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Vier ,rnste Geeange, Op. 121: Denu es gehet den Menschen wie deaa vieti; Ich wandte mich und sahe an, aSic; 0 Tod, 0 Tod, wie bitter bist du; Wean ich mit Meschen—und mit Engelszuogen redete. 49 Deutsche Volkslleder: No. 16, Wach' ant, main' RerzeescbOnc; No. 2, Erlaube mir, fein's Mádchen;...

Gesellen. Mildred Miller (mezzo soprano—a, c), Occidental College Concert Choir (a, b), Columbia Sym- phony Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter. CBS Q BRG72 142: Q SBRG 72 142 (12 in., 32s. 3d. plus 5s. 3d. P.T.).

Herr Oluf, Op. 2, No. 2. ErlkOnig, Op. 1, No. 3. Die wandeinde Glocke, Op. 20, No. 3. Hochzeitlied, Op. 20, No. 1. Der getreue Eckhart, Op. 44, No .2. Archibald Douglas, Op. 128. Tom der Reimer, Op. 135. Heinrich der Vogler, op. 56, No. 1. Graf Eberstein, Op. 9, VI, No. 5. Prinz Eugen, der edle...

This looks a very competitive field, but we can straightaway eliminate both the Vox issues, on account of their unsatisfactory sound. And the HMV has rather too many problematical features to recommend itself easily, despite the splendid performance: although Fischer-Dieskau sings superbly, many...