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Satie: The Early Piano Works
Erik Satie, Reinbert de Leeuw
Satie: The Early Piano Works
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
 
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All Artists: Erik Satie, Reinbert de Leeuw
Title: Satie: The Early Piano Works
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Total Copies: 0
Label: Philips
Release Date: 3/17/1998
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Baroque Dance Suites, Instruments, Keyboard, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 028946216125

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Eric Satie with Alzheimer's Disease.
rachel@ilhawaii.net | Hilo, Hawaii, USA | 04/25/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)

"I'm sorry but my taste varies from the other reviews here. I actually like Satie's pieces as little classical miniatures. That is why they are so charming. I do not like waiting several seconds for the next note and not being able to recognize which piece I'm listening to because it is hanging in the air like a zen koan. While I agree that Leeuw's avant garde interpretation brings out mystical qualities, they are of the same sort as listening to water drops from a faucet. I can meditate on that but would I want to? I gave it 4 stars because what he does, he does very well in his own weird minimalist way. Would I buy the recording again if I had the choice? Not!"
Satie as you have never heard him !
01/23/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Reinbert de Leeuw is the most original piano interpret I have ever heard ! His versions of Eric Satie's famous Gymnopedies are unique, because his plays them so slowly that it is sometimes difficult to recognise them; you re-discover them as you hear him play. This is the perfect approach to play some famous pieces people have heard so many times in a refreshing way. Of course, this is different from the "classic" way to play Satie, as Philippe Entremont did in a definitive way. But Reinbert de Leeuw is really original : it is the slowest interpretation of Satie's pieces. There is a few seconds silence between each note. Reinbert de Leeuw has recorded Satie's pieces twice : his first attempts in the 70's (in ADD) were even slower than the recent (DDD), all made for Phillips. The 1998 Phillips 2 CDs package contains the slowest versions."
Satie elevated to his true height
Victor Eijkhout | Knoxville, TN USA | 12/22/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Most performers approach Satie's pieces as if they are merely charming miniatures. By taking extremely slow tempi - we are literally talking half speed of what others do - Reinbert de Leeuw brings out the mystic qualities of the piano pieces. These performances are unlike anything you'll hear."