Post by DSD September 29, 2005 (1 of 7)
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Gregorio Paniagua and the Atrium Musicae de Madrid make early music tons of fun! Plus their Analog recordings made between 1975 - 1985 were almost all of demo quality and highly prized by collectors and the original LPs often go for over $50.00 on eBay.
"La Folia de la Spaga" by Gregorio Paniagua and the Atrium Musicae de Madrid is on of my very favorite SACDs. They use original instruments combined weird sound effects and resulting music is extremely cool! With Harmonia Mundi's "perfect" analog sound these recordings are thrilling experiences and best of all high quality music making! It is no accident that Harmonia Mundi's older Analog recordings are their best. Their newer Digital recordings do not have the "you are there" feeling of their superb analog recordings from 1975 - 1985. This is one of my very best sounding SACDs!
Harmonia Mundi here is my want list:
Tarentule-Tarentelle / Paniagua, Atrium Musicae de Madrid
Musique Arabo-Andalouse / Paniagua, Atrium Musicae de Madrid
Musique de la Grece Antique / Paniagua, Atrium Musicae de Madrid
Le Fete de lane / Paniagua, Atrium Musicae de Madrid
Danses de la Renaissance / Clemencic Consort
Ancient Dances of Hungary and Transilvania / Clemencic Consort
I am also emailing this in a slightly different form to Harmonia Mundi. Those of you who also love early music if you would please email Harmonia Mundi at info.arles@harmoniamundi.com as well. I appreciate the help very much!
Happy listening,
Teresa
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Post by Beagle September 29, 2005 (2 of 7)
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DSD said:
Gregorio Paniagua and the Atrium Musicae de Madrid make early music tons of fun!
I second the motion. You haven't really lived, acoustically, until you've heard Panaigua and crew go off-soundstage and returned (for pizza and more wine?) in a back-firing old beater (La Folia). Unhinged but utterly delightful (and acoustically astonishing) music-making.
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Post by cafepeng November 2, 2005 (3 of 7)
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Here here!
Especially keep an eye out for HM recordings from this era made by the sound engineer Michel Pontrefact (cannot check the spelling here at work). They are the best. I understand that in those days HM used valve-based electronics throughout the recording chain.
I'd buy the SACD of La Folia if I did not already have the real thing, i.e. the vinyl original ;-).
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Post by Peter November 2, 2005 (4 of 7)
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Beagle said:
I second the motion. You haven't really lived, acoustically, until you've heard Panaigua and crew go off-soundstage and returned (for pizza and more wine?) in a back-firing old beater (La Folia). Unhinged but utterly delightful (and acoustically astonishing) music-making.
Yes, please! I also second this, or is it third this? What's a "beater"?
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Post by DSD November 2, 2005 (5 of 7)
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Peter said:
Yes, please! I also second this, or is it third this? What's a "beater"?
A "beater" is an old car badly in need of repair. As in "beaten all to hell" and this is why it backfires. It sounds like a car from the 1920's - 1930's the sound effects especially going to the right to the end of the block turning right and the going back another block and turning left and to the end of the block and turning left again and then back to the original block and turning left again to arive back where he started.
This is is the most effective way to map your soundstage I have ever used, it will measure the width and depth or your image in 2 channel stereo.
And the music is really cool!
Happy listening,
Teresa
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Post by Peter November 3, 2005 (6 of 7)
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DSD said:
A "beater" is an old car badly in need of repair. As in "beaten all to hell" and this is why it backfires. It sounds like a car from the 1920's - 1930's the sound effects especially going to the right to the end of the block turning right and the going back another block and turning left and to the end of the block and turning left again and then back to the original block and turning left again to arive back where he started.
This is is the most effective way to map your soundstage I have ever used, it will measure the width and depth or your image in 2 channel stereo.
And the music is really cool!
Happy listening,
Teresa
Now that's funny, made me laugh! It reminds me of the 1924 Morgan 3 wheeler I was allowed to drive from South Dublin out into the countryside and back. Mind you, that was incredibly noisy (surround sound), though so many people waved and smiled.
I've ordered the disc; it'll complement the two Alia Vox Folias I've already got.
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Post by Beagle November 3, 2005 (7 of 7)
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Peter said:
What's a "beater"?
I have been listening acutely to this particular old rust-bucket for a number of years now, and have eliminated the Volkswagen and the Trabant as candidates. I now conjecture that it is a Citroen II. Is there a 'le Cit' owner out there, who can verify? This is an important detail of musical history....
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