Bernard Chasan:
>... according to some remarks of Robert Levin at concert he played, Bach
>was considered not really qualified for the St. Thomas job because he did
>not have a university degree!! He was hired only after the first two
>candidates, each with a degree,turned the job down,
Did he happen to mention what the degrees were in? I don't believe one
studied music at a university at that time. It might have been that Bach
didn't have a theology degree.
Steve Schwartz