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Including Beethoven's First and Sixth Symphonies on period instruments conducted by Roger Norrington and Brahms's First Symphony conducted by Riccardo Chailly. James Methuen-Campbell reviews two sets of Bach's Solo Violin SOtlatas and Partitas played by the young MenhJlin and Heifetz, and Michael Oliver disCIIsses Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's interpretation of the role of Manon Lescaut. CORRESPONDENCE 371 Copyright and music and a plea for fewer" Messiahs" and greater exploration of Handel's choral output . NEW RELEASE 372 A listing of new Compact Disc , Cassette and LP releases scheduled to appear this month. EDITORIAL 378 The Concertgebouw at 100. NEWS AND VIEWS 378 Dame Eva Tumer talks to John Steane about her now legendary performances of" Turandot" in 1937, Woljgang Sawallisch discusses his unassuming approach to making music and Lionel Salter reviews the second volume of " Song on Record" . EARLY MUSIC RETRO PECT 3 5 Lionel Salter discusses a selection of recordings of Baroque choral and instrumental music inclJlding Scott Ross's complete survey of the Scarlatti keyboard sonatas. GREAT ORCHESTRAS: CONCERTGEBOUW 39l Richard Osbome considers the distinguished first century of Amsterdam's great ConcertgeboJlw Orchestra. AN ITALIAN IN AMSTERDAM 399 Riccardo Chailly, the new Chief Conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra talks to Edward Seckerson about repertoire and his plans for the future. REVIEWS 407 Orchestral-407. Chamber-432. Instrumental-443 . Choral & Song-454. Opera-475. Stage & Screen- 487. Brass & Military-487. Jazz488. Spoken Word-491. Compact Disc Round-up--492. Cassette Commentary-495. AUDIO 497 Sounds in Retrospect-497. Scene by Satellite~503. Wide imaging stereo--505. Acoustic Etlergy AE2 Loudspeaker-506. Sennheiser HD450 & HD480 Headphotles-509. Sansui CD-X701i Compact Disc Player510. Goldring Epic II Pickup Cartridge-51O. New Products-511. FRONT COVER Riccardo Chailly, the new Chief Conductor of Amsterdam's Concertgebouw Orchestra , appears on this month's cover. On page 399 he talks to Edward Seckerson and we review four of his new Decca recordings including Pljceini's "Manotl Lescaut". (Photo: Decca/Swinkels) NEXT MONTH Michael Tilson Thomas, the new Principal Conductor of the LSO, appears on the October from cover. We review his new CBS recording of Mahler's Third Symphony. Also next month the results of the 1988 GRAMOPHONE Record Awards. Compact Disc Video (CD V) is launched and we will bring news and, we hope, reviews of the tlew medium. The October 1988 issue is published on Wednesday September 28th .

Vol. 66 No. 784 Published by General Gramophone Publications Ltd .. 177/9. Kencon Road. Hurow. MiddlC1CX HA3 OHA. Telephone 01-907 4476. Telex 265871 MONREF G MUS027 F;lX OJ-lX>7 007J Editor. CHRISTOPHER POLLARD 0 Ammn. Edi.or. JAMES JOLL Y 0 Comul.... '0 Edi.orial Dcparcmcnt. QUITA CHAVEZ 0 Audio Din."Clor, JOHN HORWICK 0 Audio Editor, IVOR HUMPHREYS 0 Audio Consulullt, JOHN GILBERT 0 Dcputy Publishcr 6c Advcniscmcn( Direc­ cor. HARRY IRVING 0 AdvertiscIncm Co-ordinator & Art Edi(or. DERMOT JONES 0 Circula­ lion Manager. STEPHEN PRESCOlT 0 Sub.criplion Manager. VALERIE WARBURTON 0 Publi.her & Managing Edi.or. ANTHONY POLLARD