How many times have I told you not to buy a record for its cover…
mainFrom the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
How many times have I told you not to buy a record for its cover? Well, this one justifies the purchase. The image shows the central square of a small town in Poland in the 1960s, a place where nothing ever happens yet everything is closely watched. The image has been colourised for added artificiality. It is stifling, cloying, vividly reminiscent of the oppressive dullness of Communism.
The music is made to match….
Read on here.
And here.
Gniezno isn’t just any small town in Poland. It’s small, but it is historically one of the most important cities in Poland. It’s probably a bit like calling York a small town in England.
I think this review was already posted here….
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What about Mahler conducting his 8th, in glorious technicolor…
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If you have visions of oppressive dullness, induced by communism, in a completely normal and could-be-anywhere 1960s town scene, I suggest to get a thorough checkup by a professional psychiatrist.
‘oppressive dullness of Communism’
As opposed to the glorious technicolor of life for all under capitalism!