7 JANUARY 1949, page 18

Gramophone Notes

THE most original and adventurous new recordings both come from Columbia—Szymanowski's first violin concerto, played by Eugenia Uminska and the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the......

Contemporary Arts

THE CINEMA " Tap Roots." (Gaumont.)---" Sealed Verdict." (Plaza.)—"Warn- Mg to Wantons." (New Gallery and Tivoli.) IF anybody has a hankering after a good bloody battle, with......