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- ↑ Ballard, Bengtson & Bell Young 2017, p. 65.
- ↑ Ballard, Bengtson & Bell Young 2017, p. 155.
- ↑ Horowitz in television footage included in "Horowitz: A Reminiscence", TV broadcast 1993. Released as Kultur Films DVD 2007.
- 1 2 Ballard, Bengtson & Bell Young 2017, p. 67.
- ↑ Coles, Adelaide (2018-04-23). "Artsong Update | Reviews | Norfolk Chamber Consort: Teacher and His Two Students". Artsongupdate.org. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
Sources
- Ballard, Lincoln; Bengtson, Matthew; Bell Young, John (2017). The Alexander Scriabin Companion: History, Performance, and Lore. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-3262-4.
