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- From: Mike_Quigley@mindlink.bc.ca (Mike Quigley)
- Subject: Re: CD inserts.
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:15:50 GMT
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- > B. Narasimhan writes:
- >
- > Certain labels like Archiv, DG, to name two, include excellent
- > historical material in their CD inserts on the composers. Others
- > don't, although RCA and CBS seem to be improving. However, I am
- > always frustrated by the fact that not much info is included about
- > the performers or the orchestra. I have the whole set of 9 Beethoven
- > symphonies by Roger Norrington and it has some info on him and his
- > orchestra repeated in all of the CD's.
- >
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- The Glenn Gould edition has a blab in every CD released so far about the
- 20-bit sound used to refurbish the recordings. As well, Gould's often amusing
- liner notes are not reprinted verbatim.
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