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“We connected the same way two teenagers would, opening the liner notes and saying, ‘Look at these lyrics, look at this stuff.’

Egoyan, who wrote the appreciative liner notes for Kouyoumdjian’s Kronos recording, is a talented opera director.

In the record’s liner notes, McCann wrote: “Roberta possesses, both as a singer and pianist, that rare quality which carries the listener beyond every barrier as though it never existed, to that level at which all humans can truly hear.”

Whether it’s the CD’s glossy, iridescent appearance or the intimate liner notes tucked into every jewel case, the compact disc maintains a certain appeal among young music buyers and collectors.

More than 13,000 members of the Recording Academy vote for the Grammys every year - including musicians, producers, lyricists, and even the people who write CD liner notes.