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Music of David Schiff: Gimpel the Fool: Divertimento, Scenes from Adolescence, Suite from Sacred Service David Shifrin, clarinet; Chamber Music Northwest (Delos DE 3058) Classical music based on non-classical sources... hard bop... Motown rock... down-home blues... these challenges serve to inspire playing that crackles with intensity and emotional commitment. — Stereophile DAVID SCHIFF - Scenes from Adolescence James Walker, flute; David Shifrin, clarinet; Ik-Hwan Bae, violin; Warren Lash, cello; Victor Steinhardt, piano DAVID SCHIFF - Suite from Sacred Service Judith Blanc Schiff, soprano; James Walker, flute; Yoshinori Nakao, clarinet; Theodore Arm and Eriko Sato, violins; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Hamilton Cheifetz, cello DAVID SCHIFF - Divertimento from "Gimpel the Fool" David Shifrin, clarinet; Theodore Arm, violin; Warren Lash, cello; David Oei, piano
American Chamber Music: Bernard Herrmann, David Diamond, Quincy Porter, Charles Ives: Clarinet Quintets Chamber Music Northwest (Delos DE 3088) A superb recording... I can enthusiastically recommend this album to anyone who enjoys chamber music. — Sinfonia Review *BERNARD HERRMANN - Souvenirs de voyage* for Clarinet and String Quartet (1967) David Shifrin, clarinet; Pamela Frank and Theodore Arm, violins; Walter Trampler, viola; Warren Lash, cello QUINCY PORTER - Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet (1929) David Shifrin, clarinet; Theodore Arm and Eriko Sato, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Warren Lash, cello CHARLES IVES - Largo for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1902) Eriko Sato, violin; David Shifrin, clarinet; Irma Vallecillo, piano DAVID DIAMOND - Quintet for Clarinet, Two Violas and Two Violoncellos (1950)** David Shifrin, clarinet; Walter Trampler and Paul Neubauer, violas; Hamilton Cheifetz and Warren Lash, cellos
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time; Bartok: Contrasts Chamber Music Northwest (Delos DE 3043) Confident and shapely performances... speak eloquently for themselves... Highly recommended. — High Fidelity OLIVIER MESSIAEN - Quartet for the End of Time David Shifrin, clarinet; Ik-Hwan Bae, violin; Warren Lash, cello; William Doppman, piano BELA BARTOK - Contrasts David Shifrin, clarinet; Ik-Hwan Bae, violin; Warren Lash, cello; William Doppman, piano
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet David Shifrin with the Mostly Mozart Orchestra and with Chamber Music Northwest (Delos DE 3020) Listening to this superb recording of these two great works is like hearing them for the first time... a gem. Not to be missed. — Ovation MOZART - Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 David Shifrin, clarinet; Gerard Schwarz, conductor; the Mostly Mozart Orchestra MOZART - Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 David Shifrin, clarinet; Ida Kavafian and Theodore Arm, violins; Toby Appel, viola; Fred Sherry, cello
Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 53; Loeffler: Two Rhapsodies; Prokofiev: Quintet, Op. 39 Chamber Music Northwest (Delos DE 3136) CARL NIELSEN - Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Basson, Op. 43 Ransom Wilson, flute; Allan Vogel, oboe; David Shifrin, clarinet; David Jolley, horn; Julie Feves, bassoon CHARLES LOEFFLER - Two Rhapsodies for Oboe, Viola and Piano Allan Vogel, oboe; Paul Neubauer, viola; Irma Vallecillo, piano SERGEI PROKOFIEV - Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Bass, Op. 39 Allan Vogel, oboe; David Shifrin, clarinet; Pamela Frank, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola
Brahms: String Quintet in G Major, Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B Minor Chamber Music Northwest (Delos DE 3066) One would be hard put to recall a performance with the degree of thoughtfulness, warmth and ensemble polish shown [here]... soaringly dramatic, songful... — Los Angeles Times BRAHMS - String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 Ida Kavafian and Ani Kavafian, violins; Walter Trampler and Steven Tenenbom, violas; Fred Sherry, cello BRAHMS - Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B Minor, Op. 115 David Shifrin, clarinet; Ani Kavafian and Ida Kavafian, violins; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Fred Sherry, cello
David Shifrin Presents Two Brahms Soirées Chamber Music Northwest (Delos DE 3706. Two CD box which includes the recordings on Delos DE 3066.) BRAHMS - Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B Minor, Op. 115 David Shifrin, clarinet; Ani Kavafian and Ida Kavafian, violins; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Fred Sherry, cello BRAHMS - String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 Ida Kavafian and Ani Kavafian, violins; Walter Trampler and Steven Tenenbom, violas; Fred Sherry, cello BRAHMS - Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 David Shifrin, clarinet; Carol Rosenberger, piano SCHUMANN - Fantasiestücke Op. 73 David Shifrin, clarinet; Carol Rosenberger, piano BRAHMS - Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 David Shifrin, clarinet; Carol Rosenberger, piano