John Smyth initiated this thread by telling us of some recordings he
recently bought which had a significant impact on the contents of his
wallet.  John's acquisitions sound very good and I'm particularly intrigued
by the Mozart Requiem from Weill on Sony.

I always keep my wallet in the back right pocket of my pants; being a left
handed person (in more ways than one), that allows me to use my primary
hand for assertive purposes while reaching for my wallet at the same time.
When the contents of my wallet thin out, I'd swear that the wallet starts
vibrating and saying "feed me - feed me", especially when I'm in a record
shop.

As an aside, I noticed that in the Advance Order screens of CDNOW, Koch is
releasing a new performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion from Thomas and
his American Bach Soloists.  I have a couple of the Thomas Bach Cantata
discs, and they certainly are worthy entries.  The price of this new set
appears to be the same as for a premium 2-cd set.  That does have me
wondering if Thomas uses Mendelssohn's arrangement of the work.  Does
anyone know the straight facts on this matter?

Don Satz
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