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Dvofik's Slavonic Dances were originally written at the request of his publisher who asked for a Slavonic equivalent to Brahms's Hungarian Dances. Dvolik composed them for piano duet, and anyone who still keeps up this rather Edwardian pastime will know what fun they are to play. No worries here...

MOZART. Piano Works. Fantasy in C minor, K.475; Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K.457. Ingrid Haebler (piano). Fontana CFL1048 (12 in., 30s. plus 9s. 9d. P.T.).

Mephisto Waltz No. 1. Eva Berna- thova (piano). Supraphon Q SUC 10032 (12 in., 30s. plus 9s. 9d. P.T.).

John Warrack stole a march on First Reviews last month when he wrote about this record in the course of a Quarterly Retrospect on Sviatoslav Richter. Our roles are now reversed; it is for me to dot the i's, cross the t's, and execute the voile-face. In the event I do not have to execute a...