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Re: Ugly Classical CD Covers
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Kar-Ming Chong <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:01:11 +0800
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Mitch responded to my statement on better CD covers:

>>(3) Britten - War Requiem - composer - Decca - simple yet effective
>
>There's at least two great ones here.  One shows a huge broken bell; the
>other focuses on a church gargoyle with a devastated city in the background
>(Coventry? Dresden?).  Both of them are inexpressably eloquent.  ...

I think the cover that shows a huge broken bell belongs to the DG label -
with Gardiner as the conductor.  Yes, an eloquent cover.

Cheers
Kar Ming

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