CONTENTS

INDEX TO REVIEWS

Includillg the reissue of the Barenboim/ Klemperer Beethoven piano cOllcertos, Chailly's Amsterdam Bruckner Fourth and Sir Yehudi Menuhin conducting Mozart symphonies. Christopher Headington reviews a set of Magnard chamber mu·sic and Lionel Salter considers Poulenc's piano music played by Paul Crossley . Alan Blyth discusses Harnoncourt 's "Don Giovanni".

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CORRESPONDENCE

Antollio de Almeida discusses his recorded version of" Lajuive" and a pleafor Fricsay reiSSll es.

1575

NEWS AND VIEWS

Interview s with Sir Charles Groves, who celebrates his 75th birthday this month, PaHl Crossley and Ham ish Milne. The Musical Offering ofBerkeley, California reveals its current bestsellers.

1578

THE THREEPENNY OPERA

David Nice talk s to members of Decca's team for their new recording of Kurt Weill's " The Threepenny Opera": the soprano Ute Lemper, co nductor John Mauceri and the producer Michael Haas .

1586

EARLY MUSIC RETROSPECT

Nicholas Anderson considers recent releases of baroque vocal and instrumental music including Edwin Fischer's historic recording of" The Well-tempered Clavier" and the Guildhall String Ensemble in Handel's Op. 6 "Concerti grossi".

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REVIEWS

Orchestral-1595. Chamber-1627. Instrumental-1636. Choral & Song-1650. Opera-1678. Classical Pops-1690. Stage & Screen-1694. Brass & Military-1694. Spoken Word-1699. Historical Recordings1700. Collectors' Corner-171O.

1595

AUDIO

Sounds in Retrospect-1713. Audio Forum-1715. Three KEF Loudspeakers - 1716. Sony CDP-228ES Compact Disc Player-I72I. Ruark Talisman Loudspeaker-1722. Maralltz PM-50 Integrated Amplifier1725. New Products-1726.

1713

NEW RELEASES

A listing oftleW Compact Discs, Cassettes and LP releases scheduled to appear this motlth .

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FRONT COVER Ute Lemper, who sings the role of Polly 011 Deaa's lIew recording of" The Threepel1l1Y Opera", appears on the March front cover . David Nice talks to her and the Opera's conductor John Mauceri on page 1586. Andrew Lamb disCllsses the recording on page 1694. (Photo: Decea/ Edina van der Wyck)

NEXT MONTH Roger Norrington isfeatured on the April cover. We review his new recordings ofSchubert's"Great" C major Sympholl¥, Beethoven's"Emperor" Concerto and Choral Fantasia and a collection oJ early romatltic overtures. Stephen Johnson talks to Norrington and members of the London Classical Players. The April 1990 isme will be published on Wednesday April 4th.

Peter Drmohoe-p.1639

Gil Shaham-pp.1598 & 1636

Vol. 67 No. 802 Published by Gencul Gr:aOlophone Publicatiom Ltd., 177}9. Kcnton RO<ld. Harrow, Middlescx HA3 0HA . TdcphoncO I-Q()7 4476. Tele, 26587 1 MONREF G MUS027 Fax 01-907 0073 Editor,jAMESJOLLY 0 Comuh:l.nt 10 Editoril l Ocpanm{'Ut, QUITA CHAVEZ 0 Audio Director. JOHN BORWICK 0 Audio Editor.IVOR HUMPHREYS 0 Audi oConsultant. JOHN GILBERTO Deputy Publisher & Advertisement DirC'C{o r. BARR Y IR VINe 0 Advertisemen t Co-ordinator, KATHR YN GIORNALI 0 An Editor, DERMOT JONES 0 Circulation Manager. STEPHEN PRESCOTT 0 Subscription Manager. VAlERIE WARBURTON 0 Managing Edit o r, CHRISTOPHER POLLARD 0 Publisher. ANTHONY POLLARD

Steuen Isserlis-pp.I609 & 1628