10 JULY 1982, page 30

Arts

Pursuit of excellence Anthony Burgess Toscanini Beethoven's complete sym- phonies (RCA VL 46020) Toscanini Wagner: Siegfried Act II/Idyll (RCA VL 46008) Toscanini Wagner:......

Art

Sssch... John McEwen J ulian Schnabel is 31 and hails from Brooklyn. His painting (Tate Gallery till 3 September) is a visual equivalent of Funk Rock. It makes up in bombast......

Cinema

Goofing off Peter Ackroyd A Kind of Hero (`AA', selected cinemas) J udging by the audience at the cinema 1 attended, Richard Pryor, the black American comedian, has a specific......