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REVIEW~ Simon Rattle conducls Maw's "Odyssey" (~ 65), Semyon Bychkov conducts Rachmaninov 's Second Symphony ( 1):7 69) and Beecham's arrangement of Schumann 's incidental music "Manfred" returns to the catalogue ( wr 70). Rafael Kubelik conducts Smetana's "Ma vias!" ( rn- 73), and Oliver .Knussen conducts chamber works by Takemitsu ( FP" 74). Keith Jarrett and Michala Petri play Handel recorder sonatas ( FP" 87) and John Lill continues his Prokofiel' piano music series ( wr 102). Thomas Hampson sings M ahler songs ( 1l7 113), Dtto Klemperer's Mozart Da Ponte operas return on CD ( wr 125) and Cheryl Studer sings "Salome " ( rn- 130).
NEW RELEASES A listing of new Compact Discs, Cassettes and LPs appearing this month ( rn- 178).
INDEX TO REVIEWS
A guide 10 the reviews appearing this mOl1lh.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Including great conductors remembered, a mystery mezzo and a plea/or some more Bruckner chamber music.
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NEWS& VIEWS
Including interviews with Semyon Bychkov, J ohn Mau ce ri , Helen Dona/h, Keith Jw'rell and Sir Colin Dm'is. Nicolas Soames reports on the world premiere recording of Nicholas Maw 's "Odyssey".
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NORTH AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE A2 A survey by Christie BartelIor North American readers ( which/ollows page 32, only in the North American edition).
50 YEARS OF BRITISH MUSIC
Lyndon Jenkins sUrI'eysjive decades of British musicji-om 1891 .
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MRARTSTV
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Nicolas Soames talks to Reiner Moritz . the moving power behind many arts I'ideo productions . Also a report on the video production o/Cluck 's "Olfeo ed Euridice ".
LASERDISC ROUND-UP
Nicolas Soames previews forthcoming Laserdisc releases (Lase rdisc reviews 011 page 140 and John Bor wick reviews a ne w Laserdisc player on page 167).
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SILVER ROSES , GOLDEN VOICES
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David Ni ce reports /rom EM f's sessions /01' "Der Rosenkavalier" in Dresden.
REVIEWS
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Orchestral- 59. Chamber-83. Instrumental-98. Choral & Song106 . Stage & Screen- 136. Spok en World-139. Laserdiscs-140. Histori cal-146 . Collectors ' Corner-I56.
AUDIO
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Sounds in Retrospect-158 . Inside Audio-l60. KEF Model 101 12 Loudspeaker- 16J . Sony TC-K850ES Casselle Deck- 164. Harmon Kardon HD 7500 11 Compact Disc Player-I66 . Pioneer CLS-1450 Laserdisc Player-167. B&W DM620 Loudspeaker-169. New Products- I 70.
HINDSIGHT
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Alan Sanders look s through back issues O{CRAMOPHON£ 0/60,40 and 20 years ago.
FRONT COVER Dame Kiri Te Kanawa appears on this mOl1lh 's/ront cover. We review her new recordings as Mowrt 's Countess Almaviva ( page 126). Johann Strauss If's Rosalinde ( page 130). Richard Strauss's Marschallin ( page 135 ) and o/his "Four Last Songs" (page 114) . ( Photo: Philipsl Swannell)
NEXT MONTH Murray Perahia is /eatured on the October cover and we review his new Sony Classical recordings of \i 'orks by Brahms, Franck, Liszt and Mozart. Alall Sly th spok e to him at this year's Salzburg Festival. Also next mOl1lh an interview with Armin Jordan. who is on tour with his Suisse Romande Orchestra.
The October 1991 issue is published Oil Wednesday 2nd October.
