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MARCH 1973

OPHONE THE RADIO CRITIC BROADCAST REVIEW

VOL. L

No. 598

Founded by SIR COMPTON MAClKENZIE

CHRISTOPHER STONE

• Publisher and Managing Editor

ANTHONY POLLARD

• Editor MALCOLM WALKER

• Assistant Editor SHEILA SAXON

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Ii ndex to Reviews . . Sounds in Retrospect~A Panel Review David Oistrakh talks to Alan Blyth . . . . Introducing Benvenuto Cellini by David Cairns Here and There with Roger Wimbush . . . . Record Industry Profile: Dr Hans-Werner Steinhausen by John Borwick

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Collectors' Corner by Jerrold Northrop Moore and Brian Rust . . Reviews-Orchestral

-Chamber Music -Instrumental' . . -Choral and Song -Opera . . Records Reissued New Cassette Releases . . Nights at the Round Table Keeping Track Jazz Reviews

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.Books and ,Records Received Contributors' Notes Correspondence . . Deletions . . Editorial Notes Special Offers

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Beginner's Guide to Unit Audio

Part 2: The cartridge, motor and pickup arm by P. E. Gosling Meet the Manufacturer: No. 9-SMIE . . Elements in Audio Progress Part 3: Transistors for tuners and tape by R. F. Jones . . Equipment !Reviews: '

Quad FM3 tuner . . . . Yamaha MSC-5B music centre . . Celestion Ditton 44 Monitor loudspeaker Audio Forum . . Sonex 73 preview . . Audio News

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This month's front cover shows Benvenuto Cellini's famous bronze of Perseus. David Cairns provides an introduction to Berlioz's opera on page 1657 and a review of the first-ever recording by John Warrack appears on page 1722.

NEXT MONTH-GOLDEN JUBILEE ISSUE This issue will contain all the usual features together with a facsimile of the f i rst edition and several specially commissioned articles to commemorate the occasion

THE GRAMOPHONE is published by General Gramophone Publications Ltd. 177-179 Kenton Road, Harrow, Mx. HA3 OHA, on the 1st of each month and Is available from al/ newsagents and bookstal/s. Annual subscriptions: UK-£3·30: Overseas-£3 ·6Q (US $9 '00). Second Class Postage paid at Long Island City, NY. US mailing agents: Air & Sea Freight Inc. PO Box 1425, Long Island City, NY 11101. Printed in England.

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