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Although I have reviewed comparatively few records this year, five are of the highest standard. First, a welcome issue of a magnificent masterpiece which is almost completely neglected—Bruckner's "Great" Mass in F minor, given by the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra under Eugen Jochum, with...

Even in a good year it is quite easy to remember the recorded highlights from the musical theatre. The cinema always comes off second best in this annual round-up and I hope that the many film music fans will forgive me for neglecting their choices this year but the competition from the stage has...

GEOFFREY CUMING /Very few records of my kind of music have been issued this year, and I can only call one of them really memorable: In dulci jubilo, an anthology of carols from many countries, sung with charm and gaiety by Maria Stader. A judicious mixture of old and new, put across with real...

As top of the 'unpops' I would pick two fabulous sets of chamber works. First the six marvellous string quartets Mozart dedicated to Haydn, played by the Juilliard Quartet on Columbia mono 33CX1826-8: stereo SAX2470-2 with lustrously beautiful tone quality and expression of rare subtlety. If you...