Donald Satz wrote:

>Yes, and Telemann was offered and rejected the job before Graupner was
>given his opportunity.  Bach was the third-stringer at best - it's a
>wacky world.

All three composers wrote "audition" pieces for this position.  I've
always wanted to see them recorded.  I can't believe a label like Archiv
or CPO hasn't done this already.  The works are published in modern
editions, so I don't know what the hold up is.

"Kim Patrick Clow" <[log in to unmask]>