Donald writes:

>RCA has issued a new recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations by the
>Canadian Brass.  This is the first time I have heard the work by a brass
>ensemble, and I was looking forward to the experience.  Unfortunately, I
>didn't find it particularly stimulating or enjoyable.

Though I don't mind Bach by Stokowski, it seems to me that such music as
the Goldberg Variations would be an awkward fit for brass ensemble, even
one of the caliber of the Canadian Brass.

However, I thoroughly enjoyed Sitkovetsky's arrangement for chamber
orchestra on Nonesuch.

John Smythsky