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Polyphonia Antiqua - Ultreia! [Vinyl]

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Ultreia! is coming. A true test for 3D and riverbs reproduction ability, almost forgotten. Played by Polyphonia Antiqua.  Yves Esquieu, Ensemble De...

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Ultreia! is coming. A true test for 3D and riverbs reproduction ability, almost forgotten. Played by Polyphonia Antiqua. 

Yves Esquieu, Ensemble De Musique Ancienne Polyphonia Antiqua – Ultreia! It's a full analog recording from Disques Pierre Verany. Recorded by Pierre Verany in 1982 (July 5,6,7), it's a beautiful set of music "trying to evoke, in the form of a mediaeval liturgical drama, the long march to Compostella undertaken by a group of pilgrims." Lacquers cut by Scott Hull at Masterdisk.

"Ultreia" means "forward". In the Middle Ages, this was the marching call of pilgrims and crusaders. At that time, thousands of people set out every year on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Rome or Santiago di Compostella. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the pilgrimage to Compostella in Galicia was certainly the most popular, because since about 830 it was rumoured that a tomb containing the remains of the Apostle James had been found in this westernmost part of Spain.

This 1982 recording with the Polyphonia Antiqua ensemble was made at the Abbey of Sénanque in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France for the Disques Pierre Verany label. With 15 tracks arranged in the form of a medieval liturgical drama, the ensemble recreates the long march of a group of pilgrims to Compostella.

Due to its sound quality, the vinyl version of "Ultreia!" quickly became the vaunted reference LP among audiophile music fans for testing the imaging accuracy of hi-fi systems. AudioNautes aims to reproduce the extraordinary transparency and musicality of the original 1982 edition. Despite the perfect state of preservation of the master tapes, this classic is characterized by a particularly critical change of signals, combining weaker sounds from the background with extremely high dynamic peaks. Attempting to transfer this to the grooves of a record without compromising the finest nuances or, even worse, lapsing into excessive distortion was not only a challenge but a Herculean task. Scott Hull had to summon all his experience and patience to find the right compromise and settings for the remaster.

Album: Polyphonia Antiqua - Ultreia!  
Label: AudioNautes Recordings - AN-2302
Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, HQ-180g
Country: Italy
Released: 2023
Genre:    Classical

Tracklist:

Side A, La Route

A1. Ductis
A2. Amour Ou Trop Tard Me Suis Pris
A3. Ahi Amours, Com Dure Departie
A4. Primus Ex Apostolis
A5. Chevaliers Mult Estes Guariz
A6. Trotto
A7. Sire Cuens J’Ai Vielle

Side B, Saint-Jacques-De-Compostelle

B1. Primus Ex Apostolis
B2. De Grad’a Santa Maria
B3. Primus Ex Apostolis
B4. Te Cantemus Domino
B5. Gratulantes Celebremus Festum
B6. Benedicamus Domino
B7. Ad Honorem Regis Summi
B8. Te Deum


Baritone Vocals, Bombarde, Recorder, Percussion – Guy Laurent
Baritone Vocals, Countertenor Vocals, Vielle, Percussion – Frank Royon Le Mée
Baritone Vocals, Percussion – Gilles Schneider
Vocals – Nicole Esquieu
Vocals, Guitar [guitare sarrasine] – Magalie Bruzel
Vocals, Organ – Yves-Marie Deshays
Vocals, Recorder – Marie-Hélène Coulomb

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