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- 1 2 3 Wigmore 2001 , p. 5
- 1 2 Johnston 2016
- ↑ Anderson 1999
- ↑ Cooper 2008, p. 118.
- 1 2 Badura-Skoda 2008 , p. 277
Sources
- Anderson, Keith (1989). Schubert: Piano Trios in B-Flat major, D. 898 and D. 28 (CD). Naxos Records. 8.550131.
- Badura-Skoda, Eva (2008). "The Chronology of Schubert's Piano Trios". In Badura-Skoda, Eva; Branscombe, Peter (eds.). Schubert Studies: Problems of Style and Chronology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Cooper, Barry (2008). "Composers Born between 1700 and 1800". Child Composers and Their Works: A Historical Survey. Lanham: Scarecrow Press.
- Johnston, Blair (2016). "Piano Trio in B flat major ("Sonatensatz"), D.28". AllMusic . Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- Wigmore, Richard (2001). Schubert: Piano Trios D898, D28 & D897 (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA67273.
