Sarabandes (3) for piano: No. 2, 'a Maurice Ravel'
Sarabandes (3) for piano: No. 3, in B flat minor
Track Listings (36) - Disc #3
Pr?ludes flasques; pour un chien (Flabby preludes; for a dog), for piano: No. 1, 'Voix d'interieur'
Pr?ludes flasques; pour un chien (Flabby preludes; for a dog), for piano: No. 2, 'Idylle cynique'
Pr?ludes flasques; pour un chien (Flabby preludes; for a dog), for piano: No. 3, 'Chanson canine'
Pr?ludes flasques; pour un chien (Flabby preludes; for a dog), for piano: No. 4, 'Avec camaraderie'
R?verie de l'enfance de Pantagruel, for piano (arr. of 1st 'Petites pi?ce mont?es')
Les pantins dansent (The puppets dance), for piano
Passacaille, for piano
Le Pi?ge de M?duse, dances for piano
Menus propos enfantins (Childish Chatter), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Chant guerrier du roi des haricots
Menus propos enfantins (Childish Chatter), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Ce que dit la petite princesse des tulipes
Menus propos enfantins (Childish Chatter), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Valse du Chocolat aux amandes
Enfantillages pittoresques (Picturesque Childishness), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Petit prelude a la journee
Enfantillages pittoresques (Picturesque Childishness), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Berceuse
Enfantillages pittoresques (Picturesque Childishness), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Marche du grand escalier
Peccadilles importunes (Tiresome Peccadilloes), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Etre jaloux de son camarade qui a une grosse t?te
Peccadilles importunes (Tiresome Peccadilloes), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Lui manger sa tartine
Peccadilles importunes (Tiresome Peccadilloes), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Profiter de ce qu'il a des cors aux pieds pour lui pre
Pi?ces froides (Cold Pieces), pieces (6) for piano
Pi?ces froides (Cold Pieces), pieces (6) for piano
Pi?ces froides (Cold Pieces), pieces (6) for piano
Danses de travers, for piano
Danses de travers, for piano
Danses de travers, for piano
Pr?lude en tapisserie, for piano
Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 4, Lent
Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 5, Mod?r?
Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 6, Avec conviction et avec une tristess rigoureuse
Nouvelles pi?ces froides (New Cold Pieces), for piano: No. 1, 'Sur un mur' (On a wall)
Nouvelles pi?ces froides (New Cold Pieces), for piano: No. 2, 'Sur un arbre' (On a Tree)
Nouvelles pi?ces froides (New Cold Pieces), for piano: No. 3, 'Sur on pont' (On a Bridge)
Premi?re pens?e Rose + Croix, for piano
Sonneries de la Rose + Croix, for piano: No. 1, 'Air de l'Ordre'
Sonneries de la Rose + Croix, for piano: No. 2, 'Air du grand Maitre'
Sonneries de la Rose + Croix, for piano: No. 3, 'Air du Grand Prieur'
R?veries nocturnes (2), for piano: No. 1, 'Pas vite'
R?veries nocturnes (2), for piano: No. 2, 'Tres moderement'
Track Listings (22) - Disc #4
Petite ouverture ? danser, for piano
Pr?ludes (4) for piano (& various orchestrations): Fete donne par des chevaliers normands en l'honneur d'une jeune demoiselle
Pr?ludes (4) for piano (& various orchestrations): Prelude d'Enginhard
Pr?ludes (4) for piano (& various orchestrations): 1st Prelude of Nazareen
Pr?ludes (4) for piano (& various orchestrations): 2nd Prelude of Nazareen
Le fils des ?toiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano: No. 1, 'Act I. La vocation'
Le fils des ?toiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano: No. 2, 'Act II. L'initiation' (The Initiation; The Lower Room of the Gr
Le fils des ?toiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano: No. 3, 'Act III. L'incantation' (The Incantation; The Terrace of Patesi
Jack-in-the-Box, pantomime ballet for piano (orchestrated by Milhaud): No. 1, 'Prelude'
Jack-in-the-Box, pantomime ballet for piano (orchestrated by Milhaud): No. 2, 'Entr'acte'
Jack-in-the-Box, pantomime ballet for piano (orchestrated by Milhaud): No. 3, 'Final'
Pi?ces (6) de la p?riode 1906-1913, for piano
Pi?ces (6) de la p?riode 1906-1913, for piano
Pi?ces (6) de la p?riode 1906-1913, for piano
Pi?ces (6) de la p?riode 1906-1913, for piano
Pi?ces (6) de la p?riode 1906-1913, for piano
Pi?ces (6) de la p?riode 1906-1913, for piano
Pi?ces (6) de la p?riode 1906-1913, for piano
Musiques intimes et secr?tes, for piano: No. 1, 'Nostalgie'
Musiques intimes et secr?tes, for piano: No. 2, 'Froide songerie' (Cold Musing)
Musiques intimes et secr?tes, for piano: No. 3, 'Facheux exemple' (Peevish Example)
Carnet d'esquisses et de croquis (Notebook of Sketches and Rough Drafts), for piano
Track Listings (25) - Disc #5
Premier menuet, for piano
Nocturnes (5) for piano: Nocturne No. 4
Nocturnes (5) for piano: Nocturne No. 5
Petites pi?ces (3) mont?es (3 Little Stuffed Pieces), for orchestra: No. 1, 'De l'enfance de Pantagruel; Reverie'
Petites pi?ces (3) mont?es (3 Little Stuffed Pieces), for orchestra: No. 2, 'Marche de Cocagne; Demarche'
Petites pi?ces (3) mont?es (3 Little Stuffed Pieces), for orchestra: No. 3, 'Jeux de Gargantua; Coin de Polka'
Ogives (4), for piano: No. 1
Ogives (4), for piano: No. 2
Ogives (4), for piano: No. 3
Ogives (4), for piano: No. 4
Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 1, 'A l'occasion d'une grande peine' (On the occasion of a great sorrow)
Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 2, 'Dans laquelle les Peres de la Tres Veritable et tres Sainte Eglise sont invoques'
Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 3, 'En faveur d'un malheureux' (On behalf of a poor wretch)
Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 4, 'A propos de Saint Bernard et de Sainte Lucie'
Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 5, 'Pour les pauvres trepasses'
Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 6, 'Ou il est question du pardon des injures recues' (Where there is question of forgiveness fo
Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 7, 'Par pitie pour les ivrognes, honteux, debauches, imparfaits, desagreables, et faussaires...
Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 8, 'En le haut honneur du venere Saint Michel, le gracieux Archange'
Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 9, 'Apres avoir obtenu la remise de ses fautes'
Sonatine bureaucratique, for piano
Poudre d'or (Gold Dust), for piano
Pages mystiques (3), for piano: No. 1, 'Priere'
Pages mystiques (3), for piano: No. 2, 'Vexation'
Pages mystiques (3), for piano: No. 3, 'Harmonies'
Petits chorals (12), for piano
Pianist Aldo Ciccolini garnered lots of attention in the late 1960s and early 1970s when he recorded all of Erik Satie's original piano music for EMI. The cycle remains first choice for Satie fans, who certainly will welco... more »me its first complete (as opposed to excerpted) reissue on CD. Ciccolini's interpretations are paradigms of expressive economy and directness, and happily eschew the "let's see how slow and important I can make these works" attitude that sometimes prevails among younger Satie practitioners. Ciccolini's diamond-edged sonority, sparkling technique, and willingness to accept the composer's high quirk quotient at face value further enhance these performances. While Ciccolini admirably overdubs himself in the piano duet works, one misses the added color and ensemble give and take gained from Ciccolini's digital remakes partnered by Gabriel Tacchino. For the price, though, Satie fans can hardly go wrong. Don't let EMI's French-only annotations prevent you from acquiring this classic cycle. Get it while you can. --Jed Distler« less
Pianist Aldo Ciccolini garnered lots of attention in the late 1960s and early 1970s when he recorded all of Erik Satie's original piano music for EMI. The cycle remains first choice for Satie fans, who certainly will welcome its first complete (as opposed to excerpted) reissue on CD. Ciccolini's interpretations are paradigms of expressive economy and directness, and happily eschew the "let's see how slow and important I can make these works" attitude that sometimes prevails among younger Satie practitioners. Ciccolini's diamond-edged sonority, sparkling technique, and willingness to accept the composer's high quirk quotient at face value further enhance these performances. While Ciccolini admirably overdubs himself in the piano duet works, one misses the added color and ensemble give and take gained from Ciccolini's digital remakes partnered by Gabriel Tacchino. For the price, though, Satie fans can hardly go wrong. Don't let EMI's French-only annotations prevent you from acquiring this classic cycle. Get it while you can. --Jed Distler
CD Reviews
Highly original numbers, outstanding professional performanc
Pork Chop | Lisbon, Portugal | 10/26/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The work is one of the few that that merits 10/10, for
various aspects. First, the highly original pieces, one
after another.
Secondly, the simply outstanding professional job, and interpretation
made of the original compositions, that, clearly, showed the composer
being incredibly ahead of his time, in matters of laying out his
music ideas and human expression through it.
Third, the product itself, comprehensive, exhaustive of Satie's opuses,
over the 5 CD's released in the 2 jewel cases, is simply unbeatable in
any other release, as far as I know, except maybe the DDD re-release
this decade. This remaster, of performances on the piano, from the 1970's,
is perfectly fine in terms of audio.
In fact, I've heard works from symphonies dating from the 1940's,
such as from Mussorgsky, or even, Russian composers works, that
are simply incredible when re-released on CD, as are those from Bartok,
or Stravinsky. This may come into play when deciding whether to go for
this boxset and not the DDD re-release from Aldo Ciccolini as well.
"
The Simple, the Sublime, and the Surreal
K. J. Wasniewski | Chicago, IL USA | 03/26/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This collection makes for good listening. There is a great deal of variety and character (Oh, is there character!) to be found in the various pieces. While most people have likely heard one or more of Satie's Gymnopedies at the very least in the background music of a TV ad, this collection pulls together the rarely-heard piano pieces as well. One that I had been seeking, Vexations, is a short piece to be repeated 840 times.
The titles of the pieces bear witness to Satie's sense of humor, rebellion against conventions of the day, and his pleasure in the surreal. Translations help to enjoy the unusual titles (who could not love "Piece in the Form of a Pear"?), some of which are reminiscent of Magritte's monikers.
Aldo Ciccolini's performances are clear, with definite respect for the composer's works. There was a noticeable distinction between the tempi of the works that come "in threes", such as the Gymnopedies.
I found that this collection fit nicely on my iPod, allowing me to take it on the road and enjoy it wherever the mood struck me. In some cases, the juxtaposition of Satie's music with my whereabouts provided yet another dimension of surreal-ity that had to be savored. The fact that most of these piano pieces are brief lends them to shuffling with other styles.
While this collection is not for the casual listener to classical music, it does allow you to come into closer contact with one of the more unconventional minds of classical music. If you are serious about late 19th- or early 20th-century music, especially French music, or the influence of popular music on serious music, then this is not only for you, but a bargain as well."
Wonderful piano music
Roger Berlind | NY, USA | 12/30/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this 5 CD collection of Satie piano music for my wife for Christmas since she mentioned liking a CD of Satie's piano pieces played by Pascal Rogé that I had on a few weeks earlier. We've listened to the whole collection and both enjoy it very much. It is unfortunate as another reviewer pointed out that the liner notes are only in French, but I imagine we'll be able to find a list of his works in English somewhere on the internet. Many of the pieces are short and there are so many of them that it would be hard to keep them apart even if we did have notes in English. We're just happy to have all this beautiful music to listen to. I'm not musically sophisticated enough to judge Ciccolini's interpretations of Satie's music, but they seem fine to me and the CDs sound good despite having been recorded between 1967 and 1971."
Great complete set
DesertFox | Albuquerque, NM USA | 11/20/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is the definitive Satie collection for piano. Well-recorded and well played. I am a fan of French Impressionism in all of its incarnations and appreciated getting a full set of Satie under one cover. However, not all of these interpretations are my favorites. The best Gnossienne, IMHO, is that of Reinbert de Leeuw. He takes it slow and draws everything out of that piece. Ciccolini's interpretation is rushed and not as melodic. However, the Ciccolini tempo works well on other pieces, such as the other Satie favorite, Gymnopédies.
All in all, this collection is well worth having for any Satie fan."