RE: Re:Complete Works of Bach on Hanssler CD

[St-Laurent Gilles <gsl@nlo.nlc-bnc.ca>]

>In other words, upon hearing a recording would Johann say, "Well, that was
>different(!), but atleast other musicians still have the original score,
>not everyone is approaching my music with this new fangled style, are
>they?"  Or would he say, "My my!  I should have prevented this deviation by
>'specifying', but how I did know that musicians would play my music with so
>little regard for my style and my times?"  (or would he say,"Hey, this is
>great!  I never would have imagined what this Gould character is able to
>wring out of my scores!").


Or would he be saying, "Hey, these royalty cheques are pretty good..."

Gilles St-Laurent
Music Division
National Library of Canada