RAFAEL PUYANA - - "Baroque Masterpieces for the Harpsichord" - Mercury Living Presence 1965 Early pressing

"The harpsichord, sometimes disrespectfully referred to as a plucked instrument with keys, left its stamp on the musical language of the Baroque as no other. Whether employed as a continuous bass to accompany delicate chamber music, or heard in heady open-air concerts, or just as a solo instrument, its bright sound, rich in overtones, was highly esteemed by all important composers and musicians of the era. Due to the construction of the instrument it is not possible to play with a differentiated volume of sound, so performers made a virtue of necessity in that they concentrated upon lively phrasing and a well-considered choice of register. In the present recording Rafael Puyana plays a two-manual Pleyel harpsichord and interprets a wide and varied range of European keyboard works from the 17th and 18th centuries. Along with compositions by Louis Couperin and Domenico Scarlattiís, both of whom had a great influence on style in their day, this compilation has at its heart works by the English composers John Bull, William Byrd and Peter Philips, which are taken from the most famous collection of all Baroque compositions, the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book." - PPR

This LP is a Mercury Living Presence Stereo recording. This series is highly regarded by Audiophiles as being some of the finest recordings ever made, even by today's standards and techniques.

This is an Early Pressing with CBRFR1/CBFR2 as part of it's Matrix.

The record is Mint.
The jacket is NM-.
The LP plays/sounds Mint+.

The Harpsichord is 'Live' - right in your room. The detail and micro-detail are exceptional. The minutest changes in intonation and timbre are realistically recorded. A very impressive recording.
Virtually no surface noise - just a few , rare low-level 'ticks' and occassional vinyl noise on a few extremely quiet passages.

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