SUPER RARE ? Variations Goldberg BACH ? Michell Kiener ? Cercle Kallistos CK1004

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Michel Kiener on Harpsicord performs arguably one of the best recordings of Bach's Variations Goldberg.
Ultra rare, only 1000 albums were pressed by Association Cercle Kallistos, CK 1004, Dunkerque, France.

I recently purchased a meticulously "babied" audiophile collection of approximately 40 albums, mostly jazz and classical. 
Like all the other albums this Double LP album is Near Mint and does not appear to have been played much. 
I hesitantly exposed vinyl only to capture hi-Res photos of the pristine condition.  I saw no Visible marks but the typical dust. 
The jacket or sleeve is in Excellent with some "sticker price" residue on front side,
a gold label from distributor on back side, and the adhesive on back side (image 9) has begun to break down.

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The harpsichord is a very difficult instrument to record, and further, the recorded sound of the instrument has regularly gotten on my nerves when I have listened to it on its own. This LP proves that some of that sonic irritation has been caused by the recordings themselves. I was not even aware of this particular record label until I auditioned this 2 LP album.

Unlike other recordings of Bach's masterpiece, Cercle didn't attempt to squeeze all of the music on just one record, but the overall results are so phenomenal, they had to have used some other "tricks", which are: There were just two microphones; YBA recording equipment and they used no Dolby or any other form of manipulation or compression. This was a truly "minimalist" execution.

The sonics are like a top notch direct-to-disc, being super clean, very immediate and dynamic. The sound is focused and it doesn't change at different volumes or when the music becomes complex. The sound-floor is extremely low. This LP is the closest that I've heard to a real harpsichord in your own listening room. It might even be better than the two incredible Japanese RCA direct-to-disc piano records.

I realize this is a very rare album, but I have no choice, this set must be recognized for what it is, and it is definitely worth the effort and expense to find a copy, especially if the music is appealing. I've never seen one listed used.