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OCTOBER 1975 THE RADIO CRITIC VOLUME 53 BROADCAST REVIEW NUMBER 629

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CONTENTS Index to Reviews Quarterly Retrospect by John Steane Here and There with Alan Blyth, Roger Wimbush, John W. Thomson ,

W. A. Chislett Book Reviews by Lewis Foreman and Lionel Salter Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)-an obituary by Robert Layton Correspondence Deletions Editorial Notes Limited Period Special Offers

REVIEWS

Orchestral Chamber Music Instrumental Choral and Song Opera Spoken Word

Nights at the Round Table

Electronic Music Easy Listening Jazz New Cassette and Cartridge Releases

Contributed by : Felix Aprahamian: Denis Arnold; Alan Blyth; John Borwick; W . A . Chlslelt; Joan Chlssell; Deryck Cooke: Roger Fiske; Charles Fox ; Derek Grant: Edward Greenf ield; Max Harrison; Trevor Harvey :

Nigel Hunter; Andrew Lamb; Robert Layton; William Mann: Malcolm Macdonald: Jerrold Moore; Alun Morgan: Peter Myers: Jeremy Noble; Richard Osborne; Michael Oliver: Christopher Palmer; Stephen Plaistow; John Postgate; Brian Rust; Stanley Sadie; Lionel Salter; John Steane; John Warrack; Stanley Webb

AUDIO

Commentary by John Borwick Harrogate 1975-A Report by John Borwick and Roger Driscoll Equipment reviews:

ESS AMT1 Tower loudspeaker by Roger Driscoll Fons CQ30 turntable by John Borwick Philips N6310 headphones by John Borwick Audio Bookshelf Modern tuner features by R. S. Roberts New products

COVER

The recording of the Sibelius and Beethoven works for violin and orchestra mentioned on the front cover is reviewed on page 633.

NEXT MONTH

Quarterly Retrospect by Robert Layton. An interview with Joan Sutherland. John Borwick comments on "Ten Years of Cassettes"

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