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BRAHMS. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73. Royal Philharmonic Orch- estra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., C.H. H.M.V. (Z) ALP1770 (12 in., 30s. plus 9s. 9d. P.T.).

BRAHMS. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98. Academic Festival Over- ture, Op. 80. Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Eduard van Beinurn. Philips © ABL3310 (12 in , 30s. plus 9s. 9d. P.T.).

Tibor de Machula got a good notice in these columns last year for his playing of the Boccherini 'cello concerto and a bad one for his playing of the Dvofak. Max Bruch's Adagio on Jewish themes needs more heart than mind, and De Machula rightly plays it with a sob, backed by warm tone and...

No. 12 in D minor, "La Follia" (DL423/3). Renato Biffoli and Giuseppe Magnani (violins), Nereo Gasperini ('cello), Bruno Canino (harpsichord), with GU Accademici di Milano conducted by Dean Eckertsen. Vox Q DL423/1-3 (three 12 in., 119s. 3d. including P.T.).

A posthumous legacy from the discography of the greatly gifted Italian conductor, presented in a convenient format (we must, alas, suppose that Cantelli did not get as far as recording the third Nocturne, Sirertes). Debussy suited Cantelli's gift for balancing orchestral sound: the cool colours...