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

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 (1742)
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

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

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

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

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

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