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- ↑ LLC, Classical Archives. "Luigi Boccherini - Symphony in D-, G.506, Op.12, No.4 ('La casa del diavolo') - Classical Archives". www.classicalarchives.com.
- ↑ Rabushka, Aaron. "Symphony in D minor ("La casa del diavolo"), G. 506 (Op. 12/4)". AllMusic.
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