Récitatif et Thème Varié for Clarinet and Piano by Gaston Litaize. Alphonse Leduc, 1946, SS, 15 + 5 pages. Gaston Gilbert Litaize (1909-1991) was a French organist and composer. Despite being blind from infancy, he had an active career of performing, teaching, composing and producing a daily radio program. This piece was written for the Concours du Conservatoire National de Musique and is dedicated to Auguste Périer. It begins with a recitative, followed by the theme and six variations. College level. Click on the cover to view the first page of the clarinet part. (C1507)