Frühe Klavierwerke: Gymnopédies & Gnossiennes

by Reinbert de Leeuw

Frühe Klavierwerke: Gymnopédies & Gnossiennes cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 23 August 1999
  • Label: Philips
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Length: 1:09:39
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reinbert de Leeuw performs Satie's early piano works, the 'Gymnopédies' and 'Gnossiennes' whose stillness anticipated minimalism. The Dutch pianist's deliberately spacious readings became a reference point for modern Satie interpretation.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, piano, virtuosic, complex, long-form, modern

Tracklist

  1. Petite Ouverture À Danser (2:20)
  2. Nr. 1 (5:57)
  3. Nr. 2 (4:59)
  4. Nr. 3 (4:51)
  5. Air De L'Ordre (5:11)
  6. Air Du Grand Maître (6:06)
  7. Air Du Grand Prieur (3:46)
  8. Airs À Faire Fuir – I (3:39)
  9. Airs À Faire Fuir – II (1:51)
  10. Airs À Faire Fuir – III (3:38)
  11. Danses De Travers – I (1:41)
  12. Danses De Travers – II (1:25)
  13. Danses De Travers – III (2:17)
  14. Nr. 1 (5:37)
  15. Nr. 2 (3:06)
  16. Nr. 3 (4:19)
  17. Nr. 4 (3:03)
  18. Nr. 5 (3:24)
  19. Nr. 6 (2:29)

Credits

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