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IV Music*. The Oceanides—Tone poem, Op. 73*. Tapiola—Symphonic poem, Op. 1121% Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. HMV Concert Classics SXLP30197 0.99); C) TC–EXE180 (£2.15). From ASD468 (7/62), tfrom ASD518 (4163).

It was partly due to Dr Burney that Johann Stamitz got his reputation as an 'Important Historical Figure', and though in an exemplary sleeve-note Christopher Hogwood rather cuts him down to size as an innovator he was nonetheless a composer of whom we should know more; it is perhaps strange that...

Centrally popular as it is, recorded over and over again, this symphony has had a frustratingly patchy history on the gramophone. When recently I did a comparison for "Building a Library" in the BBC Radio 3 Record Review programme, I found myself finally passing over all the full-price versions...

Fatum—symphonic poem, Op. 77. The Voyevodasymphonic ballad, Op. 78. The Storm—Overture, Op. 76. The Tempest—symphonic fantasy, Op. 18.