Bach and the balance sheet
Paul Lay of The Guardian recommends Bach's Cantata 168, "Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort!" ("Give an account of yourself! Word of thunder!"), as fitting accompaniment for the current economic crisis.
"Capital and interest must one day be settled," the tenor declares. Ach, so . . .
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2008/oct/14/credit-crunch-icesave-bach