When I first heard that Douglas Adams, of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy had written an introduction to the re-issue of the Brandenburg Concertos conducted by Benjamin Britten, I was mildly amused. I like his work; Adams is very good at what he does, but I wondered what he could possibly contribute. Well, I bought the recordings, and I have read the introduction. It is a modest seven paragraphs, well written by a knowledgeable lover Bach. I really like the last paragraph (which is a little pointedly epigrammatic; so what?) "Whenever I hear [Brandenburg III], it stays in my mind for days.... While Beethoven tells you what it's like to be Beethoven, and Mozart tells you what it's like to be human, Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe." I love that last sentence! I think Adams has figured Beethoven pretty well. (There is a similar quote about Bach and Mozart being played in heaven, by--I forget whom.) Dr. S. de Silva <[log in to unmask]> Lycoming College, Williamsport PA