Heaven's Gate [Live]

Heaven's Gate [Live]

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Product Description
This CD captures UFO live in concert from a '86 show in Oxford, England and contains many of the tracks from their Misdemeanor album, along with other UFO classics. Over 59 minutes of music.

Tracks:

Gymnopedie No.1
Gymnopedie No.2
Gymnopedie No.3
Gnossienne No.1
Gnossienne No.2
Gnossienne No.3
Gnossienne No.4
Gnossienne No.5
Gnossienne No.6
Nocturne I
Nocturne II
Nocturne III
Nocturne IV
Nocturne V
Avant-Dernieres Pens: I. Idylle, A Debussy/II. Aubade, A Paul Dukas/III. Meditation, A Albert...
Pieces Froides-Trois Airs A Fuir
Pieces Froides-Trois Danses De Travers
Deux Reveries Nocturnes
Prde De la Porte He Du Ciel - Pascal Roge P

Customer Reviews:

sparse.......2007-03-11

If you enjoy simple accoustic piano arrangements played simply and beautifully you will enjoy this music.Satie has a moody and haunting way with his compositions

After the Rain...The Soft Sounds of Erik Satie.......2007-02-15

Excellent rendition of intimate Satie. Very evocative of Paris. Cool and quiet.

Such beautiful music.......2007-01-12

Eric Satie has composed some of the most beautiful music in the world. One of the few musical pieces that bring out real emotion in me.

nice.......2007-01-05

a good introduction to satie's music. Well played, excellent recording.
Nuff said!

Meditative Satie.......2006-12-24

As with any composer there are many ways to competently interpret their work. If you like Satie's music played to bring out its meditative, dreamy qualities, this is the recording for you.

Praise to the Lord - Hymns From St. Paul's Cathedral

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a voice teacher and early music fan
Hymns for every one
Super Praise!

Praise to the Lord - Hymns From St. Paul's Cathedral

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Hymns Through the Centuries
Treasures of English Church Music

ASIN: B00002EIUG
Release Date: 1999-10-12

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-09

'The HYMN-a word derived from the Greek 'hymnos'-has been defined as 'a term of unknown origin applied from ancient times to a wide variety of songs in honor of gods, heroes or notable men.'
The founder of English hymnody is Isaac Watts (1674-1748), whose work in reforming congregational song texts culminated in the publication of his 'Hymns and Spiritual Songs' in 1707. Watts' collection was as complete and comprehensive a set of hymns as had ever been proposed for English worship and it raised the profile of the hymn sufficiently to overcome the prevailing psalmody. The great flowering period of English hymnody began with the work of the Methodist hymn-writers John Wesley (1703-1791) and his brother Charles (1707-1788). The Wesleys gave great prominence to hymns within their Methodist worship and published many books.
The modern hymn book is a collection of hymns drawn from various times and places. This most accomplished recording by St. Paul's Cathedral Choir presents 16 well-loved hymns from 'The New English Hymnal'. A great number of the hymns, which originate from many different eras and traditions, are given an extra musical dimension by John Scott's original descants and thrilling brass arrangements.
Over the years, I have found myself purchasing mostly the recordings of English choirs. They seem to have incredible vocal skills, perfectly executed phrases, flawless diction and some unidentifiable ingredient that makes them very appealing to hear. Of course, I personally enjoy the all male choirs sound; boy sopranos and male altos make the difference. This is a very appealing group of hymns!!!!!

Hymns for every one.......2002-12-01

As I have said already..I am from espiscopal church..these my songs are well know by me...these songs give encouragement when it seems that all hope is lost..these are tunes that are well received....they are also very simple for the every day person to gain strength from day to day..they will become your daily prayer.....

Super Praise!.......2000-06-10

Praise The Lord offers the listener traditional hymns in the English/British tradition. the clarity of the voices make it possible for the listener to follow the words distinctly. The organ soars as accompaniment. the CD provides organ and choral quality for the novice and the experienced musician.

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Unbelievable
Incredibly Beautiful!
Great music, lousy movie
Beautiful Americana
GREAT album

Heaven's Gate
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Heaven's Gate
Habla con Ella
Wilde
Playin' Foolz
Keeping Time

ASIN: B00000J7YQ
Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

Slow Water
Song Of '70
Heaven's Gate Waltz
Snowfall
Blue Danube
Battle Hymn
Ella's Waltz
Sweet Breeze
Mamou Two Step
Moonlight
Morning Star
Village Dance
The Long Road
Overture
Immigrant Road
Meeting Billy
Baby's Song
Slow Water Reprised
Intermission
Playing In The Barn
Champion's Death
The People Revolt
Ella's Death
The Yacht
End Credits

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Heaven's Gate has entered Hollywood terminology as a definition for an unbelievably huge disaster--critically and financially. Many movies have lost more money than this 1980 film, but it has the unprecedented repercussion of sinking an entire studio (United Artists). Although some elements of Michael Cimino's laborious 219- minute saga do resonate, there are only two aspects that are consistently impressive: the look of the film and the soundtrack. In his early 20s, David Mansfield won a role in the band that played in the movie (he's the fiddler). A musical prodigy--he has played with Bob Dylan and Bruce Hornsby & the Range-- Mansfield scored the movie when more famous composers did not sign. Now available for the first time on CD--and expanded to nearly an hour --Mansfield's evocative music is better than ever. Much like the score for Ken Burns's The Civil War, strings are prevalent; the mandolin and violin receive most the exposure. The "Heaven Gate's Waltz" is a catchy tune that immediately makes your feet want to swing into action. Mansfield also does some impressive adaptation, turning the "Blue Danube" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" into folk tunes that put you right back to the time when dirt roads and crowded dance halls dotted the open West. --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews:

Unbelievable.......2006-02-07

I can't believe you all fell for the critic's drivel about what a flawed movie this was and let it flop - and continue to sell the line about what a flop it was!
It was magnificent, and the soundtrack was so evocative you thought you were in the dancehall, skating with Kris and Isabelle.

See the movie and make up your own minds. In the meantime get the soundtrack and hear it in digital splendour.

Incredibly Beautiful!.......2004-06-27

The soundtrack of Heaven's Gate, by David Mansfield, is an underappreciated gem. Sadly, because this soundtrack is so closely related with one of the biggest box office flops of all time, it will go largely ignored. That's too bad, because it ranks right up there with Avalon as one of the best film scores of the 1980s.

The exquisite blend of Eastern European folk melodies and Western music that permeates this soundtrack make it a joy to listen to. Particularly noteworthy are the accoustic guitar version of Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz as well as Doug Kershaw's Mamou Two Step, a piece that Kershaw fortunately chose to make available on some of his CDs. If you can't locate this soundtrack at least listen to that piece. I'm pretty sure you'll be sold on the artistic merits of this CD if you do.

Great music, lousy movie.......2004-04-13

This is a lousy movie but the music is great. The plot of the movie involves Eastern European immigrants in Wyoming. This music perfectly blends with that idea. Straight forward American folk music blends into Eastern European folk music. This is the essence of minimalism, although not in a Philip Glass sort of way. These simply themes are are repeated varied only by tone color and orchestration. This is a minor masterpiece of the less is more school.

Beautiful Americana.......2000-06-23

Whether or not you liked the flop movie this music is from, after listening to the album you will have to agree it is one of the great soundtracks of the '80's. Mansfield manages to convey a wonderful sense of Americana--a gorgeous orchestral version of great native folk and western music. I could listen to this all day, and it's nice to have it back in print after all these years.

GREAT album.......1999-06-09

Whatever is thought of this mis-guided movie, nothing but praise should be heaped on David Mansfield's score. It fuses solo western guitar with zydeco and Irish music that chronicles a brief sad time in our nation's history. Reminds me of the soundtrack to Ken Burns' documentary "The Civil War." THANK GOODNESS it's finally been issued on CD. Lots of new stuff, too.

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Listen for hours
Hauntingly beautiful

Satie: Piano Music

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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After the Rain...The Soft Sounds of Erik Satie
Satie: Piano Works
Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music
Satie: Gymnopédies No1-3; Gnossiennes No1-6

ASIN: B000001K23
Release Date: 1992-11-04

Tracks:

3 Gymnopedies
Sonatine bureaucratique
Prelude en tapisserie
Passcaille
Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois
Embryons desseches
2 Pieces froides: No.1-Airs a faire fuir
2 Pieces froides: No.2-Danses de travers
Descriptions automatiques
3 Sarabandes
Heures seculaires et instantanees
Menus propos enfantins
Enfantillages pittoresques
Peccadilles importunes
Les Pantins dansent
4 Ogives

Tracks:

3 Gnossiennes
Vieux Sequins et vielles cuirasses
Reverie de l'enfance de Pantagruel
Avant-dernieres pensees
Premier menuet
Trios valses du precieux degoute
Veritables preludes flasques
Sports et divertissements
5 Noctures
Chapitres tournes en tous sens
Prelude de la Parte heroique du ciel
4 Preludes
Danses gothiques

Customer Reviews:

Listen for hours.......2006-01-25

I don't listen to a *whole* lot of classical music, and pretty much no other solo piano than this. I bought this album years ago, and it is that rare music, where everything is good. As the other review notes, it's fine in the background. But whenever, and wherever, you tune in to it, pay attention to it, something good is going on. And: you can listen to it again next week, or next month, or next year, and find things you didn't find before. It's good piano music that doesn't have to be dazzlingly fast or difficult. And, Glazer touches the notes just right: more gently than you might have thought a piano note could be.

Hauntingly beautiful.......2002-10-30

I first became acquainted with Satie when I found a transcription of Gymnopedie I in a guitar magazine. After years of playing it on classical guitar, I finally got a recording on piano, and was delighted to discover that, though few of the pieces match the haunting tone of Gymnopedie I, the rest of the music on the CD is of the same caliber. Great music to have going in the bckground, or to relax and listen to.

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Great Music
A must buy for Patrick O'Hearn fans!
not what I expected
from Solo Piano Publications

A Different Prelude

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Different Mozart
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ASIN: B00004WF5Q
Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

Prelude From Cello Suite No.1
Prelude From Tristan And Isolde
Prelude No. 6 In B Minor
Prelude No. 2
Prelude In C From The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Prelude No. 20 In C Minor
Prelude No. 19 From The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Prelude In C Sharp Minor
Prelude No. 4 In E Minor
Prelude No. 8 - The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
Prelude Of The Heroic Gate Of Heaven

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As this disc's title suggests, none of the contemporary instrumental artists assembled for this project plays it straight with their selected classical selections, yet their imaginative efforts yield a respectful, tuneful, and peaceful retooling of works by Bach and Chopin (three each), plus pieces by Wagner, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Satie. Bassist-keyboardist Patrick O'Hearn takes the repeating cello passages from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 and layers them atop a shimmering, softly pulsing electronic landscape. Violinist Charlie Bisharat, accompanied by guitarist Wayne Johnson, introduces flamenco-like brushstrokes to Chopin's Prelude No. 6 in B Minor. Pianist-keyboardist Philippe Saisse adds a jazz twist to a lovely, beguiling interpretation of Bach (No. 1 in C Minor). Trumpeter Chris Botti takes a George Gershwin composition (Prelude No. 2) and expresses it as a smoky, sultry mood piece. Dawn Atkinson, who produced A Different Mozart and has overseen many past Windham Hill compilations, also produces this project involving, among others, Windham Hill alumni. She debuts as an artist as well, putting an angelic, keyboard-based spin on Chopin's Prelude No. 20 in C Minor. A nice package. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

Great Music.......2002-08-24

This CD is not exactly what I had in mind when I made the order, but it is definitely not a disappointment. I am enjoying it immensely. I highly recommend this CD and am looking for more like it.

A must buy for Patrick O'Hearn fans!.......2001-09-26

The breathtakingly hopeful and modern renditions of such powerful classics on this CD has really inspired me!

Bach's cello solos no. 1 is some of the most *haunting* melody ever written. Somehow, Patrick O'Hearn's beautiful rhythm manages to bring a hopeful beat to this piece, and the result is an excellent modern tribute that exemplifies "anticipation" more than anything. The cello notes in the original are long and drawn out, almost reaching for you, but O'Hearn's rendition has shortened the draw ever so slightly, giving the feeling of a speaker anxious to get the words out, nearly out of breath with anticipation to deliver a message. This beautiful piece captures the inescapably haunting feeling of the original and does it justice while bringing it to a new dawn of modern flavor. For those who love both Patrick O'Hearn and this particular piece, you just have to add this piece to your collection!

The second track manages something of the same with the Wagner piece. It lets go of much of the inherent power in the original, sacrificing it for a hopeful turn like the first track. It's an interesting exploration.

Track 8 is a Spanish classical guitar rendition of a Rachmaninoff piece that will captivate you and keep you riveted, waiting to hear where it goes next. It loses nothing of the incredible romance and nostalgia of Rachmaninoff. Indeed, it gains much in the way of a "nighttime" sort of feeling with the Spanish flavor of the guitar. Exquisite.

After even one listen, this CD has become one of my favorites. It's incredible!

not what I expected.......2001-09-20

Bought this under the mistaken identity of another musician, who isn't even featured. Definitely not impressed. A shallow and incomplete rendition of classical selections. The featured players are talented, no question. But if I wanted a traditional intrepretation, there are better. Something more radical, please.
Ronaldo El Malo

from Solo Piano Publications.......2000-08-08

"A Different Prelude" is a follow-up to the incredible "A Different Mozart", which was released in 1996 on Imaginary Road Records. With Dawn Atkinson once again at the helm as producer, this new release is equally exciting. With selections by composers such Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, and Satie, the range is broad and the styles of the various artists are diverse, but this album holds together as a seamless and fascinating mix!

The album opens with Patrick O'Hearn playing the Bach Cello Suite #1. The melody is true to the original, with the addition of a catchy rhythm track and ambient electronic sounds in the background. That the piece is immediately recognizable in a new setting indicates just how timeless this music is. Violinist Charlie Bisharat is one of my all-time favorite musicians, and he gives the Chopin Prelude #6 in B minor a surprising Latin flavor with his violin accompanied by Spanish guitar and light percussion - a very refreshing interpretation of this haunting piece! Trumpeter Chris Botti jazzes things up with a great, slinky version of Gershwin's Prelude #2. One of the highlights is Dawn Atkinson's debut as a recording artist playing Chopin's Prelude #20 in C minor. A combination of piano, voice, and keyboards, this is a very stirring and evocative arrangement that brings it right into the present. I couldn't imagine Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor as a guitar solo, but Steve Erquiaga more than pulls it off. Richard Schonherz gives Chopin's Prelude #4 in E minor a gentle percussion and synth accompaniment to the original piano solo. Clara Ponty plays Debussy's "Girl With the Flaxen Hair" with the grace and elegance of her former classical piano performing career. Tim Story closes the collection with a gorgeous version of Eric Satie's "Heroic Gate of Heaven".

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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Ciccolini Knows Satie

Satie: Piano Works

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B0000BWTKN
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Allegro
Valse-Ballet 'Op.62'
Fantaise-Valse
1. (Lent) (A Monsieur Conrad Satie)
2. (Lent) (A Maurice Ravel)
3. (Lent)
1. Lent Et Douloureux (A Mademoiselle Jeanne De Bret)
2. Lent Et Triste (A Conrad Satie)
3. Lent Et Grave (A Charles Levade)
Fete Donnee Par Des Chevaliers Normands En l'Honneur D'Une Jeune Demoiselle
Maniere De Commencement
Prolongation Du Meme
Morceau I: Lentement
Morceau II: Enleve
Moreceau III: Brutal
En Plus
Redite
Premier Nocturne (A Madame Marcelle Meyer)
Deuxieme Nocturne (A Andre Salomon)
Troisieme Nocturne (A Madame Jean Hugo)
Quatrieme Nocturne (A Madame La Comtesse Etienne De Beaumont)
Cinquieme Nocturne (A Madame Georges Cocteau)
De L'Enfance De Pantagruel (Reverie)
Marche De Cocagne
Jeux De Gargantua (Coin De Polka)
Premier Menuet (A Claude Dubosq)
Idlle (A Debussy)
Aubade (A Paul Dukas)
Meditation (A Albert Roussel)

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

Caresse
Danse De Travers No.2 (Version 1)
Petite Musique De Clown Triste
The Dreamy Fish
Air
Essais
( - )
Notes
Notes
Le Prisonnier Maussade
Le Grand Singe
Exercices
Notes
Harmonies
Songerie Vers 'Jack'
Bribes
Choral
Exercices
Exercices
Exercices
Exercices
Esquisses & Sketch Montmartrois No.1. Petit Prelude De La 'Mort De Monsieur Mouche'
Esquisses & Sketch Montmartrois No.2 Un Peu Vif
Essais (Arriere-Propos)
Petite Danse
Desespoir Agreable
No.1 Effronterie
No.2 Poesie
Preludes Pour Un Chien: No.2 (Prelude Canin)
Profondeur
Songe-Creux
Passacaille
Prelude En Tapisserie
Nostalgie
Froide Songerie
Facheux Exemple
No.1
No.2
No.3
No.4
No.5
No.6a
No.6b
No.7
No.8
No.9
No.10
No.11
No.12 (1908-9)
Pas Vite
Tres Moderement
Pastorale (1912)
Choral (1908)
Fugue (1908)
Choral
Fugue Litanique
Autre Choral
Fugue De Papier

Tracks:

Sur Un Mur
Sur Un Arbre
Sur Un Pont
Voix D'Interieur
Idylle Cynique
Chanson Canine
Avec Camaraderie
Severe Reprimande
Seul A La Maison
On Joue
Sur Un Vaisseau (A Madame Fernand Dreyfus)
Sur Une Lanterne (A Madame Joseph Ravel)
Sur Un Casque (A Madame Paulette Darty)
D'Holothurie (A Mademoiselle Suzanne Roux)
D'Edriophthalma (A Monsieur Edouard Dreyfus)
De Podophthalma (A Madame Jane Mortier)
Tyrolienne Turque (A Mademoiselle Elvira Vines Soto)
Danse Maigre (A La Maniere De Ces Messieurs) (A Monsieur Fernando Vines Soto)
Espanana (A Mademoiselle Claude Emma Debussy)
Celle Qui Parle Trop
Le Porteur De Grosses Pierres
Regrets Des Enfermes (Jonas Et Latude)
Chez Le Marchand D'Or
Danse Cuirassee
La Defaite Des Cimbres
Allegro - Andante - Vivache
Chant Guerrier Du Roi Des Haricots
Ce Qui Dit La Petite Princesse Des Tulipes
Valse Du Chocolat Aux Amandes
Petite Prelude A La Journee
Berceuse
Marche Du Grand Escalier
Etre Jaloux De Son Camarade Qui A Une Grosse Tete
Lui Manger Sa Tartine
Profiter De Ce Qu'il A Des Cors Aux Pieds Pour Lui Prendre Son Cerceau
Le Vilain Petit Vaurien
Berceuse
La Gentille Toute Petite Fille
Choral Inappetissant (Grave)
La Balancoire (Lent)
La Chasse (Vif)
La Comedie Italienne (A La Napolitaine)
Le Reveil De La Mariee (Vif, Sans Trop)
Colin-Maillard (Petitement)
La Peche (Calme)
Le Yachting (Modere)
Le Bain De Mer (Mouvemente)
Le Carnaval (Leger)
Le Golf (Exalte)
La Pieuvre (Assez Vif)
Les Courses (Un Peu Vif)
Les Quatre-Coins (Joie Moderee)
Le Pique-nique (Dansant)
Le Water-Chute (Gracieusement)
Le Tango Perpetuel (Modere Et Tres Ennuye)
Le Traineau (Courez)
Le Flirt (Agite)
Le Feu D'Artifice (Rapide)
Le Tennis (Avec Ceremonie)
Obstacles Venimeux (Noiratre)
Crepuscule Matinal (De Midi) (Sans Grandeur)
Affolements Granitiques (Vivement)
Sa Taille (A Roland-Manuel)
Son Binocle (A Mademoiselle Linette Chalupt)
Ses Jambes (A Rene Chalupt)

Tracks:

Gnossienne No.5
Gnossienne No.1
Gnossienne No.3
Gnossienne No.4
Gnossienne No.2
Gnossienne No.6
D'une Maniere Particuliere
Modestement
S'Inviter
En Y Regardant A Deux Fois
Passer (Version 2)
Encore
Prelude
Entracte
Final
Petit Ouverture A Danser
Je Te Veux
Poudre D'or
Le Piccadilly (La Transatlantique). Marche
Quadrille
Valse
Pas Vite
Mazurka
Un Peu Vif
Polka
Quadrille
Les Pantins Dansent
Marche Franco-Lunaire
Grande Ritournelle
Valse Du Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'oeil'
Grande Ritournelle
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.

Ravel & Satie: Piano Works - Anne Queffelec (4 CD's)

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Ravel & Satie: Piano Works - Anne Queffelec (4 CD's)
Anne Queffelec , Maurice Ravel , and Erik Satie
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Debussy: Piano Works

ASIN: B00030FJIU
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

1. Tyrolienne Torque
2. Danse Maigre/A La Maniere De Ces Messieurs
3. Espanana
1. Sur Un Vaisseau
2. Sur Une Lanterne
3. Sur Casque
1. Sa Taille
2. Son Binocle
3. Ses Jambes
Petite Ouverture A Danser
A. Valse/Ballet
B. Fantaisie/Valse
Les Pantins Dansent
Caresse
Danse De Travers
1. D'Une Maniere Tres Particuliere
2. Modestement
3. S'Inviter
1. En Y Regardant A Deux Fois
2. Passer
3. Encore
Premiere Pensee Rose+Croix
Prelude De La Port Heroique
Passacaille
Prelude En Tapisserie
Poudre D'Or
Maniere De Commencement
Prolongation Du Meme
Morceau 1/Lentement
Morceau 2/Enleve
Morceau 3/Brutal
En Plus (Calme)
Redite (Dans Le Lent)
Grande Ritournelle
1. Marche (Franco Lunaire)
2. Valse Du (Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'Oeil)
3. Cancan (Grand-Mondain)

Tracks:

No. 1 Lent
No. 2 Avec Etonnement
No. 3 Lent
No. 4 Lent
No. 5 Modere
No. 6 Avec Conviction Et Avec Une Tristesse Rigoureuse
Severe Reprimande
Seul A La Maison
On Joue
Chez Le Marchand D'Or
Danse Cuirassee (Periode Grecque)
La Defaite Des Cimbres (Cauchemar)
Celle Qui Parle Trop
Le Porteur De Grosses Pierres
Regrets Des Enfermes (Jonas Et Latude)
No. 1 Lent Et Douloureux
No. 2 Lent Et Triste
No. 3 Lent Et Grave
1. D'Holothurie
2. D'Edriophthalma
3. De Podophthalma
Je Te Veux
1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Vivace
1. Obstacles Venimeux
2. Crepuscule Matinal (De Midi)
3. Affolements Granitiques
Le Piccadilly-Marche
1. Idylle, A Debussy
2. Aubade, A Paul Dukas
Meditation, A Albert Roussel
Choral Inappetissant
La Balancoire
La Chasse
La Comedie Italienne (A La Napolitaine)
Le Reveil De La Mariee
Colin-Maillard
La Peche
Le Yachting
Le Bain De Mer
Le Carnaval
Le Golf
La Pieuvre
Les Courses
Les Quatre-Coins
Le Pique-Nique
Le Water-Chute
Le Tango
Le Traineau
Le Flirt
Le Feu D'Artifice
Le Tennis

Tracks:

Prelude
Fugue
Forlane
Riguadon
Menuet
Toccata
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
Menuet Antique
Noctuelles
Oiseaux Tristes
Une Barque Sur L'Ocean
Alborada Del Gracioso
La Vallee Des Cloches

Tracks:

Jeux D'Eau
1. Modere
Mouvement De Menuet
3. Anime
Prelude
Serenade Grotesque
Modere
Assez Lent
Modere
Assez Anime
Presque Lent
Vif
Moins Vif
Epilogue: Lent
Menuet Sur Le Nom De Haydn
A La Maniere De Chabrier
A La Maniere De Borodine
Ondine
Le Gibet
Scarbo

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Precursor of "Muzak"

Satie for Relaxation

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

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Piano for Relaxation

ASIN: B00004L8HP
Release Date: 2000-04-14

Tracks:

3 Gymnopedies: No.1
3 Gymnopedies: No.2
3 Gymnopedies: No.3
The Sting Of The Medusa
Caress - John White
Gold Dust
The Poor Man's Reverie - John White
Gymnopdie No.1 - Richard Stoltzman/Nancy Allen
3 Gnossiennes: No.1 - Ikuyo Kamiya
3 Gnossiennes: No.2 - Ikuyo Kamiya
3 Gnossiennes: No.3 - Ikuyo Kamiya
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Prld In Tapestry
I Want You
Gymnopedie No.2 - Michala Petri/Lars Hannibal
Cold Pieces (Tunes To Chase Away): II: Modestement
Prld Of The Heroic Gate Of Heaven - John White
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.