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Presents information on different musical records. Information on composer Charles Ives's Symphony No. 2; Views of musician Leonard Bernstein on the Symphony No. 2; Musical works of American pianist Charles Rosen; Inclusion of American songs in the Symphony No. 2; Types of orchestras; Performance of composer Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto; Reference to composer Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons on Epic"; Description of the Kroll quartet; Importance of refinements and executions in orchestras.

This article critically appraises the musical composition of Robert Parris. Of the fairly large group of Washington modernist composers, only one--Parris--has contrived to arouse popular national interest, and he has done that just within the past week for his Concerto for Five Kettle Drums and Orchestra, introduced in Washington by Howard Mitchell and the National Symphony. As a conscientious composer of substantial accomplishments, there is no question that Parris' success with his piece is deserved and, in fact overdue. But there are questions that come to mind: first, how much will this coup do to get more hearings of Parris' large output of excellent chamber works.

Reviews several orchestral music recording featuring works by Johannes Brahms, performed by Toscanini and NBC Symphony. 'Four Symphonies'; 'Two Overtures'; 'Haydn Variations.'

Provides information related to the completed New-Deal Symphony. Significance of the completion of the orchestration of the first part of the work; Reasons behind the decision of the composer to depart from the orthodox symphonic form; Impact of the marked predominance of winds and brass on the musical score of the symphony.