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Satie: Popular Piano Works
Erik Satie, Aldo Ciccolini
Satie: Popular Piano Works
Genre: Classical
 
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Erik Satie/Seraphim Classics
gregory hoppe | CA USA | 09/25/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is an analogue recording, the recording date is not given. The sound quality is excellant and some of the pieces are performed well; however, his perforfance of the Gymnopedies on EMI catalogue #67282 is superior."
Excellent introduction to Satie's piano music
moviemusicbuff | Walnut, CA United States | 08/02/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have several versions of Satie's piano music and this one is one of my favorites. Aldo Ciccolini is an outstanding interpreter and performer of Satie's piano works and he plays with the right tempo, balance, and touch. The most well-known of Satie's piano works are the 3 Trois Gymnopedies, and Ciccolini plays these pieces with the right tempo and delicate touch.



The other works are worth listening to. I really enjoy the Six Gnossiennes and the Trois Nocturnes as well. This recording is very generous, offering the following pieces: (I've included the total time for each work)



Trois Gymnopedies (7'38)

Six Gnossienes (13'01)

Trois Morceaux en Forme du Poire (11'00)

Jack in Box (6'36)

La Balle Excentrique (6'09)

Sports Et Divertissements (12'33)

Embryons Desseches (5'12)

En Habit De Cheval (6'31)

Trois Nocturnes (8'35)



Total (78'26)



The piano performance is superb and the sound quality is excellent. I can find no better introduction to Satie's popular piano works than this CD. Enjoy this music for a nice relaxing, or romantic evening."
A Great Introduction to Satie
David Dennis | San Mateo, CA | 08/26/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)

"It takes a very fine sense of balance to play Satie correctly, to avoid ruining the score by being either overly sonorous or overly energetic. Aldo Ciccolini cuts just the right line, picking a well-balanced middle ground.Aside from delivering one of the better performances of 'Trois Gymnopedies', Ciccolini offers both an invigorating version of 'Jack in the Box', as well as a suitably loopy rendition of 'Le Balle Excentrique'. All in all, a great introduction to Satie, and one that may be enough for most."