HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1050 / PANIAGUA, GREGORIO - LA FOLIA / LIKE NEW
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LA FOLIA-GREGORIO PANIAGUA-ATR 013 (180 GRAM)*/HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1050
This LP originally came out as the Harmonia Mundi. It has also been on the TAS list for a number of years. The original pressing is definitely good enough to make this list on its own, but the ATR reissue* is even better.
It excels in every sonic parameter. It is very transparent, immediate, clean, natural and dynamic. The sound stage is large and the sound-floor is extremely low, allowing every last detail to be heard; including the harmonic structure and decay, tonal and dynamic complexity etc. This LP was a top contender for the designation of the finest "ancient music" LP.
There is one "fly-in-the-ointment" though. ATR put out an earlier non-180 gram pressing. It wasn't quite as good, but with one big exception. On Side Two, near the beginning, there is a long, quiet, solo flute section. It ends abruptly with multiple, loud cracks from a bull whip. (Yes, this LP is weird, but it's fun!) On the earlier (thin) ATR, the bull whip is so explosive it could almost give you a heart-attack. The later (180 gram) pressing compresses the whip, which compromises the "shock-effect". So, if you want to safely get rid of an obnoxious (and rich) relative or a former friend with a bad heart, or just play a trick, the earlier ATR may have still some utility.
This LP is rare and remember to feel the weight. This was usually the LP I play last during a rare demonstration of my own system. I wanted it to be my guest's final auditory memory. I can't compliment any record more than that. BEST SOUNDING RECORDINGS (http://www.high-endaudio.com/SR-DIVINITY.html+
TITLE: PANIAGUA, GREGORIO - LA FOLIA
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LABEL: HARMONIA MUNDI HM 1050 STEREO / FRANCE
COVER: NM+ CONDITION
RECORD: NM+ CONDITION
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