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Vyner". Op. 63e'. 'Dawn Upshaw (sop,: °Sebast- ian Bell (11); acJl Coiitttable (p0; Elisabeth C'hojrtacka (hpd); C1)ayjd Hockings (pete); abI,,on_ don Siulonietta /"David Zinman, 'Markus Stenz. Nonesuch ID 7559-79362-4; ID 7559-79362-2 (59 minutes: DDD).

Hindemith composed three concertos for the viola, but unlike those for the cello which spanned the years 1915-40, the ones for his own instrument came in just eight: 1927-35. One might assume from this a homogeneity of style and while this is true up to a point (reinforced by the wind-based...

Prokof 1ev Lieutenant Kijé Suite, 0p 60b Stravinsky Divertimento from "La baiser de la fée". Chicago Symphony Orchestra I Fritz Reiner.

Suk Serenade in E flat, Op. 6. Meditation on an old Czech hymn, "St Wenceslas", Op. 35a. Virtuosi di Praga / Oldrich Vlcek.

The more I hear Kodály's only Symphony, the more I like it. The music itself has an engagingly pastoral quality, with mild but memorable thematic material, lively - even somewhat over-wrought - musical arguments (probably the symphony's main weakness) and notably scenic orchestration. My last...