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Sonata for Solo Violin in D major, Opus 115 by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) and Cadenza for Solo Violin by Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) have been rarely performed in concert. These pieces were written in the twentieth century and represent the coexistence of both tradition a…

Harry Sparnaay was a major contributor to the development of unaccompanied works for the bass clarinet and commissioned over 100 pieces for bass clarinet alone. While Sparnaay’s book, The Bass Clarinet: A Personal History , includes a list of works written for him, there is mini…