Satie, Thibaudet - The Magic of Satie
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Artist: Satie, ThibaudetEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-09-10
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- Gymnopedie No.1
- Gnossiennes No.1
- Gnossiennes No.2
- Gnossiennes No.3
- Gnossiennes No.4
- Gnossiennes No.5
- Gnossiennes No.6
- Gnossiennes No.7
- Verset Laique & Somptueux
- Gymnopedie No.2
- Je Te Veux
- Prelude
- Entr'acte
- Finale
- The Dreamy Fish
- Le 'Piccadilly'
- The Angora Ox
- Gymnopedie No.3
- I. Ne Bois Pas Ton Chocolat Avec Tes Doigts
- II. Ne Souffle Pas Dans Tes Oreilles
- III. Ne Mets Pas Ta Tete Sous Ton Bras
- I. Allegro
- II. Andante
- III. Vivache
- La Diva De L'Empire
- I. Marche Franco-Lunaire
- II. Valse Du Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'oeil
- I. Preambule
- II. Coquecigrue
- III. Chasse
- IV. Fanfaronnade
- V. Retraite (Pour Sortir)
Free Music Notes for The Magic of Satie
Free Music Review: Beautiful simplicity of Satie's piano music
Hit: 5 Stars
The French composer Erik Satie had a reputation in his lifetime of being an eccentric. Stravinsky later described him as the oddest person he had ever known. His music was very influential on other french composers Debussy and Ravel. For most of Satie's life he earned his living as a cafe pianist playing for very little money. Satie lived a life of extreme simplicity. He lived in a very small room with only a chair and table and it is said he stayed warm in the winter by filling bottles with hot water and putting them under his blankets when he slept. Satie wrote for the theatre, mostly for dancers. His piano pieces have a simplictity and harmonic originality. The pieces often come with titles or instructions that no other composer has ever done. The Gnossiennes which means mysterious one, suggests the world of Minoan Cnossos and the labyrinth, while the score, written without bar lines, includes bizarre instructions to the player. Such as to play from the tip of the thought, on the tip of the tongue, without pride, and with healthy superiority. These eccentric directions are visible only to the pianist. Next are the three Gymnopedies. Satie got the title from the festival dance of naked boys in ancient Sparta, were written in 1888. The first and third of the group were later orchestrated by Debussy. In their solemn simplicity they mark the path that French music was to take for future composers. This is an excellent compilation of Satie's best known piano works by one of the best French pianists Thibaudet. These wonderful pieces are emotionally complex, managing to be humorous and sad at the same time. My favorites on this album are the Gnosiennes 1-6. Especially the first one, which almost moves me to tears every time I hear it.
The Magic of Satie Poster
Don't judge this splendid disc by its silly title. Jean-Yves Thibaudet has put together an imaginatively programmed and gorgeously played Erik Satie recital that is certain to acquire reference status alongside the classic Satie recordings by Aldo Ciccolini, his one-time mentor. The difference lies in Decca's far superior sonics, and Thibaudet's warmer, more robust piano sonority. He imbues the music with subtle dynamic gradations and varied articulations that keep Satie's sparse textures vibrant and fresh, without any of the posturing and willfully slow tempi favored by several Satie specialists. Thibaudet cleverly separates the three famous Gymnop?dies and intersperses them between brooding works like the Gnossiennes, upbeat, dry-witted selections ("Jack in the Box" and "La Belle Excentrique," along with some fascinating world premieres). And it's refreshing to hear the cabaret song "Je Te Veux" so seamlessly phrased, as if vocal chords had temporarily replaced the piano's hammers. Simply a joy. --Jed DistlerClassical Music CDs
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