Heaven's Dust

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Ekova walk a fine line between world music and otherworldly music. While the elements have terran origins--an Iranian percussionist, an Algerian guitar and oud player, and an American singer--the way they combine their traditions and influences goes beyond borders, especially in the way Dierdre Dubois often vocalizes in a nonlanguage (shades of the Cocteau Twins). Add to that some very subtle electronic programming, and you have something that stands outside easy classification, but whose melodies and ambiences simply bewitch. All too often it's not what they play, but what they don't play that sets the tone for the material, with Dubois's crystal voice the beacon that lights it all. Whatever you choose to call the music, welcome to the sound of one unique world. --Chris Nickson

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Average customer rating: Ciccolini Knows Satie

Satie: Piano Works Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Sarabande | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Ciccolini, Aldo | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Strauss: Orchestral Works Liszt: Works for Piano and Orchestra Symphonies 1-3 / Piano Concerto 1-4 / Isle of Dead Debussy, Ravel: Orchestral Works Mozart: Chamber Music ASIN: B0000BWTKN Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. Allegro
2. Valse-Ballet 'Op.62'
3. Fantaise-Valse
4. 1. (Lent) (A Monsieur Conrad Satie)
5. 2. (Lent) (A Maurice Ravel)
6. 3. (Lent)
7. 1. Lent Et Douloureux (A Mademoiselle Jeanne De Bret)
8. 2. Lent Et Triste (A Conrad Satie)
9. 3. Lent Et Grave (A Charles Levade)
10. Fete Donnee Par Des Chevaliers Normands En l'Honneur D'Une Jeune Demoiselle
11. Maniere De Commencement
12. Prolongation Du Meme
13. Morceau I: Lentement
14. Morceau II: Enleve
15. Moreceau III: Brutal
16. En Plus
17. Redite
18. Premier Nocturne (A Madame Marcelle Meyer)
19. Deuxieme Nocturne (A Andre Salomon)
20. Troisieme Nocturne (A Madame Jean Hugo)
21. Quatrieme Nocturne (A Madame La Comtesse Etienne De Beaumont)
22. Cinquieme Nocturne (A Madame Georges Cocteau)
23. De L'Enfance De Pantagruel (Reverie)
24. Marche De Cocagne
25. Jeux De Gargantua (Coin De Polka)
26. Premier Menuet (A Claude Dubosq)
27. Idlle (A Debussy)
28. Aubade (A Paul Dukas)
29. Meditation (A Albert Roussel)

Tracks:

1. Premiere Ogive (A J.P. Contamine De Latour)
2. Deuxieme Ogive (A Charles Levade)
3. Troisieme Ogive (A Madame Clement Le Breton)
4. Quatrieme Ogive (A Conrad Satie)
5. Premiere Pensee Rose + Croix
6. Air De L'Ordre
7. Air Du Grand Maitre (Le Sar Josephin Peladan)
8. Air Du Grand Prieur (Le Comte Antoine De La Rochefoucauld)
9. Prelude Du 1 Acte: La Vocation. Theme Decoratif: La Nuit De Kaldee
10. Prelude Du 2 Acte: L'Initiation. Theme Decoratif: La Salle Basse Du Grand Temple
11. Prelude Du 3 Acte: L'Incantation. Theme Decoratif: La Terrasse Du Palais Du Patesi Goudea
12. Prelude Du Nazareen
13. Prelude Du Nazareen
14. Prelude
15. A L'Occasion D'Une Grande Peine
16. Dans Laquelle Les Peres De La Tres Veritable Et Tres Sainte Eglise Sont Invoques
17. En Faveur D'Un Malheureux
18. A Propos De Saint Bernard Et De Sainte Lucie
19. Pour Les Pauvres Trepasses
20. Ou Il Est Question De Pardon Des Injures Recues
21. Par Pitie Pour Les Ivrognes, Honteux, Debauches, Imparfaits, Desagreables, Et Faussaires En Tous Genres
22. En Le Haut Honneur Du Venere Saint Michel, Le Gracieux Archange
23. Apres Avoir Obtenu La Remise De Sis Fautes
24. Prelude
25. Priere
26. Vexations
27. Reverie Du Pauvre
28. Verset Laique & Somptuex

Tracks:

1. Caresse
2. Danse De Travers No.2 (Version 1)
3. Petite Musique De Clown Triste
4. The Dreamy Fish
5. Air
6. Essais
7. ( - )
8. Notes
9. Notes
10. Le Prisonnier Maussade
11. Le Grand Singe
12. Exercices
13. Notes
14. Harmonies
15. Songerie Vers 'Jack'
16. Bribes
17. Choral
18. Exercices
19. Exercices
20. Exercices
21. Exercices
22. Esquisses & Sketch Montmartrois No.1. Petit Prelude De La 'Mort De Monsieur Mouche'
23. Esquisses & Sketch Montmartrois No.2 Un Peu Vif
24. Essais (Arriere-Propos)
25. Petite Danse
26. Desespoir Agreable
27. No.1 Effronterie
28. No.2 Poesie
29. Preludes Pour Un Chien: No.2 (Prelude Canin)
30. Profondeur
31. Songe-Creux
32. Passacaille
33. Prelude En Tapisserie
34. Nostalgie
35. Froide Songerie
36. Facheux Exemple
37. No.1
38. No.2
39. No.3
40. No.4
41. No.5
42. No.6a
43. No.6b
44. No.7
45. No.8
46. No.9
47. No.10
48. No.11
49. No.12 (1908-9)
50. Pas Vite
51. Tres Moderement
52. Pastorale (1912)
53. Choral (1908)
54. Fugue (1908)
55. Choral
56. Fugue Litanique
57. Autre Choral
58. Fugue De Papier

Tracks:

1. Sur Un Mur
2. Sur Un Arbre
3. Sur Un Pont
4. Voix D'Interieur
5. Idylle Cynique
6. Chanson Canine
7. Avec Camaraderie
8. Severe Reprimande
9. Seul A La Maison
10. On Joue
11. Sur Un Vaisseau (A Madame Fernand Dreyfus)
12. Sur Une Lanterne (A Madame Joseph Ravel)
13. Sur Un Casque (A Madame Paulette Darty)
14. D'Holothurie (A Mademoiselle Suzanne Roux)
15. D'Edriophthalma (A Monsieur Edouard Dreyfus)
16. De Podophthalma (A Madame Jane Mortier)
17. Tyrolienne Turque (A Mademoiselle Elvira Vines Soto)
18. Danse Maigre (A La Maniere De Ces Messieurs) (A Monsieur Fernando Vines Soto)
19. Espanana (A Mademoiselle Claude Emma Debussy)
20. Celle Qui Parle Trop
21. Le Porteur De Grosses Pierres
22. Regrets Des Enfermes (Jonas Et Latude)
23. Chez Le Marchand D'Or
24. Danse Cuirassee
25. La Defaite Des Cimbres
26. Allegro - Andante - Vivache
27. Chant Guerrier Du Roi Des Haricots
28. Ce Qui Dit La Petite Princesse Des Tulipes
29. Valse Du Chocolat Aux Amandes
30. Petite Prelude A La Journee
31. Berceuse
32. Marche Du Grand Escalier
33. Etre Jaloux De Son Camarade Qui A Une Grosse Tete
34. Lui Manger Sa Tartine
35. Profiter De Ce Qu'il A Des Cors Aux Pieds Pour Lui Prendre Son Cerceau
36. Le Vilain Petit Vaurien
37. Berceuse
38. La Gentille Toute Petite Fille
39. Choral Inappetissant (Grave)
40. La Balancoire (Lent)
41. La Chasse (Vif)
42. La Comedie Italienne (A La Napolitaine)
43. Le Reveil De La Mariee (Vif, Sans Trop)
44. Colin-Maillard (Petitement)
45. La Peche (Calme)
46. Le Yachting (Modere)
47. Le Bain De Mer (Mouvemente)
48. Le Carnaval (Leger)
49. Le Golf (Exalte)
50. La Pieuvre (Assez Vif)
51. Les Courses (Un Peu Vif)
52. Les Quatre-Coins (Joie Moderee)
53. Le Pique-nique (Dansant)
54. Le Water-Chute (Gracieusement)
55. Le Tango Perpetuel (Modere Et Tres Ennuye)
56. Le Traineau (Courez)
57. Le Flirt (Agite)
58. Le Feu D'Artifice (Rapide)
59. Le Tennis (Avec Ceremonie)
60. Obstacles Venimeux (Noiratre)
61. Crepuscule Matinal (De Midi) (Sans Grandeur)
62. Affolements Granitiques (Vivement)
63. Sa Taille (A Roland-Manuel)
64. Son Binocle (A Mademoiselle Linette Chalupt)
65. Ses Jambes (A Rene Chalupt)

Tracks:

1. Gnossienne No.5
2. Gnossienne No.1
3. Gnossienne No.3
4. Gnossienne No.4
5. Gnossienne No.2
6. Gnossienne No.6
7. D'une Maniere Particuliere
8. Modestement
9. S'Inviter
10. En Y Regardant A Deux Fois
11. Passer (Version 2)
12. Encore
13. Prelude
14. Entracte
15. Final
16. Petit Ouverture A Danser
17. Je Te Veux
18. Poudre D'or
19. Le Piccadilly (La Transatlantique). Marche
20. Quadrille
21. Valse
22. Pas Vite
23. Mazurka
24. Un Peu Vif
25. Polka
26. Quadrille
27. Les Pantins Dansent
28. Marche Franco-Lunaire
29. Grande Ritournelle
30. Valse Du Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'oeil'
31. Grande Ritournelle
32. Cancan Grand-Mondain

Customer Reviews:

Ciccolini Knows Satie.......2004-06-02

Aldo Ciccolini is arguably the greatest interpreter of Erik Satie, and he can also be credited with rescuing the minimalist from certain obscurity with the recordings he made of the composer's music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. For years I have enjoyed selections of those performances and I figured it was time to upgrade to a more complete set. As a result, I recently got this title. Unfortunately, this 5CD box set from EMI Classics collects Ciccolini's digital remakes of Satie's Piano Works, and not the original recordings of which I had grown so fond. (I have since discovered that a French Import of the complete original recordings is available.) The overall difference is minimal (yes, pun intended!) but I have to give the nod to the analog performances because of a slightly warmer, brighter sound. Also with a first time recording, there is an intangible element in the charting of new territory that I feel is never quite recaptured when revisited. With that being said, for the pieces requiring two pianists, the digital accounts are superior. While Ciccolini overdubbed himself originally, here he partners with Gabriel Tacchino to greater effect. In all, this is an excellent set by an unparalled master of Satie's music, but if I had to it over again I would have chosen the first incarnation.

Average customer rating: all fantastic, look for hidden track arabic celtic folk music ye-ye alien WOW!!! Heaven's Dust is Heaven's Language

Heaven's Dust Ekova Manufacturer: Six Degrees ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Six Degrees Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Space Lullabies and Other Fantasmagore Soft Breeze & Tsunami Breaks One The Center of the World The You and the Now ASIN: B000044U2Z Release Date: 2001-01-30

Tracks:

1. Starlight In Daden
2. Chant Of Diem
3. Todosim
4. Temoine
5. Ditama
6. Sebrendita
7. Sabura
8. La Nef des Fous
9. Sister
10. In My Prime
11. Taksim
12. Helas and Reason
13. Venus And One

Amazon.com

Ekova walk a fine line between world music and otherworldly music. While the elements have terran origins--an Iranian percussionist, an Algerian guitar and oud player, and an American singer--the way they combine their traditions and influences goes beyond borders, especially in the way Dierdre Dubois often vocalizes in a nonlanguage (shades of the Cocteau Twins). Add to that some very subtle electronic programming, and you have something that stands outside easy classification, but whose melodies and ambiences simply bewitch. All too often it's not what they play, but what they don't play that sets the tone for the material, with Dubois's crystal voice the beacon that lights it all. Whatever you choose to call the music, welcome to the sound of one unique world. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews:

all fantastic, look for hidden track.......2006-03-15

The whole thing is A+++. I was surprised to learn that the singer is American, she certainly has an international vocal sound.

I'm mostly writing this to clue listeners to the hidden bonus track. It starts about 23 minutes into the last track (you've got about 19 minutes of silence!). It begins with a good oud solo, the second half is okay. No vocals.

arabic celtic folk music.......2003-02-11

I like this album very much. Sort of haunting and meditative. There's bonus material tacked on to the last track, but preceded by 15 minutes of silence. It's rather annoying since you can't just jump to the start of it. I usually push a button to start the disc over and skip over the bonus music.

ye-ye alien.......2001-05-14

I am mesmerised by this CD from EKOVA. HEAVEN's DUST is a cauldron of crafty conundrums. The sound is mystically not what it is. Case in point, France has nothing to do with Ireland and neither does "In My Prime", yet, it is everything to do with the ballad told. The bard is a supernal siren chanteuse poising as a human with knowledge of the mysteries of the Orient. It is to my advantage, I suspect, that I have no knowledge of the terrain because it makes a song such as "Sister" sound more foreign. The same can be said of "Todoism", however, that might simply be a twelve-bar blues. Mediteranean guitar melodies and riffs which conjure images of flamenco appear on "Taksim". I sense a childlike discovery of something new as if hearing music for the first time, and yet, it is music I have always heard. My favourite of this collective consciousness is captured in "Venus and One". It seduces me to weightless fantasies. If you are interested in music which derives from Mediteranean and Oriental sources to produce melodies which are sensual and breathless, this CD will interest you.

WOW!!!.......2000-09-06

Thats as crazy as it gets!!BRAVO, EKOVA !!! (For those who appreciate this kind of music, I would also like to recommend Vas, Dead Can Dance, Lisa Gerrard, Stella Mara - Star of the Sea, Sorma - Mirage of the East , and, well, I guess, Agricantus. And should anyone have suggestions too, e-mail me at valklak@telusplanet.net ).

Heaven's Dust is Heaven's Language.......2000-08-05

If there is a Heaven, this is what it sounds like and if there are angels there this is how they sing.

The only shortcoming of this CD is there are not enough tracks.

Average customer rating:

Ravel & Satie: Piano Works - Anne Queffelec (4 CD's) Anne Queffelec , Maurice Ravel , and Erik Satie Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Debussy: Piano Works ASIN: B00030FJIU Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

1. 1. Tyrolienne Torque
2. 2. Danse Maigre/A La Maniere De Ces Messieurs
3. 3. Espanana
4. 1. Sur Un Vaisseau
5. 2. Sur Une Lanterne
6. 3. Sur Casque
7. 1. Sa Taille
8. 2. Son Binocle
9. 3. Ses Jambes
10. Petite Ouverture A Danser
11. A. Valse/Ballet
12. B. Fantaisie/Valse
13. Les Pantins Dansent
14. Caresse
15. Danse De Travers
16. 1. D'Une Maniere Tres Particuliere
17. 2. Modestement
18. 3. S'Inviter
19. 1. En Y Regardant A Deux Fois
20. 2. Passer
21. 3. Encore
22. Premiere Pensee Rose+Croix
23. Prelude De La Port Heroique
24. Passacaille
25. Prelude En Tapisserie
26. Poudre D'Or
27. Maniere De Commencement
28. Prolongation Du Meme
29. Morceau 1/Lentement
30. Morceau 2/Enleve
31. Morceau 3/Brutal
32. En Plus (Calme)
33. Redite (Dans Le Lent)
34. Grande Ritournelle
35. 1. Marche (Franco Lunaire)
36. 2. Valse Du (Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'Oeil)
37. 3. Cancan (Grand-Mondain)

Tracks:

1. No. 1 Lent
2. No. 2 Avec Etonnement
3. No. 3 Lent
4. No. 4 Lent
5. No. 5 Modere
6. No. 6 Avec Conviction Et Avec Une Tristesse Rigoureuse
7. Severe Reprimande
8. Seul A La Maison
9. On Joue
10. Chez Le Marchand D'Or
11. Danse Cuirassee (Periode Grecque)
12. La Defaite Des Cimbres (Cauchemar)
13. Celle Qui Parle Trop
14. Le Porteur De Grosses Pierres
15. Regrets Des Enfermes (Jonas Et Latude)
16. No. 1 Lent Et Douloureux
17. No. 2 Lent Et Triste
18. No. 3 Lent Et Grave
19. 1. D'Holothurie
20. 2. D'Edriophthalma
21. 3. De Podophthalma
22. Je Te Veux
23. 1. Allegro
24. 2. Andante
25. 3. Vivace
26. 1. Obstacles Venimeux
27. 2. Crepuscule Matinal (De Midi)
28. 3. Affolements Granitiques
29. Le Piccadilly-Marche
30. 1. Idylle, A Debussy
31. 2. Aubade, A Paul Dukas
32. Meditation, A Albert Roussel
33. Choral Inappetissant
34. La Balancoire
35. La Chasse
36. La Comedie Italienne (A La Napolitaine)
37. Le Reveil De La Mariee
38. Colin-Maillard
39. La Peche
40. Le Yachting
41. Le Bain De Mer
42. Le Carnaval
43. Le Golf
44. La Pieuvre
45. Les Courses
46. Les Quatre-Coins
47. Le Pique-Nique
48. Le Water-Chute
49. Le Tango
50. Le Traineau
51. Le Flirt
52. Le Feu D'Artifice
53. Le Tennis

Tracks:

1. Prelude
2. Fugue
3. Forlane
4. Riguadon
5. Menuet
6. Toccata
7. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
8. Menuet Antique
9. Noctuelles
10. Oiseaux Tristes
11. Une Barque Sur L'Ocean
12. Alborada Del Gracioso
13. La Vallee Des Cloches

Tracks:

1. Jeux D'Eau
2. 1. Modere
3. Mouvement De Menuet
4. 3. Anime
5. Prelude
6. Serenade Grotesque
7. Modere
8. Assez Lent
9. Modere
10. Assez Anime
11. Presque Lent
12. Vif
13. Moins Vif
14. Epilogue: Lent
15. Menuet Sur Le Nom De Haydn
16. A La Maniere De Chabrier
17. A La Maniere De Borodine
18. Ondine
19. Le Gibet
20. Scarbo

Average customer rating: Precursor of "Muzak"

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Tracks:

1. 3 Gymnopedies: No.1
2. 3 Gymnopedies: No.2
3. 3 Gymnopedies: No.3
4. The Sting Of The Medusa
5. Caress - John White
6. Gold Dust
7. The Poor Man's Reverie - John White
8. Gymnopdie No.1 - Richard Stoltzman/Nancy Allen
9. 3 Gnossiennes: No.1 - Ikuyo Kamiya
10. 3 Gnossiennes: No.2 - Ikuyo Kamiya
11. 3 Gnossiennes: No.3 - Ikuyo Kamiya
12. Topics Thoroughly Covered: The Carrier Of Big Stones
13. Prld In Tapestry
14. I Want You
15. Gymnopedie No.2 - Michala Petri/Lars Hannibal
16. Cold Pieces (Tunes To Chase Away): II: Modestement
17. Prld Of The Heroic Gate Of Heaven - John White
18. Nocturne No.2 - Ikuyo Kamiya

Customer Reviews:

Precursor of "Muzak".......2006-03-11

Erik Satie cultivated his fame as an obscure pianist within the smokey cabernet-cafes high on the hill of Montmartre - a trendy, artist haunt in the shadow of Sacre Coere cathdrel overlooking 19th-century Paris. His novel music, isolated lifestyle and unusual fashion (always a dark velvet suit and derby) were eccentric yet endeared him to - not only to the poets, writers and artists of Montmartre - but to the Parisian musical elite. Another oddity of Satie was his contentment - and sometimes insistance - that his music be relegated to the background as to not interfere with patron's festivities. Where Beethoven or Wagner would have cringed to have their compositions played as "musical wallpaper" (or featured on a "Relaxation" recording like this), Erik Satie would likely have been pleased. In this respect, his music was perhaps the precursor of modern "Muzak" heard by many an elevator user.

Over three-forths of Satie's compositions are for solo piano. Often he gave these pieces strange titles and programmic references - such as his most famous work, Gymnopedies, which is related to some ancient festival honoring Apollo. In fact, this gentle, melodic piece so charmed Debussy that he composed an orchestral version of it, emphasising its dreamy qualities. However, on this CD, this famous piece is heard four times in different variations, which presents a great risk of trivialization and weariness. That is one downfall of this collection.

Satie's music indeed does fit well with the "Relaxation" theme with its simple, slower-paced, child-like innocent melodies bathed in rich, yet austere harmonies. In this respect Satie's music is often downgraded by music critics as "lightweight compositions from a French eccentric." They have their point. But, the weary looking for some "nice music" will often find Satie's works a balm - free of pretention, complication and attitude. Yet, it was this simplicity and minimalistic approach that earned Satie the title, "The Precursor" as his textures and forms foreshadowed the minimalist music of John Cage and the Surrealism/Dada movements in art.

Like any, Satie's music is not for everyone. At times the repeated-note simplicity can be downright boring; other pieces can remind one of a player piano at the cabernet. Yet, many pieces have great charm and appeal once you get past their simplicity. So, overall, this CD is a decent sampling of Satie's music for piano - solo or with one or two other instruments - recorded in good sound quality. Also, there are few if any loud outbursts for those wanting to nod off in their relaxation. But, the overplayed Gymnopedies pieces are unfortunate - typical when the public gets hold of a popular piece and plays it to death.

Average customer rating: complete but lacking good for completists, but... Yes, its worth five discs

Satie: The Complete Solo Piano Music Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Sarabande | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Thibaudet, Jean-Yves | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Debussy · images, études ~ complete works for piano, vol. 2 Satie: L'Oeuvre Pour Piano Jean-Yves Thibaudet ~ Debussy - complete piano works, vol. 1 Maurice Ravel: L'Oeuvre Pour Piano Seul The Magic of Satie ASIN: B00008RWRB Release Date: 2003-06-10

Customer Reviews:

complete but lacking.......2005-06-14

While I am a fan of Thibaudet in general, he just seems lost here. Satie is deceptively difficult to judge as a performer, the music is at times mercurial or static, profound or frivolous, or all of the above. Yet one hardly needs to underline the oddness, it's perfectly revealed if you play it straight.
While some misread notes suggest he may not really know these pieces, Thibaudet manages to project something less than a competent sight reading. In such an endeavor he would certainly get the right feel occasionally by accident. Instead, he regularly puts the wrong foot forward, with odd accents and effects getting in the way, perhaps trying too hard to add spin to music whose mysteries refuse to unfold under such duress.
I would recommend collecting a number of different performers: Reinbert DeLeeuw, Pascal Roge, Anne Queffelec, JoAnna MacGregor and Michel Legrand have all made worthy contributions to the recent discography and their combined recordings would make a pretty-near complete survey.

good for completists, but..........2004-05-18

I jumped at the chance to buy this set; a new digital recording of Satie's complete solo piano music. I had admired Jean-Yves Thibaudet in the past and had seen him perform Messiaen's "Turangalila Symphony"; a great performance. However, after listening to this set for three straight months, I'm rather frustrated with it, mostly on aesthetic grounds, since I can't deny Thibaudet's talents; I just disagree with some of his interpretations.

To start, most of the shorter, "lite" pieces are performed very well on disc 4. Even the most popular, (Gymnopedies, Gnossiennes) are excellent. I am also thankful I now have performances of "Uspud" and many of Satie's conservatory assignments, played expertly and with good humor. For these, the set is worth having.

But now, the bad news. As I have complained about in the past with Thibaudet's Ravel discs, I'm frankly rather put-off by his inexplicable, pointless staccato in many of the pieces. "Petite Overture a la Danser" is one of my favorite Satie miniatures, and here Thibaudet botches it by playing it way too fast with no pedal. It sounds like a joke, and I think he totally misses the point of the piece. In the "Nazareen" preludes, he adds his own extreme dynamics which are not indicated in the original scores, and the effect seems like a cheap attempt to add "spice" to what are supposed to be meditative sound constructions, based on poetry forms rather than classical forms.

"Prelude to the Heroic Gate of Heaven" is taken far too slow, and Thibaudet completely cuts out the "Curtain" coda in the original Salabert edition for no apparent reason; he seems determined to give the piece a more "proper" ending, and for this listener, it's a terrible, narcissistic, and disrespectful miscalculation.

I will keep this set since it is a complete document, flawed though it may be. But I still must insist that the best living interpreter of Satie's piano music is the ever-underrated Reinbert DeLeeuw, who is completely in-tune with Satie's sly magic. His tempos may be slow, his dynamics few, but that's the whole point; this is highly personal music, and DeLeeuw has an aesthetic I can personally agree with. For an audible explanation of what I'm talking about, compare the performances of "Petite Overture a la Danser" by DeLeeuw and Thibaudet, and you'll see what I mean.

Yes, its worth five discs.......2003-12-17

Each disc averages about 75 minutes of music. Over six hours of Satie? Definitely yes. If you have an affinity for Satie's classic pieces you should not pass up this set. There are so many standout pieces in so many wonderful styles you can only leave this set with wonder. And Thibaudet seems made for this music. The best interpreter of Satie that I've heard. His technique is amazing with such a range of subtle fingering tempo and dynamics. Its as though I've heard some of these for the first time with new shocks of emotion I hadn't experienced before. Not to be missed.

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Miriam Gideon - Vocal Chamber works (Songs with chamber ensembles) Manufacturer: Composers Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gideon, Miriam | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000006HI1 Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

1. Sonnets From Shakespeare: Sonnett VIII ('Music To Hear')
2. Sonnets From Shakespeare: Sonnet XIX ('Devouring Time'): Ritornelle 1
3. Sonnets From Shakespeare: Sonnett XXXIII ('Full Many A Glorius Morning'): Ritornelle 2
4. Sonnets From Shakespeare: Sonnet LXXI ('No Longer Mourn For Me')
5. Sonnets From Shakespeare: Sonnet CXXIII ('No, Time, Thou Shalt Not Boast'): Ritornelle 3
6. Rhymes From The Hill: Bundeslied der Galgenbrueder (Chorus Of The Gallows Gang)
7. Rhymes From The Hill: Galgenkindes Wiegenlied (Gallow's Child's Lullaby)
8. Rhymes From The Hill: Die Korfsche Uhr (Korf's Clock)
9. Rhymes From The Hill: Palmstromes Uhr (Palmstroem's Clock)
10. Rhymes From The Hill: Der Seufzer (The Sigh0
11. Music For Voice And Ensemble: The Hound Of Heaven
12. Nocturnes: To The Moon
13. Nocturnes: High Tide
14. Nocturnes: Witchery
15. The Resounding Lyre: Mutterbildnis (Portrait Of A Mother)
16. The Resounding Lyre: Wahebuf Und Nichtenint (Hey-Pick-Up And Find-Nothing)
17. The Resounding Lyre: Halleluja (Halleujah)
18. Spirit Above The Dust: Prologue
19. Spirit Above The Dust: Theory Of Poetry
20. Spirit Above The Dust: The Two Trees
21. Spirit Above The Dust: The Linden Branch
22. Spirit Above The Dust: Black Boy
23. Spirit Above The Dust: My Caliban Creature
24. Spirit Above The Dust: The Snow Fall
25. Wing'D Hour: Silent Noon
26. Wing'D Hour: My Heart Is Like A Singing Bird
27. Wind'D Hour: Autumn

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Satie: Piano Works Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Rogi, Pascal | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Satie and the Four-Handed Piano ASIN: B0000041UR Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Poudre d'or
2. Avant-dernieres pensees
3. Pieces froides: Trois airs a faire fuir
4. Pieces froides: Trois danses de travers
5. Chapitres tournes en tous sens
6. Nocturne I
7. Nocturne II
8. Nocturne III
9. Nocturne V
10. Veritables preludes flasgues (pour un chien)
11. Deux reveries nocturnes
12. Prelude de la porte heroique du ciel
13. Heures seculaires et instantanees
14. Descriptions automatiques
15. Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois
16. Nouvelles pieces froides
17. Les Trois Valses distinguees du precieux degoute

Average customer rating: Go To Amazon.com/uk Wonderful Set, but why pay this much?

Thomas Tallis: The Complete Works (Box Set) Manufacturer: Signum UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tallis | Tallis, Thomas | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0006OR0DA Release Date: 2005-01-25

Customer Reviews:

Go To Amazon.com/uk.......2006-02-23

Thank you Paul Schleuse. Your review is right on, and most importantly, I paid $113. (including shipping) from amazon.com/uk to Boston. Less than halk the price here.

Wonderful Set, but why pay this much?.......2005-07-30

This is a landmark set: the complete works of one of the most important composers of the 16th century, in performances of grace and clarity. However, you can get it for less than half of the US price by buying it at Amazon.co.uk. At GBP65.20, it works out to just over $100, or about $10 per disc--quite a bargain on a major addition to any serious early-music collection.

Average customer rating: okay

Oeuvres Pour Piano Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002SRP Release Date: 2002-12-23

Tracks:

1. I. Tyrolienne Turque
2. II. Danse Maigre - A La Maniere De Ces Messieurs
3. III. Espanana
4. I. Sur Un Vaisseau
5. II. Sur Une Lanterne
6. III. Sur Un Casque
7. I. Sa Taille
8. II. Son Binocle
9. III. Ses Jambes
10. Petite Ov A Danser
11. Valse-Ballet
12. Fant-Valse
13. Les Pantins Dansent
14. Caresse
15. Danse De Travers
16. Airs A Faire Fuir: I
17. Airs A Faire Fuir: II
18. Airs A Faire Fuir: III
19. Danses De Travers: I
20. Danses De Travers: II
21. Danses De Travers: III
22. Premiere Pensee Rose + Croix
23. Prelude De 'La Porte Heroique Du Ciel'
24. Passacaille
25. Prelude En Tapisserie
26. Poudre D'Or
27. Maniere De Commencement - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
28. Prolongation Du Meme - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
29. Morceau I Lentement - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
30. Morceau II Enleve - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
31. Morceau III Brutal - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
32. En Plus - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
33. Redite - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
34. Grande Ritournelle - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
35. I. Marche 'Franco-Lunaire' - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
36. II. Valse Du 'Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'Oeil - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard
37. III. Cancan 'Grand-Mondain' - Anne Queffelec/Catherine Collard

Customer Reviews:

okay .......2007-02-18

I sometimes wonder if digital really suits Satie. The hard fact of the matter is that digital is very representitive of what you hear in real life, whereas vinyl is distorted by a warmth that isn't necessarily there. So I question whether this is a decent enough performance or whether it would sound better on vinyl to create a warmth that isn't really there in the playing...

Average customer rating: Jibberish, and lovely rythms

Heaven's Dust Ekova Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004S791 Release Date: 1999-03-02

Tracks:

1. Starlight In Daden
2. Chant Of Diem
3. Todosim
4. Temoine
5. Ditama
6. Sebrendita
7. Sabura
8. La Nef Des Fous
9. Sister
10. In My Prime
11. Taksim
12. Helas And Reason
13. Venus And One

Customer Reviews:

Jibberish, and lovely rythms.......2003-11-19

This is one of the albums I had to buy two of, since the first one i bought was worn out....
This brilliant mix of indian, persian, middle east, and american folk takes my brath away! Most of the songs aren't in english or any other language for that matters, but is invented by thje lovely singer!
5 times hurray for this jewel of a record!!!!

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9. Ministry of Sound - Annual 2003 America: Mixed By DJ Sammy
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