Ricardo -> RE: Ramon Montoya - Arte Classico Flamenco (Affedis) (Nov. 13 2014 13:11:13)
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I think the point was that the original poster was not impressed with either the playing nor the fidelity of the old recordings. I would tend to agree with the fidelity issue, but NOT the playing. It's just my opinion of course, but frankly I am not as impressed with interpretors of his falestas compared to the original (melchor, N. Ricardo, Sabicas, Paco Peña etc etc), until PDL came along. (speaking time wise). He did the Rondeña note for note on his first ep and it is great (except for the tremolo which he did better with years later). Pepe Martinez did some nice versions of Montoya (he got to work with him once) but was an admited admirer. After all though, I find some the bad fidelity of the early recordings sort of charming. It's part of the whole historical package, along with the fact he had gut strings unlike our favorite modern players. Ricardo
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