>> Weiss-Barto series sold over 70000. >> RT > Is that 70,000, or 7000? >>The FORMER. >>RT So then, thats actually very good news. So, 70,000 divided by 6 volumes equals.... 11,600 each volume, half lutenist lets sat bought them and half others. Could it then be there are actually 5000 lutenist in the world?
Michael Thames www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lute net" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "Denys Stephens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 12:25 PM Subject: Re: memorization > >> Weiss-Barto series sold over 70000. > >> RT > > Is that 70,000, or 7000? > The FORMER. > RT > > > > > > > >>>> Yes, I totally agree!!!! So why is Paul Odette's next CD going to have > >>>> 3 Bach suites, and one Weiss. Why did Nigel North, record the Chaconne > >>> and > >>>> a 4 CD set of all Bach, and one Weiss suite, Edwardo Eg? CD's of all > >>>> Bach? and no Weiss. I'll tell you why....it's marketed to > > guitarist's. > >>>> Not quite. It is a bit more complicated. People record >Bach because it > > is > >>>> the grandest achievement of human spirit and there is no >better > > measuring > >>>> tool for our ambitions/qualities. > >>>> Eduardo has an extremely fine CD of Weiss as well, >although his > > affinity > >>>> towards JSB is far greater than for SLW (I have it from >the horse's > >>> mouth). > >>> > >>> No question, I totally agree with you concerning Bach as the ultimate. > >>> I also, happen to know that no record company will invest in something > >>> that won't sell. > >> Weiss-Barto series sold over 70000. > >> RT > >> > >> > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
