13 JANUARY 1933, Page 19

One of the B.B.C. music series which has certainly made

history is the Concerts of Contemporari'Mnide. These ebn- certs have had to fight a good deal of ridicule, but by its persistence in broadcasting them the B.B.C. has provided its listeners with an opportunity of keeping abreast of modern music. It must be confessed, however, that the present series (which, on Friday next, reaches its third concert), has so far been less adventurous than most of its predecessors. Might we not be given the opportunity of hearing again, at these concerts, such works as Honegger's " David " and Sehtinberg's " Pierrot Ltiimire " ? And while on the subject of modern Music, may I draw your attention to next Monday's concert of Ernst Toch's chamber-music, with the composer himself at the piano ? * * * *