I wrote about Ars Nova and Scnabel's Violin Sonatas etc. >>Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!!!! How better to go bankrupt >>than by flooding the market with totally obscure works by a composer who >>is basically known for his playing of Beethoven on the piano. There are >>probably *NOT* 100 people in the "greater metropolitan" area of Tallahassee >>who have even heard of Schnabel. And Bernard Chasan (among several others) replied >Some reactions to this: > >1. Is this not a university town we are speaking of? I would bet that >more than 100 people have heards of Schnabel. Yes. A University town FSU, with an outstanding music school. Maybe if you factor in all the piano students you might get to my hypothetical 100 people. Don't bet the farm, though. >2. I am way more dismayed at the spotty stocks you find at Tower, >Borders, and some internet cd outlets. Try searching Amazon.com >for something just a bit of the beaten path!! Our new Borders is set to open in a week or so. I will check it out. I have frequented (oftened??) the Borders in Orlando and Tampa and have been rather pleased. At least they have a good supply of Naxos. I guess in the long run, I have been properly chastized about my original remarks. I am sure that all of you are right about who actually picks which discs and how many. I guess I was just frustrated with the whole mess in general, and aimed my arrow at Arte Nova. Please pin a bull's eye to the back of these buyers, so I will know where to aim next time. Humbly (it won't last) Joel Tallahassee, FL Go 'Noles!!