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- 1 2 Anon (n.d.), "Berkeley, L (A) Dinner Engagement", Gramophone magazine, accessed 11 June 2018.
- 1 2 Rosenthal and Warrack (1979), p. 135
- 1 2 Wearing (2014), p. 330
- ↑ Anon (2018), p. [4]
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