Piano Music of Erik Satie, Vol.1

by Erik Satie / Aldo Ciccolini

Piano Music of Erik Satie, Vol.1 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1968
  • Label: Angel
  • Country: France
  • Length: 47:02
  • Community rating: 4.2/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This seminal recording by Italian-French pianist Aldo Ciccolini was instrumental in sparking a massive late-20th-century revival of the eccentric French composer's work[cite: 1]. 'Piano Music of Erik Satie, Vol.1' features exquisitely measured interpretations of the 'Gymnop茅dies' and 'Gnossiennes'[cite: 1]. Ciccolini's delicate touch perfectly captures Satie's profound minimalism, stripping away romantic excess for pure, ambient impressionism[cite: 1].

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, atmospheric, instrumental, delicate, melodic, minimal, unaccompanied-solo, gentle

Tracklist

  1. Trois Gymnop茅dies (7:39)
  2. Heures S茅culaires Et Instantan茅es (3:15)
  3. Trois Valses Distingu茅es Du Pr茅cieux D茅go没t茅 (2:36)
  4. Trois Avant-Derni猫res Pens茅ees (3:12)
  5. Trois Gnossiennes (6:48)
  6. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire (12:09)
  7. Croquis Et Agaceries D'un Gros Bonhomme En Bois (3:49)
  8. Trois Nocturnes (7:34)

Credits

  • Aldo Ciccolini - primary artist, piano
  • Erik Satie - primary artist, composed by
  • Pablo Picasso - cover
  • Jean Cocteau - illustration [back cover illustration]

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