Maria Von Weber. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1940.

Warrack, John Hamilton. Carl Maria Von Weber. 1st American ed. New York: Macmillan, 1968.

 Weston, Pamela. “Heinrich (Joseph) Baermann.” Grove Music Online. 2 April 2006 <

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Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Keyboard Sonatas

Gillespie, John. Five Centuries of Keyboard Music. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1985.

Kirkpatrick, Ralph. Preface "Scarlatti: Sixty Sonatas in Two Volumes." By Domenico Scarlatti. Ed. Ralph Kirkpatrick. NY: Schirmer, 1953.

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Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo

Flanagan. William. Liner Notes. Premiere Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano. Perf. Reginald Kell and Joel Rosen. LP. Decca, n.d.

 Ishida, Kazushi. "20th Century Music for Unaccompanied Clarinet." Booklet. Perf. Paul Meyer. CD. Denon, 1994.

 Walsh, Stephen. “Stravinsky, Igor (Fyodorovich). ” Grove Music Online. 2 April 2006 <>

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sonata in F minor for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1

Anonymous. Liner Notes. “A David Shifrin Recital.” Perf. David Shifrin and Beatrice Freitas. LP. Advent, n.d.

 Berstein, Martin. Liner Notes. “Brahms-Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano.” Perf. Reginald Kell and Joel Rosen. LP. Decca, n.d.

 Lawson, Colin. Brahms: Clarinet Quintet. Cambridge Music Handbooks. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1998.

 Menetrier, Jean-Alexandre. "Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas 1-2." Booklet. Perf. Franklin Cohen and Vladimir Ashkenazy. CD. Decca, 1993.

 Swafford, Jan. Johannes Brahms: A Biography. New York: Knopf, 1997.

  Weston, Pamela. “Muhlfeld, Richard (Berhard Herrmann).” Grove Music Online. 3 April 2006 <>

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Consulted for all works

Lawson, Colin. The Cambridge Companion to the Clarinet. Cambridge Companions to Music. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995.

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