Semiotic analysis

• The main sign on the front cover is of an image of a man. This male has been photogrpahed. He is sat on a bench, against a brick background. The man is sat crossed leg , with one hand on the arm of the bench and his other on his lap. He is photographed straight but his head is turned to the left
• The sign could connote him looking relaxed, happy, taking in the moment.
• The anchorage of this sign is 'Pierre-Laurent Aimard. French revolution at aldeburgh' This anchorage is showing us that the man in the picture is famous. By the looks of the photo, he could be listening to classical music, he is smirking which could suggest that he is happy and proud of the music.
• At the top of the magazine is the masthead, with the 'Classical' being in a italic font and bigger than the word 'music'. With the classical being in a bigger font could suggest that they want the audience to recognise its a classical magazine.
• Towards the left of the image are cover lines, With the main heading being in a sky blue colour and the information underneath coloured in white. There are also cover lines towards the bottom left hand side.
• At the right hand bottom side of the magazine is the bar code and the price tag. The price is in a small text which could suggest that it is quite expensive, therefore they wouldn't want it to be the first thing the buyers see.