Chapter 1 Editorial, Basil Tschaikov; Chapter 2 The Music Performance Research Centre: An Entry into Britain’s Archive of Public Performances, Jon Tolansky; Chapter 3 The Conductor Speaks: An Interview with Mark Elder, Mark Elder; Chapter 4 The Death of Boris: Performing the Role of Moussorgsky’s Boris Godunov – Thoughts and Experiences, Robert Lloyd; Chapter 5 Sir Thomas Beecham: A Memoir, Basil Tschaikov; Chapter 6 A View from the Orchestra – Two Perspectives, Harold Nash, David Theodore; Chapter 7 remembered, Basil Tschaikov; Chapter 8 Listening to Music: Alone or in Company, David Coronel; Chapter 9 The MCPS National Discography: Britain’s Centralised Recordings Information Centre, Malcolm Tibber; Chapter 10 The Music Performance Research Centre: A Selective Catalogue, Jon Tolansky;