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Satie: L'Oeuvre Pour Piano  (Audio CD) 
by Erik Satie

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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

Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date: February 12, 2002
Studio: EMI Classics
Composer: Erik Satie
Number Of Discs: 5
Format: Box set
Average Customer Rating: based on 5 reviews
Track Listing:
Disc: 1
1. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy): No 1, Lent et douloureux
2. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy): No 2, Lent et triste
3. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy): No 3, Lent et grave
4. Heures séculaires et instantanées (Age-old and instantaneous hours), pieces (3) for piano: No. 1, "Obstacles venimeux" (Venous Obstac
5. Heures séculaires et instantanées (Age-old and instantaneous hours), pieces (3) for piano: No. 2, "Crepuscule matinal; de midi" (Morn
6. Heures séculaires et instantanées (Age-old and instantaneous hours), pieces (3) for piano: No. 3, "Affolements grantiques" (Granitic
7. Les valses (3) distinguées du précieux dégoûté (3 distinguished waltzes of a disgusted dandy), for piano: No. 1, "Sa taille" (His Wai
8. Les valses (3) distinguées du précieux dégoûté (3 distinguished waltzes of a disgusted dandy), for piano: No. 2, "Son binocle" (His S
9. Les valses (3) distinguées du précieux dégoûté (3 distinguished waltzes of a disgusted dandy), for piano: No. 3, "Ses jambes" (His Le
10. Avant-dernières pensées (Next-to-last thoughts), pieces (3) for piano: No. 1, "Idylle"
11. Avant-dernières pensées (Next-to-last thoughts), pieces (3) for piano: No. 2, "Aubade"
12. Avant-dernières pensées (Next-to-last thoughts), pieces (3) for piano: No. 3, "Meditation"
13. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 1, Lent
14. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 2, Avec étonnement
15. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 3, Lent
16. Morceaux (3) en forme de poire (3 pieces in the form of a pear), for piano, 4 hands or orchestra: Manière De Commencement
17. Morceaux (3) en forme de poire (3 pieces in the form of a pear), for piano, 4 hands or orchestra: Prolongation Du Même
18. Morceaux (3) en forme de poire (3 pieces in the form of a pear), for piano, 4 hands or orchestra: Lentement
19. Morceaux (3) en forme de poire (3 pieces in the form of a pear), for piano, 4 hands or orchestra: En Leve
20. Morceaux (3) en forme de poire (3 pieces in the form of a pear), for piano, 4 hands or orchestra: Brutal
21. Morceaux (3) en forme de poire (3 pieces in the form of a pear), for piano, 4 hands or orchestra: En Plus
22. Morceaux (3) en forme de poire (3 pieces in the form of a pear), for piano, 4 hands or orchestra: Redite
23. Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois (3 sketches and exasperations of a big wooden fellow), for piano: No. 1, "Tyrolienne
24. Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois (3 sketches and exasperations of a big wooden fellow), for piano: No. 2, "Danse maigr
25. Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois (3 sketches and exasperations of a big wooden fellow), for piano: No. 3, "Espanana"
26. Nocturnes (5) for piano: No. 1, Doux et calme
27. Nocturnes (5) for piano: No. 2, Simplement
28. Nocturnes (5) for piano: No. 3, Un peu mouvementé
29. La belle excentrique, 'serious fantasy' for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): No. 1, "Grande ritournelle" (Grand Ritornello)
30. La belle excentrique, 'serious fantasy' for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): No. 2, "Marche franco-lunaire" (Franco-Lunar March)
31. La belle excentrique, 'serious fantasy' for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): No. 3, "Valse du mysterieux vaiser dans l'eil" (Waltz of t
32. La belle excentrique, 'serious fantasy' for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): No. 4, "Cancan Grand-Mondain" (High-Society Cancan)
Disc: 2
1. Descriptions automatiques, for piano: No. 1, "Sur un vaisseau" (On a Ship)
2. Descriptions automatiques, for piano: No. 2, "Sur une lanterne" (On a Streetlamp)
3. Descriptions automatiques, for piano: No. 3, "Sur un casque" (On a Helmet)
4. Véritables préludes flasques pour un chien (Truly Flabby Preludes for a Dog), for piano: No. 1, "Severe reprimande"
5. Véritables préludes flasques pour un chien (Truly Flabby Preludes for a Dog), for piano: No. 2, "Seul a la maison"
6. Véritables préludes flasques pour un chien (Truly Flabby Preludes for a Dog), for piano: No. 3, "On joue"
7. Vieux séquins et vieilles cuirasses (Old sequins and armor), for piano: No. 1, "Chez le marchand d'or; Venise XIIIe Siecle" (At the G
8. Vieux séquins et vieilles cuirasses (Old sequins and armor), for piano: No. 2, "Danse cuirassee; Periode grecque" (Amor-plated Dance)
9. Vieux séquins et vieilles cuirasses (Old sequins and armor), for piano: No. 3, "Valse du Chocolat aux amandes"
10. En habit de cheval (In riding habit), 4 pieces for piano duet (or orchestra): No. 1, "Chorale"
11. En habit de cheval (In riding habit), 4 pieces for piano duet (or orchestra): No. 2, "Fugue litanique" (Litanical Fugue)
12. En habit de cheval (In riding habit), 4 pieces for piano duet (or orchestra): No. 3, Autre chorale"
13. En habit de cheval (In riding habit), 4 pieces for piano duet (or orchestra): No. 4, "Fugue de papier" (Paper Fugue)
14. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 1, "Choral inappetissant" (Unappetizing Choral)
15. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 2, "La balancoire" (The Seesaw)
16. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 3, "La chasse"
17. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 4, "La comedie italienne"
18. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 5, "Le reveil de la mariee" (The Bride's Awakening)
19. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 6, "Colin-Maillard"
20. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 7, "La peche" (Fishing)
21. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 8, "Le yachting"
22. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 9, "Le bain de mer" (Sea Bathing)
23. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 10, "Le carnaval"
24. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 11, "Le golf"
25. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 12, "La pieuvre"
26. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 13, "Les courses" (The Races)
27. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 14, "Les quatres coins"
28. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 15, "Le pique-nique"
29. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 16, "Le water-chute"
30. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 17, "Le tango perpetuel"
31. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 18, "Le traineau"
32. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 19, "Le flirt"
33. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 20, "Jeu d'artifice"
34. Sports et divertissements (Sports and diversions), pieces (21) for piano: No. 21, "Le tennis"
35. Chapitres tournés en tous sens (Chapters turned every which way), for piano: No. 1, "Celle qui parle trop" (She Who Talks Too Much)
36. Chapitres tournés en tous sens (Chapters turned every which way), for piano: No. 2, "Le porteur de grosses pierres" (The Hauler of Bi
37. Chapitres tournés en tous sens (Chapters turned every which way), for piano: No. 3, "Regret des Enfermes; Jonas et Latude" (Lament of
38. Aperçus désagréables (Unpleasant glimpses), pieces (3) for piano, 4 hands: No. 1, "Pastorale"
39. Aperçus désagréables (Unpleasant glimpses), pieces (3) for piano, 4 hands: No. 2, "Choral"
40. Aperçus désagréables (Unpleasant glimpses), pieces (3) for piano, 4 hands: No. 3, "Fugue"
41. Embryons desséchés (3 dried-up embryos), for piano: No. 1, "d'Holothurie"
42. Embryons desséchés (3 dried-up embryos), for piano: No. 2, "d'Edriophthalma"
43. Embryons desséchés (3 dried-up embryos), for piano: No. 3, "de Podophthalma"
44. Sarabandes (3) for piano: No. 1, in F minor
45. Sarabandes (3) for piano: No. 2, "a Maurice Ravel"
46. Sarabandes (3) for piano: No. 3, in B flat minor
Disc: 3
1. Préludes flasques; pour un chien (Flabby preludes; for a dog), for piano: No. 1, "Voix d'interieur"
2. Préludes flasques; pour un chien (Flabby preludes; for a dog), for piano: No. 2, "Idylle cynique"
3. Préludes flasques; pour un chien (Flabby preludes; for a dog), for piano: No. 3, "Chanson canine"
4. Préludes flasques; pour un chien (Flabby preludes; for a dog), for piano: No. 4, "Avec camaraderie"
5. Rêverie de l'enfance de Pantagruel, for piano (arr. of 1st 'Petites pièce montées')
6. Les pantins dansent (The puppets dance), for piano
7. Passacaille, for piano
8. Le Piège de Méduse, dances for piano
9. Menus propos enfantins (Childish Chatter), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Chant guerrier du roi des haricots
10. Menus propos enfantins (Childish Chatter), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Ce que dit la petite princesse des tulipes
11. Menus propos enfantins (Childish Chatter), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Valse du Chocolat aux amandes
12. Enfantillages pittoresques (Picturesque Childishness), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Petit prelude a la journee
13. Enfantillages pittoresques (Picturesque Childishness), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Berceuse
14. Enfantillages pittoresques (Picturesque Childishness), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Marche du grand escalier
15. Peccadilles importunes (Tiresome Peccadilloes), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Etre jaloux de son camarade qui a une grosse tête
16. Peccadilles importunes (Tiresome Peccadilloes), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Lui manger sa tartine
17. Peccadilles importunes (Tiresome Peccadilloes), for piano (from 'Enfantines'): Profiter de ce qu'il a des cors aux pieds pour lui pre
18. Pièces froides (Cold Pieces), pieces (6) for piano
19. Pièces froides (Cold Pieces), pieces (6) for piano
20. Pièces froides (Cold Pieces), pieces (6) for piano
21. Danses de travers, for piano
22. Danses de travers, for piano
23. Danses de travers, for piano
24. Prélude en tapisserie, for piano
25. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 4, Lent
26. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 5, Modéré
27. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 6, Avec conviction et avec une tristess rigoureuse
28. Nouvelles pièces froides (New Cold Pieces), for piano: No. 1, "Sur un mur" (On a wall)
29. Nouvelles pièces froides (New Cold Pieces), for piano: No. 2, "Sur un arbre" (On a Tree)
30. Nouvelles pièces froides (New Cold Pieces), for piano: No. 3, "Sur on pont" (On a Bridge)
31. Première pensée Rose + Croix, for piano
32. Sonneries de la Rose + Croix, for piano: No. 1, "Air de l'Ordre"
33. Sonneries de la Rose + Croix, for piano: No. 2, "Air du grand Maitre"
34. Sonneries de la Rose + Croix, for piano: No. 3, "Air du Grand Prieur"
35. Rêveries nocturnes (2), for piano: No. 1, "Pas vite"
36. Rêveries nocturnes (2), for piano: No. 2, "Tres moderement"
Disc: 4
1. Petite ouverture à danser, for piano
2. Préludes (4) for piano (& various orchestrations): Fete donne par des chevaliers normands en l'honneur d'une jeune demoiselle
3. Préludes (4) for piano (& various orchestrations): Prelude d'Enginhard
4. Préludes (4) for piano (& various orchestrations): 1st Prelude of Nazareen
5. Préludes (4) for piano (& various orchestrations): 2nd Prelude of Nazareen
6. Le fils des étoiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano: No. 1, "Act I. La vocation"
7. Le fils des étoiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano: No. 2, "Act II. L'initiation" (The Initiation; The Lower Room of the Gr
8. Le fils des étoiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano: No. 3, "Act III. L'incantation" (The Incantation; The Terrace of Patesi
9. Jack-in-the-Box, pantomime ballet for piano (orchestrated by Milhaud): No. 1, "Prelude"
10. Jack-in-the-Box, pantomime ballet for piano (orchestrated by Milhaud): No. 2, "Entr'acte"
11. Jack-in-the-Box, pantomime ballet for piano (orchestrated by Milhaud): No. 3, "Final"
12. Pièces (6) de la période 1906-1913, for piano
13. Pièces (6) de la période 1906-1913, for piano
14. Pièces (6) de la période 1906-1913, for piano
15. Pièces (6) de la période 1906-1913, for piano
16. Pièces (6) de la période 1906-1913, for piano
17. Pièces (6) de la période 1906-1913, for piano
18. Pièces (6) de la période 1906-1913, for piano
19. Musiques intimes et secrètes, for piano: No. 1, "Nostalgie"
20. Musiques intimes et secrètes, for piano: No. 2, "Froide songerie" (Cold Musing)
21. Musiques intimes et secrètes, for piano: No. 3, "Facheux exemple" (Peevish Example)
22. Carnet d'esquisses et de croquis (Notebook of Sketches and Rough Drafts), for piano
Disc: 5
1. Premier menuet, for piano
2. Nocturnes (5) for piano: Nocturne No. 4
3. Nocturnes (5) for piano: Nocturne No. 5
4. Petites pièces (3) montées (3 Little Stuffed Pieces), for orchestra: No. 1, "De l'enfance de Pantagruel; Reverie"
5. Petites pièces (3) montées (3 Little Stuffed Pieces), for orchestra: No. 2, "Marche de Cocagne; Demarche"
6. Petites pièces (3) montées (3 Little Stuffed Pieces), for orchestra: No. 3, "Jeux de Gargantua; Coin de Polka"
7. Ogives (4), for piano: No. 1
8. Ogives (4), for piano: No. 2
9. Ogives (4), for piano: No. 3
10. Ogives (4), for piano: No. 4
11. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 1, "A l'occasion d'une grande peine" (On the occasion of a great sorrow)
12. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 2, "Dans laquelle les Peres de la Tres Veritable et tres Sainte Eglise sont invoques"
13. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 3, "En faveur d'un malheureux" (On behalf of a poor wretch)
14. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 4, "A propos de Saint Bernard et de Sainte Lucie"
15. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 5, "Pour les pauvres trepasses"
16. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 6, "Ou il est question du pardon des injures recues" (Where there is question of forgiveness fo
17. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 7, "Par pitie pour les ivrognes, honteux, debauches, imparfaits, desagreables, et faussaires...
18. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 8, "En le haut honneur du venere Saint Michel, le gracieux Archange"
19. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 9, "Apres avoir obtenu la remise de ses fautes"
20. Sonatine bureaucratique, for piano
21. Poudre d'or (Gold Dust), for piano
22. Pages mystiques (3), for piano: No. 1, "Priere"
23. Pages mystiques (3), for piano: No. 2, "Vexation"
24. Pages mystiques (3), for piano: No. 3, "Harmonies"
25. Petits chorals (12), for piano
 
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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:

4Mixed  Jun 01, 2009
I _loved_ the Gymnopedies and the Gnossiennes but I wasn't that fond of the rest. Still, it's a lot of music for the money and it's nice to have it all interpreted by a single artist.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

5Wonderful piano music  Dec 30, 2008
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.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

5Highly original numbers, outstanding professional performance  Oct 26, 2007
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.


5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

4The Simple, the Sublime, and the Surreal  Mar 26, 2007
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.

3 of 4 found the following review helpful:

4Great complete set  Nov 20, 2004
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.

 
 
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