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Two versions of Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra must both be mentioned: Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on RCA-Victor mono RB6518: stereo SB6518 for their splendidly fiery sound; and Maazel and the Philharmonia on Columbia mono 33CX1823: stereo SAX2467 for their refinement and beauty...

In a year full of splendid reissues— including albums by Woody Herman, Venuti-Lang, Parker, Mildred Bailey, Billie Holiday, Ellington, Teagarden and the wonderful "Swing Street" series—there seem to have been fewer new records of significance than usual. However at least three of my choices...

For the most part the records that I review for THE GRAMOPHONE are of comparatively out-of-the-way music, either ancient or modern, but looking back over the past year I find that the one which thrilled me most was of a straight repertory work. This was Brahms's D minor Concerto played by...

In a year notable for the rise of The Beatles and similar 'beat' groups, I found great pleasure in a single issued at the very end of 1962, by Sheila Southern (HMV POP 1089), possessor of one of the sweetest voices in the business. White Wedding and Little Star are my choice for the single record...

The arrival of the first three LPs in HMV's whole-scale reissue of Schnabel's Beethoven Sonata series has been the event of my reviewing year. The first seven Sonatas are now available (and by the time this is in print another five will probably have joined them); I single out Schnabel's...