Whenever I think that I'm awash in Bach recordings, more of them hit the stores and web sites; today was no exception. At a local store, I came across Robert Levin's WTC Book II on Hanssler. I was waiting for Book I to hit the streets, having no idea that II was already issued. Of course, I purchased the set (cost of 3.5 Naxos cd's). What is immediately interesting about this new set is that Levin plays the harpsichord, clavichord, organ, and fortepiano. Amazingly, he plays all four instruments at the same time (only joking). I don't yet know his rationale for using four instruments, but I'll be reviewing this set in the future. I just have many other recordings to review first, including Levin's own set of the English Suites. Three other Bach recordings in the store were too enticing to pass up: a Robert Hill harpsichord disc on Hanssler titled "Concerto, Fantasia, & Fugue", a Suzuki disc on BIS titled "Fantasias & Fugues", and a Virgin disc from Pierre Hantai containing three of Bach's Toccatas and other works. There's only one thing to do about all these Bach discs to listen to and review - refrain from sleeping and take a lot of leave from work. I always come up with reasonable solutions to the issues of the day. Don Satz [log in to unmask]