APRIL 1980 Vol. 57 No. 683

Publisher & Editor ANTHONY POLLARD

Records Editor MALCOLM WALKER

Audio Editor JOHN BORWICK

Audio Consultant

JOHN GILBERT

Advertisement Co-ordinator

DERMOT JONES

Circulation Manager STEPHEN PRESCOTI

Subscription Manager

LILIAN SHERER

Deputy Publisher & Advertisement Director

BARRY IRVING

CONTRIBUTORS

NICHOLAS ANDERSON

DENIS ARNOLD

MARY BERRY ALAN BLYTH WILLIAM A CHISLETI

JOAN CHISSELL MARTIN COOPER

JOHN DUARTE DAVID FALLOWS

ROGER FISKE ROBIN GOLDING EDWARD GREENFIELD

MAX HARRISON TREVOR HARVEY

ANpREW LAMB ROBERT LAYTON MALCOLM MACDONALD

WILLIAM MANN

IVAN MARCH MICHAEL OLIVER RICHARD OSBORNE STEPHEN PLAISTOW GORDON REYNOLDS

STANLEY SADIE LIONEL SALTER

JOHN STEANE JOHN WARRACK

STANLEY WEBB ARNOLD WHITIALL

Incorporating CASSETIES & CARTRIDGES

CONTENTS14821482

Index to Reviews New Record and Cassette Releases Cassette Feature

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1530 1536 1540 1544 · 1544 1544

Cassette Progress by John Borwick High-Speed Duplication by John Borwick Cassette Repertoire by Edward Greenfield, Robert Layton and

Ivan March .

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Review of the Beocbrd 8000 by john Borwick A Quarterly Retrospect by john Steane Here and There with Alan Blyth, Robert Marsh and Alan Sanders Editorial Notes · Correspondence Books in Brief

REVIEWS1549Orchestral1567ChamberMusic1568Instrumental1575ChoralandSong1584Opera1596NightsattheRound Table 1598 Easy Listening

AUDIO1602Commentary1607Reportfrom America

Equipment Reviews : 1608 Dual CS626 turntable by John Borwick 1609 JVC Zero 5 loudspeaker by John Gilbert 1610 Audio News

Please note that for all VAT inclusive prices the rate is that which applied at the t ime of going to press-i.e. 15%

FRONT COVER This month's front cover features Riccardo Muti whose recording of Cay and Pag is reviewed by Edward Greenfield on page 1589. There is also an interview with Muti by Alan Blyth on page 1540. Cover photo: Christian Steiner/EMI Limited

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