A Collection of Thoughts

Wind and Wire Magazine, 2000
Alan's "Overview of Water" (Ambient Landscapes 2) has a natural ebb and flow which evokes scenes of undulating water.

Hans Stoeve, 2000
Alan Imberg's "Overview Of Water" (from "Ambient Landscapes 2) is strongly reminiscent of Eno and Fripp..... A mesmerizing piece.

A Collection of Thoughts

A Collection of Thoughts,Alan Imberg

Average customer rating: The Best of Erick Satie A forerunner to minimalism Wonderful Richard review of Best of Satie Got Satie?

The Best of Erik Satie Erik Satie , Jérôme Kaltenbach , Klára Körmendi , and Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Sarabande | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | 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 | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Fauré After the Rain...The Soft Sounds of Erik Satie Satie: Piano Works Satie: Gymnopédies No1-3; Gnossiennes No1-6 The Magic of Satie ASIN: B00004SYFP Release Date: 2000-05-16

Tracks:

1. Trois Gymnopedies (Pno Version): No.1. Lent Et Douloureux
2. Trois Gymnopedies (Pno Version): No.2. Lent Et Triste
3. Trois Gymnopedies (Pno Version): No.3. Lent Et Grave
4. Six Gnossiennes: No.1. Lent
5. Six Gnossiennes: No.2. Avec Etonnement
6. Six Gnossiennes: No.3. Lent
7. Six Gnossiennes: No.4. Lent
8. Six Gnossiennes: No.5. Modere
9. Six Gnossiennes: No.6. Avec Conviction Et Une Tristesse Rigoureuse
10. Je Te Veux (Valse)
11. Avant-dernieres Pensees: 1. Idylle/2. Aubade/3. Meditation
12. La Diva De L'Empire (Intermezzo Americain D'apres La Celebre Chanson)
13. Les Trois Valses Distinguees Du Precieux Degoute: 1. Sa Taille/2. Son Binoche/3. Ses Jambes
14. Sarabandes: Premiere Sarabande
15. Sarabandes: Deuxieme Sarabande
16. Sarabandes: Troisieme Sarabande
17. Trois Nocturnes: Premier Nocturne
18. Trois Nocturnes: Deuxieme Nocturne
19. Trois Nocturnes: Troisieme Nocturne
20. Reverie Du Pauvre
21. Trois Gymnopedies (Orchestral Version): No.1. Lent Et Couloureux - Orchestre Symphonique Et Lyrique De Nancy
22. Trois Gymnopedies (Orchestral Version): No.2. Lent Et Triste - Orchestre Symphonique Et Lyrique De Nancy
23. Trois Gymnopedies (Orchestral Version): No.3. Lent Et Grave - Orchestre Symphonique Et Lyrique De Nancy

Customer Reviews:

The Best of Erick Satie.......2007-06-11

The reason I bought this product, is because I was familiar with the 3 Gymnopedies of Erick Satie and also another of his work: The Gnosiemme (I'm not sure about the spelling) No. 4. After listening to the CD I felt very happy with it because include both versions of the Gymnopedies, the Orchestral and the one for piano and of course the Gnosiemme No. 4 which I now like it very much. The pianist makes justice to Satie's work and if you like his work is a good buy.

A forerunner to minimalism.......2007-04-13

Satie is a forerunner to minimalism. Each piece of his music is a beauty. He also had great influence on many famous composers and musicians in his age. This album is one of the best piano classical.

Wonderful.......2006-07-07

Just a great collection from Erik Satie. I would highly recommend this one!

Richard review of Best of Satie.......2005-09-02

The recording is well done. Eric Satie is not the type of music that many people will appreciate. I like his music and this particular recording.

Got Satie?.......2005-07-27

... Well folks. This may be the perfect album to get started. This features some of the best-known works by the wierd and witty Erik Satie, including the Gymnopedies (both the original piano and the orchestrated versions), the Gnossiennes, just to name a few.

The performance done by pianist Klara Kormendi is relatively plain and simple, just as Satie might have wanted. Some of his music is actually not too difficult to play... A great CD at a budget price. Kudos to Naxos for a good performance at a good price.

Also, what I'm equally impressed is the fact that in this "appreciation" album, the listener will actually be listening to many "sets" of pieces. Some of those albums (Beethoven and Mozart for example) are mere collections of selected tracks, many just one movement of a large work, such as a symphony. In some you will only be listening to selected numbers of different large "sets" of pieces. In Chopin's for example one may listen only few of the 20+ nocturnes (No. 2 for example), 15+ waltzes, and 20+ mazurkas he wrote, so one would not feel complete listening to the whole "cycles" of short pieces. Satie, fortunatley, prefered using tiny sets of pieces, most of them only comprising of three movments each. Plus each piece is short. ALL of the three Gymnopedies. ALL of the six Gnossiennes. ALL of the three Sarabandes. ALL of the three nocturnes. One can already feel happy listening to couple "sets" within a single CD.

Once again, this may be the perfect album to get started with Erik Satie. And get ALL out of those pieces!!!

Average customer rating: A musical treasure-box a beautiful journey into melancholy

Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley John Dowland , Anthony Rooley , Emma Kirkby , Christopher Wilson , The Consort of Musicke , Colin Tilney , Anthony Bailes , Jakob Lindberg , Nigel North , Glenda Simpson , Peter Holman , and John Donne Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holborne, Anthony | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by White | White, Robert | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Recorder | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Blowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Dowland, John | ( D ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Holborne, Anthony | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music White, Robert | ( W ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol.1-5 William Byrd: Consort Songs Bach: The Landowska Recordings Britten Conducts Britten Janácek: Operas ASIN: B000004CYV Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. First Booke Of Songes: I. Unquiet Thoughts
2. First Booke Of Songes: II. Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love
3. First Booke Of Songes: III. My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes
4. First Booke Of Songes: IV. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
5. First Booke Of Songes: V. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
6. First Booke Of Songes: VI. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
7. First Booke Of Songes: VII. Dear, If You Change
8. First Booke Of Songes: VIII. Burst Fourth My Tears
9. First Booke Of Songes: IX. Go Crystal Tears
10. First Booke Of Songes: X. Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning
11. First Booke Of Songes: XI. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
12. First Booke Of Songes: XII. Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
13. First Booke Of Songes: XIII. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
14. First Booke Of Songes: XIV. All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd
15. First Booke Of Songes: XV. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
16. First Booke Of Songes: XVI. Would My Conceit
17. First Booke Of Songes: XVII. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
18. First Booke Of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks
19. First Booke Of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
20. First Booke Of Songes: XX. Come, Heavy Sleep
21. First Booke Of Songes: XXI. Away With These Self-Loving Lads

Tracks:

1. Second Booke Of Songs: I. I Saw My Lady Weep
2. Second Booke Of Songs: II. Flow My Tears
3. Second Booke Of Songs: III. Sorrow, Stay
4. Second Booke Of Songs: IV. Die Not Before Thy Day
5. Second Booke Of Songs: V. Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled
6. Second Booke Of Songs: VI. Time's Eldest Son
7. Second Booke Of Songs: VII. Then Sit Thee Down
8. Second Booke Of Songs: VIII. When Others Sing Venite
9. Second Booke Of Songs: IX. Praise Blindness Eyes
10. Second Booke Of Songs: X. O Sweet Woods
11. Second Booke Of Songs: XI. If Floods Of Tears
12. Second Booke Of Songs: XII. Fine Knacks For Ladies
13. Second Booke Of Songs: XIII. Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
14. Second Booke Of Songs: XIV. Come Ye Heavy States Of Night
15. Second Booke Of Songs: XV. White As Lilies Was Her Face
16. Second Booke Of Songs: XVI. Woeful Heart
17. Second Booke Of Songs: XVII. A Shepherd In A Shade
18. Second Booke Of Songs: XVIII. Faction That Ever Dwells
19. Second Booke Of Songs: XIX. Shall I Sue
20. Second Booke Of Songs: XX. Toss Not My Soul
21. Second Booke Of Songs: XXI. Clear Or Cloudy
22. Second Booke Of Songs: XXII. Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here

Tracks:

1. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: I. Farewell, Too Fair
2. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: II. Time Stands Still
3. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: III. Behold A Wonder Here
4. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IV. Daphne Was Not So Chaste
5. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: V. Me, Me, And None But Me
6. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VI. When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
7. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VII. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
8. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VIII. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
9. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IX. What If I Never Speed?
10. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: X. Love Stood Amazed
11. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XI. Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow
12. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XII. By A Fountain Where I Lay
13. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIII. O What Hath Overwrought
14. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIV. Farewell, Unkind
15. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XV. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
16. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVI. Fie On This Feigning!
17. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVII. I Must Complain
18. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVIII. It Was A Time When Silly Bees
19. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIX. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
20. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XX. What Poor Astronomers Are They
21. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XXI. Come When I Call

Tracks:

1. A Pilgrimes Solace: I. Disdain Me Still
2. A Pilgrimes Solace: II. Sweet Stay Awhile
3. A Pilgrimes Solace: III. To Ask For All Thy Love
4. A Pilgrimes Solace: IV. Love, Those Beams That Breed
5. A Pilgrimes Solace: V. Shall I Strive Wih Words To Move?
6. A Pilgrimes Solace: VI. Were Every Thought An Eye
7. A Pilgrimes Solace: VII. Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
8. A Pilgrimes Solace: VIII. Tell Me, True Love
9. A Pilgrimes Solace: IX. Go Nightly Cares
10. A Pilgrimes Solace: X. From Silent Night
11. A Pilgrimes Solace: XI. Lasso vita mia
12. A Pilgrimes Solace: XII. In This Trembling Shadow Cast
13. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIII. If That A Sinner's Sights
14. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIV. Thou Mighty God
15. A Pilgrimes Solace: XV. When David's Life
16. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVI. When The Poor Cripple

Tracks:

1. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVII. Where Sin Sore Wounding
2. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVIII. My Heart And Tongue Were Twins
3. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIX. Up Merry Mates
4. A Pilgrimes Solace: XX. Welcome Black Night
5. A Pilgrimes Solace: XXI. Cease, Cease These False Sports
6. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Lachrimae Pavane
7. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can Shee
8. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana
9. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: The Frogge
10. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Frog's Galliard
11. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavana And Galiarda
12. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana Lachrymae
13. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can She Excuse
14. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavion Solus cum sola
15. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Dowland's Almayne
16. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Piper's Paven And Galliard
17. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavan Lachrymae

Tracks:

1. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: I. The Lamentation Of A Sinner
2. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: II. Domine ne in furore
3. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: III. Miserere mei Deus
4. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: IV. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner
5. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: V. The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner
6. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VI. De profundis
7. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VII. Domine exaudi
8. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae
9. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
10. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Gementes
11. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Tristes
12. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Coactae
13. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Amantis
14. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Verae
15. Lachrimae: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
16. Lachrimae: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard
17. Lachrimae: Sir John Souch His Galiard
18. Lachrimae: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
19. Lachrimae: Mr. Giles Hobies Galiard
20. Lachrimae: The King Of Denmark's Galiard
21. Lachrimae: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
22. Lachrimae: Mr. Henry Noell His Galiard
23. Lachrimae: The Earl Of Essex Galiard
24. Lachrimae: Mr. Bucton His Galiard
25. Lachrimae: Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
26. Lachrimae: Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard
27. Lachrimae: Mr. Thomas Collier His Galiard
28. Lachrimae: Mrs. Nichols Almand

Tracks:

1. Sacred Songs: Sorrow, Come!
2. Sacred Songs: I Shame At Mine Unworthiness
3. Sacred Songs: An Heart That's Broken And Contrite
4. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
5. Psalms: Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord
6. Psalms: Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan
7. Psalms: Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord
8. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
9. Psalms: Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard
10. A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
11. Instrumental Music: Solus cum sola pavan
12. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
13. Instrumental Music: Galliard
14. Instrumental Music: Pipers Pavan
15. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
16. Instrumental Music: Lady Rich Galliard
17. Instrumental Music: Earl Of Essex Galliard
18. Instrumental Music: If My Complaints
19. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae Doolande
20. Instrumental Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home
21. Instrumental Music: My Lord Chamberlaine His Galliard
22. Instrumental Music: Comagain
23. Instrumental Music: Pavan Lachrymae
24. Instrumental Music: Sorrow Stay

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: Preludium
2. Lute Music: Lachrimae
3. Lute Music: Can She Excuse
4. Lute Music: Dr. Case's Pavan
5. Lute Music: Melancholy Galliard
6. Lute Music: Sir John Smith, His Almain
7. Lute Music: Fantasia
8. Lute Music: A Dream
9. Lute Music: Almain
10. Lute Music: The Queen's Galliard
11. Lute Music: Coranto
12. Lute Music: Resolution
13. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux Galliard
14. Lute Music: Almain
15. Lute Music: Mr. Dowland's MIdnight
16. Lute Music: Fantasia
17. Lute Music: Loth To Depart
18. Lute Music: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
19. Lute Music: The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard
20. Lute Music: Pavan
21. Lute Music: John Dowland's Galliard
22. Lute Music: Aloe
23. Lute Music: The Lady Clifton's Spirit
24. Lute Music: What If A Day
25. Lute Music: Mr. Giles Hobie's Galliard
26. Lute Music: Come Away (Song arrangement)
27. Lute Music: Galliard
28. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: Lachrimae (Basic Version)
2. Lute Music: Galliard To Lachrimae
3. Lute Music: [Jig]
4. Lute Music: Galliard On 'Wasingham'
5. Lute Music: Complaint (Ballad Setting)
6. Lute Music: Mignarda (Galliard)
7. Lute Music: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan)
8. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
9. Lute Music: A Fancy (Fantasia)
10. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
11. Lute Music: Piper's Pavan
12. Lute Music: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
13. Lute Music: Lady Laiton's Almain
14. Lute Music: Dowland's Galliard
15. Lute Music: Dowland's First Galliard
16. Lute Music: Tarleton's Jig
17. Lute Music: Walsingham (ballad Setting)
18. Lute Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting)
19. Lute Music: Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain
20. Lute Music: Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae')
21. Lute Music: Mr. Langton's Galliard
22. Lute Music: Mrs. Clifton's Almain
23. Lute Music: Galliard
24. Lute Music: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain)
25. Lute Music: Galliard
26. Lute Music: Go From My Window (Ballad Setting)
27. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: Pavana Johan Douland
2. Lute Music: Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus sine sola)
3. Lute Music: La mia Barbara
4. Lute Music: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan)
5. Lute Music: Lachrimae
6. Lute Music: Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
7. Lute Music: Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme)
8. Lute Music: The King of Denmark's Galliard
9. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux's Jig
10. Lute Music: Mrs. Nichol's Almain
11. Lute Music: Galliard
12. Lute Music: Lord Strang's March
13. Lute Music: Mrs. Winter's Jump
14. Lute Music: Can She Excuse (Galliard)
15. Lute Music: The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy
16. Lute Music: Mrs. Norrish's Delight
17. Lute Music: Galliard
18. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Thing (Almain)
19. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Nothing
20. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
21. Lute Music: Solus cum sola
22. Lute Music: The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard
23. Lute Music: Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting)
24. Lute Music: Robin (Ballad Setting)
25. Lute Music: Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler)
26. Lute Music: Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: The Lady Russell's Pavan
2. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
3. Lute Music: Sir John Langton's Pavan
4. Lute Music: Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
5. Lute Music: A Coy Toy
6. Lute Music: Fortune My Foe
7. Lute Music: [Almain]
8. Lute Music: Mr. Knight's Galliard
9. Lute Music: Sir John Souch His Galliard
10. Lute Music: Tarletone's Riserrectione
11. Lute Music: The Lady Rich, Her Galliard
12. Consort Music: Lachrimae Pavan
13. Consort Music: Can She Excuse Galliard
14. Consort Music: Captain Piper's Pavan And Galliard
15. Consort Music: The Frog Galliard
16. Consort Music: Round Battell Galliard
17. Consort Music: Fortune My Foe
18. Consort Music: Dowland's First Galliard
19. Consort Music: Katherine Darcie's Galliard
20. Consort Music: Tarleton's Jigge
21. Consort Music: Almain a 2
22. Consort Music: Mistress Nichols Almain a 2
23. Fullsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden: Susanna Fair (Galliard)
24. Haussmann: Rest von polnischen und andern Tanzen: Mistress Nichols Alman a 5
25. Opusculum: Mr. John Langton Pavan And Galliard
26. Opusculum: La mia Barbara Pavan and Galliard
27. Opusculum: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan and Galliard

Tracks:

1. Consort Music: Mistress NIchols Almain
2. Consort Music: Volta a 4 ('Ioh. Douland')
3. Consort Music: Were Every Thought an Eye
4. Consort Music: Lady If You So Spite Me
5. Consort Music: Pavan a 4
6. A Musicall Banquet: I. My Heavy Sprite (Anthony Holborne)
7. A Musicall Banquet: II. Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (Richard Martin)
8. A Musicall Banquet: III. O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (Robert Hales)
9. A Musicall Banquet: IV. Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Anon.)
10. A Musicall Banquet: V. O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Anon.)
11. A Musicall Banquet: VI. To Plead My Faith (Daniel Bacheler)
12. A Musicall Banquet: VII. In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (Guillaume Tessier)
13. A Musicall Banquet: VIII. Far From Triumphing Court
14. A Musicall Banquet: IX. Lady, If You So Spite Me
15. A Musicall Banquet: X. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
16. A Musicall Banquet: XI. Si le parler et le silence (Pierre Guedron)
17. A Musicall Banquet: XII. Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guedron)
18. A Musicall Banquet: XIII. Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guedron)
19. A Musicall Banquet: XIV. Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Anon. Spanish)
20. A Musicall Banquet: XV. Sta notte mi sognava (Anon. Italian)
21. A Musicall Banquet: XVI. Vuestros ojos tienen d'Amor (Anon. Spanish)
22. A Musicall Banquet: XVII. Se di farmi morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
23. A Musicall Banquet: XVIII. Dovro dunque morire? (Giulio Caccini)
24. A Musicall Banquet: XIX. Amarilli mia bella (Giulio Caccini)
25. A Musicall Banquet: XX. O bella piu (Anon, Italian)

Customer Reviews:

A musical treasure-box.......2006-09-10

Both the music and this actual product are masterpieces. John Dowland's collected works here - covering 12 compact discs - exhibit the depth and power of this composer, a composer who many now regard as suffering from clinical depression. I doubt that the issue of the diagnosis of Dowland's depression can ever be settled, however, it is certainly obvious from his music, so completely on display here, that he was a man with very dark depths and corners in his mind. Dowland's various manifestations and "takes" on his own tune, "Flow my tears"/"Lachrimae" are here. This tune has haunted me ever since I first heard it when I was a child. It seems to sum up Dowland's feelings - at least Dowland seems to have thought so.

The First, Second, Third and Fourth Bookes of Songes, A Musicall Banquet, the keyboard transcriptions, all the lute music, consort music are here and virtually everything else written or supposedly written by John Dowland. Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke perform this music with style and feeling throughout. This 12 CD set is something of a monument to the ensemble - I only wish they'd finished their collection of Monteverdi madrigals, which was equally good (La Venexiana are currently doing a magnificent job of recording all Monteverdi's books of madrigals for the GLOSSA label).

This is an expensive set, however, you will probably never need to buy another John Dowland CD again after buying and listening to this collection.

I bought this CD set on a mild Summer evening of 1998 and listened to it while sitting in my sun room - which a glorious orange sunset in progress, and a glass of wine. It brought back so many memories.

a beautiful journey into melancholy.......2001-06-15

I'm amazed at how many people tend to associate John Dowland's music with a tragic sense of drama. While no doubt this is art highly based on sadness, the "tragic" sense of it is more a legacy from the Romantic period. During the Renaissance, however, sadness was undestood as a very aesthetic way of approaching life. That is also the reason why Shakespeare's tragedies appear more sophisticated than his comedies.

Dowland, a contemporary of Shakespeare, discovered that meditating on a sad theme is, at the same time, a way of discovering a special beauty that we tend to avoid (maybe because of the "tragic" heritage of the Romantics). So, in the end, meditating on sadness is an uplifting experience! This box set is a journey into melancholy that includes songs, chamber music, pieces for lute, some rare sacred music and -as a highlight- Dowland's beautiful collection of seven pieces for viola which he called "Lachrimae" (Tears).

Average customer rating: The Simple, the Sublime, and the Surreal Great complete set the BEST

Satie: L'Oeuvre Pour Piano 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 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 | Sonatas | 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 Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Ciccolini, Aldo | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Debussy: Complete Works For Piano Satie: The Complete Solo Piano Music Kurt Atterberg: The Symphonies (Box Set) Satie: Piano Works Fauré: Piano Music complete [Box Set] ASIN: B00005IA09 Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

1. Trois Gymnopedies: I. Lent Et Douloureux
2. Trois Gymnopedies: II. Lent Et Triste
3. Trois Gymnopedies: III. Lent Et Grave
4. Heures Seculaires Et Instantanees: I. Obstacles Venimeux
5. Heures Seculaires Et Instantanees: II. Crepuscule Matinal (De Midi)
6. Heures Seculaires Et Instantanees: III. Affolements Granitiques
7. Les Trois Valses Du Precieux Degoute: I. Sa Taille
8. Les Trois Valses Du Precieux Degoute: II. Son Binocle
9. Les Trois Valses Du Precieux Degoute: III. Ses Jambes
10. Avant-Dernieres Pensees: I. Idylle
11. Avant-Dernieres Pensees: II. Aubade
12. Avant-Dernieres Pensees: III. Meditation
13. Trois Gnossiennes: I. Lent
14. Trois Gnossiennes: II. Avec Etonnement
15. Trois Gnossiennes: III. Lent
16. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: Maniere De Commencement
17. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: Prolongation Du Meme
18. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: I. Lentement
19. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: II. Enleve
20. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: III. Brutal
21. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: En Plus
22. Trois Morceaux En Forme De Poire: Redite
23. Croquis Et Agaceries D'Un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: I. Tyrolienne Turque
24. Croquis Et Agaceries D'Un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: II. Danse Maigre (A La Maniere De Ces Messieurs)
25. Croquis Et Agaceries D'Un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: III. Espanana (Sorte De Valse)
26. Trois Nocturnes: I. Doux Et Calme
27. Trois Nocturnes: II. Simplement
28. Trois Nocturnes: III. Un Peu Movt
29. La Belle Excentrique, Fant Serieuse: I. Grande Ritournelle
30. La Belle Excentrique, Fant Serieuse: II. Marche Franco-Lunaire
31. La Belle Excentrique, Fant Serieuse: Valse Du Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'Oeil
32. La Belle Excentrique, Fant Serieuse: Cancan 'Grandmondain'

Tracks:

1. Descriptions Automatiques: I. Sur Un Vaisseau
2. Descriptions Automatiques: II. Sur Une Lanterne
3. Descriptions Automatiques: III. Sur Un Casque
4. Veritables Prlds Flasques: I. Severe Reprimande
5. Veritables Prlds Flasques: II. Seul A La Maison
6. Veritables Prlds Flasques: III. On Joue
7. Vieux Sequins Et Vieilles Cuirasses: I. Chez Le Marchand D'or (Venise XIIIe Siecle)
8. Vieux Sequins Et Vieilles Cuirasses: II. Danse Cuirassee (Periode Grecque)
9. Vieux Sequins Et Vieilles Cuirasses: III. La Defaite Des Cimbres (Cauchemar)
10. En Habit De Cheval: I. Choral
11. En Habit De Cheval: II. Fugue Litanique
12. En Habit De Cheval: III. Autre Choral
13. En Habit De Cheval: IV. Fugue De Papier
14. Sports Et Divertissements: Choral Inappetissant
15. Sports Et Divertissements: La Balancoire
16. Sports Et Divertissements: La Chasse
17. Sports Et Divertissements: La Comedie Italienne (A La Napolitaine)
18. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Reveil De La Mariee
19. Sports Et Divertissements: Colin-Maillard
20. Sports Et Divertissements: La Peche
21. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Yachting
22. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Bain De Mer
23. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Carnaval
24. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Golf
25. Sports Et Divertissements: La Pieuvre
26. Sports Et Divertissements: Les Courses
27. Sports Et Divertissements: Les Quatre Coins
28. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Pique-nique
29. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Water-chute
30. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Tango
31. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Traineau
32. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Flirt
33. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Feu D'artifice
34. Sports Et Divertissements: Le Tennis
35. Chapitres Tournes En Tous Sens: I. Celle Qui Parle Trop
36. Chapitres Tournes En Tous Sens: II. Le Porteur De Grosses Pierres
37. Chapitres Tournes En Tous Sens: III. Regrets Des Enfermes (Jonas Et Latude)
38. Apercus Desagreables: I. Pastorale
39. Apercus Desagreables: II. Choral
40. Apercus Desagreables: III. Fugue
41. Embryons Desseches: I. D'Holothurie
42. Embryons Desseches: II. D' Edriophtalma
43. Embryons Desseches: III. De Podophtalma
44. Trois Sarabandes: No.1
45. Trois Sarabandes: No.2
46. Trois Sarabandes: No.3

Tracks:

1. Prlds Flasques: I. Voix D'interieur
2. Prlds Flasques: II. Idylle Cynique
3. Prlds Flasques: III. Chanson Canine
4. Prlds Flasques: IV. Avec Camaraderie
5. Reverie De L'enfance De Pantagruel
6. Les Pantins Dansent
7. Passacaille (Oeuvre Posthume)
8. Le Piege De Meduse (Oeuvre Posthume): Quadrille/Valse/Pas Vite/Mazurka/Un Peu Vif/Polka/Quadrille
9. Menus Propos Enfantins: I. Le Chant Guerrier Du Roi Des Haricots
10. Menus Propos Enfantins: II. Ce Que Dit La Petite Princesse Des Tulipes
11. Menus Propos Enfantins: III. Valse Du Chocolat Aux Amandes
12. Enfantillages Pittoresques: I. Petit Prld A La Journee
13. Enfantillages Pittoresques: II. Berceuse
14. Enfantillages Pittoresques: III. Marche Du Grand Escalier
15. Peccadilles Importunes: I. Etre Jaloux De Son Camarade Qui A Une Grosse Tete
16. Peccadilles Importunes: II. Lui Manger Sa Tartine
17. Peccadilles Importunes: III. Profiter De Ce Qu'il A Des Cors Aux Pieds Pour Lui Prendre Son Cerceau
18. Pieces Froides, No.1 - Trois Airs A Faire Fuir: I. D'Une Maniere Particuliere
19. Pieces Froides, No.1 - Trois Airs A Faire Fuir: II. Modestement
20. Pieces Froides, No.1 - Trois Airs A Faire Fuir: III. S'inviter
21. Pieces Froides, No.2 - Danses De Travers: I. En Y Regardant A Deux Fois
22. Pieces Froides, No.2 - Danses De Travers: II. Passer
23. Pieces Froides, No.2 - Danses De Travers: III. Encore
24. Prld En Tapisserie
25. Trois Gnossiennes: No.4 Lent
26. Trois Gnossiennes: No.5 Modere
27. Trois Gnossiennes: No.6 Avec Conviction Et Avec Une Tristesse Rigoureuse
28. Nouvelles Pieces Froides: I. Sur Un Mur
29. Nouvelles Pieces Froides: II. Sur Un Arbre
30. Nouvelles Pieces Froides: III. Sur Un Pont
31. Premiere Pensee De La Rose+Croix
32. Sonneries De La Rose+Croix: I. Air De L'Ordre
33. Sonneries De La Rose+Croix: II. Air Du Grand Maitre
34. Sonneries De La Rose+Croix: III. Air Du Grand Prieur
35. Deux Reveries Nocturnes: I. Pas Vite (Revez Doucement)
36. Deux Reveries Nocturnes: II. Tres Moderement

Tracks:

1. Petite Ov A Danser
2. Quatre Prlds: I. Fete Donnee Par Des Chevaliers Normands En L'Honneur D'Une Jeune Demoiselle
3. Quatre Prlds: II. Prld D'Eginhard
4. Quatre Prlds: III. 1er Prld Du Nazareen
5. Quatre Prlds: IV. 2eme Prld Du Nazareen
6. Le Fils Des Etoiles, Wagnerie Kaldeenne Du Sar Peladan: Prld Du 1er Acte: La Vocation
7. Le Fils Des Etoiles, Wagnerie Kaldeenne Du Sar Peladan: Prld Du 2eme Acte: L'Initiation
8. Le Fils Des Etoiles, Wagnerie Kaldeenne Du Sar Peladan: Prld Du 3eme Acte: L'Incantation
9. Jack In The Box: I. Prld
10. Jack In The Box: II. Entracte
11. Jack In The Box: Final
12. Desepoir Agreable
13. Effronterie
14. Poesie
15. Prld Canin
16. Profondeur
17. Songe Creux
18. Prld De La Porte Heroique De Ciel
19. Musiques Intimes Et Secretes: Nostalgie
20. Musiques Intimes Et Secretes: Froide Songerie
21. Musiques Intimes Et Secretes: Facheux Exemple
22. Carnet D'esquisses Et De Croquis (Air - Essais - * - Notes - Notes - Le Prisonnier Maussade...

Tracks:

1. Premier Menuet
2. Nocturne No.4
3. Nocturne No.5
4. Trois Petites Pieces Montees: De L'Enfance De Pantagruel (Reverie)
5. Trois Petites Pieces Montees: Marche De Cocagne (Demarche)
6. Trois Petites Pieces Montees: Jeux De Gargantua (Colin De Polka)
7. Ogives: Premiere Ogive
8. Ogives: Deuxieme Ogive
9. Ogives: Troisieme Ogive
10. Ogives: Quatrieme Ogive
11. Danses Gothiques: No.1 A L'Occasion D'Une Grande Peine
12. Danses Gothiques: No.2 Dans Laquelle Les Peres De La Tres Veritable Et Tres Sainte Eglise Sont...
13. Danses Gothiques: No.3 En Faveur D'Un Malheureux
14. Danses Gothiques: No.4 A Propos De Saint-Bernard Et Sainte-Lucie
15. Danses Gothiques: No.5 Pour Les Pauvres Trespasses
16. Danses Gothiques: No.6 Ou Il Est Question Du Pardon Des Injures Recues
17. Danses Gothiques: No.7 Par Pitie Pour Les Ivrognes, Honteux Debauches, Imparfaits, Desagreables...
18. Danses Gothiques: No.8 En Le Haut Honneur Du Venere Saint-Michel, Le Gracieux Archange
19. Danses Gothiques: No.9 Apres Avoir Obtenu La Remise De Ses Fautes
20. Sonatine Bureaucratique
21. Poudre D'Or, Valse
22. Pages Mystiques: I. Priere
23. Pages Mystiques: II. Vexations
24. Pages Mystiques: III. Harmonies
25. Douze Petits Chorals

Amazon.com

Pianist Aldo Ciccolini garnered lots of attention in the late 1960s and early 1970s when he recorded all of Erik Satie's original piano music for EMI. The cycle remains first choice for Satie fans, who certainly will welcome its first complete (as opposed to excerpted) reissue on CD. Ciccolini's interpretations are paradigms of expressive economy and directness, and happily eschew the "let's see how slow and important I can make these works" attitude that sometimes prevails among younger Satie practitioners. Ciccolini's diamond-edged sonority, sparkling technique, and willingness to accept the composer's high quirk quotient at face value further enhance these performances. While Ciccolini admirably overdubs himself in the piano duet works, one misses the added color and ensemble give and take gained from Ciccolini's digital remakes partnered by Gabriel Tacchino. For the price, though, Satie fans can hardly go wrong. Don't let EMI's French-only annotations prevent you from acquiring this classic cycle. Get it while you can. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

The Simple, the Sublime, and the Surreal.......2007-03-27

This collection makes for good listening. There is a great deal of variety and character (Oh, is there character!) to be found in the various pieces. While most people have likely heard one or more of Satie's Gymnopedies at the very least in the background music of a TV ad, this collection pulls together the rarely-heard piano pieces as well. One that I had been seeking, Vexations, is a short piece to be repeated 840 times.

The titles of the pieces bear witness to Satie's sense of humor, rebellion against conventions of the day, and his pleasure in the surreal. Translations help to enjoy the unusual titles (who could not love "Piece in the Form of a Pear"?), some of which are reminiscent of Magritte's monikers.

Aldo Ciccolini's performances are clear, with definite respect for the composer's works. There was a noticeable distinction between the tempi of the works that come "in threes", such as the Gymnopedies.

I found that this collection fit nicely on my iPod, allowing me to take it on the road and enjoy it wherever the mood struck me. In some cases, the juxtaposition of Satie's music with my whereabouts provided yet another dimension of surreal-ity that had to be savored. The fact that most of these piano pieces are brief lends them to shuffling with other styles.

While this collection is not for the casual listener to classical music, it does allow you to come into closer contact with one of the more unconventional minds of classical music. If you are serious about late 19th- or early 20th-century music, especially French music, or the influence of popular music on serious music, then this is not only for you, but a bargain as well.

Great complete set.......2004-11-21

This is the definitive Satie collection for piano. Well-recorded and well played. I am a fan of French Impressionism in all of its incarnations and appreciated getting a full set of Satie under one cover. However, not all of these interpretations are my favorites. The best Gnossienne, IMHO, is that of Reinbert de Leeuw. He takes it slow and draws everything out of that piece. Ciccolini's interpretation is rushed and not as melodic. However, the Ciccolini tempo works well on other pieces, such as the other Satie favorite, Gymnopédies.

All in all, this collection is well worth having for any Satie fan.

the BEST.......2003-04-21

Satie is a weirdo. Often overlooked by serious classical enthusiasts for a variety of reasons, he was an eccentric person and a very original composer. His quirky, playful temperament gave his pieces the intrigue they still hold today.

Aldo Ciccolini is the perfect pianist for these pieces. He seems to be the quintessential Satie interpreter. His playing is dazzling, crisp, and delightful. Aldo has a real knack for these sorts of french artists, and really seems to understand their style.

Unlike many other pianists, he does not try to over-romanticize these works. He plays them appropriately - briskly, and brimming with energy. Even on such lulling pieces as the Gnossienes and Gymnopedies he plays with an essential awareness. His confidence is winning, and his understanding of the pieces makes them shine and scintillate. And at such a generous price, how can you go wrong? This is well worth it.

Average customer rating: Overhelming Gymnopedies! The best and beautiful Beautiful music and interpretation . i tend to sound like a french expressionist, vaguely. Plus five stars...

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Tracks:

1. Gymnopedies: 1. Lent et douloureux
2. Gymnopedies: 2. Lent et triste
3. Gymnopedies: 3. Lent et grave
4. Gnossienne: 1. Lent
5. Gnossienne: 2. Avec etonnement
6. Gnossienne: 3. Lent
7. Gnossienne: 4. Lent
8. Gnossienne: 5. Modere
9. Les trois Valses distinguees du precieux degoute: I. Sa taille. Pas vite
10. Les trois Valses distinguees du precieux degoute: II.Son binocle.Tres lent,s'il vous plait
11. Les trois Valses distinguees du precieux degoute: III. Ses jambles.Determine
12. Avant-dernieres pensees: I. Idylle. Modere, je vous prie
13. Avant-dernieres pensees: II. Aubade
14. Avant-dernieres pensees: III. Meditation
15. 1. Sarabande
16. 3. Sarabande
17. 1. Nocturne
18. Embryons desseches: I. D'Holothurnie. Allez un peu
19. Embryons desseches: II. D'Edriophthalma.Sombre
20. Embryons desseches: III. De Podophthalma. Un peu vif
21. Sonatine bureaucratique: Allegro - Andante - Vivace
22. Je te veux: Valse. Modere
23. Poudre d'or: Valse. Modere
24. Descriptions automatiques: I. Sur un vaisseau.Assez lent
25. Descriptions automatiques: II. Sur une lantern. Lent
26. Descriptions automatiques: III. Sur un casque.Pas accelere
27. Croquis et Agaceries d'un gros Bonhomme en bois: I. Tyrolienne turque. Avec precaution et lent
28. Croquis et Agaceries d'un gros Bonhomme en bois: II. Danse maigre. Assez lent , si vous le voulez bien
29. Croquis et Agaceries d'un gros Bonhomme en bois: III. Espana. Sorte de Valse

Customer Reviews:

Overhelming Gymnopedies!.......2006-02-02

I could state Daniel Varsano was born to play Satie and make of this sidereal contribution one of the multiple objectives of his persoanl bliss.

I must recognize this notable distinction, because there just a few pianists who have been able to play Satie with such flair, incorporean elusiveness and aristocratic refinement as Varsano does.

If you are looking for the essential facets of Satie in those minimalist pieces, don' t doubt for a second and try to acquire this outstanding and original performances; a true musical feat which seems to improve and enhance through the years.

The best and beautiful.......2006-01-09

Because of the subtle and pearly touch to the piano playing, this CD is the finest recording that I've heard of these Satie pieces (and I've heard various versions of these pieces recorded by other pianists who mess up the rhythm and expression of the pieces). At first what pulled me in was the album cover, when I was at a music store, but I was never the same after hearing this music that takes you to somewhere distant and beautiful- it blew me away! I took to learning how to play some of these pieces on piano, the Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes are not too hard to learn. This CD also turned my mother on to classical music, and she didn't even like this kind of music before. If Amazon doesn't carry it in stock, you can buy it off iclassics.com

Beautiful music and interpretation.......2005-10-18

Satie's music is both modern and melodic. If we had more composer like this, nobody would be talking about the decline of classical music. Entremont and Versano find the true French mood in this music. Their interpretation has a ligthness of touch and subtlety, and it conveys well the modernity, and at times the melancholy of Satie's music. A great bargain of a disc.

. i tend to sound like a french expressionist, vaguely........2001-12-12

I haven't listened to all recordings Satie, as the object of such a thing is limited, eventually, but I will say this is the best recording you can buy for Satie piano works.

The thing is, you can feel like an abstract withering ghost, quite a little poetic soul if you will, and then like a Magritte painting, a faceless, robotic, yet ironic man in a business suit.

Oh, you know, everyone's misuses 'impressionist' versus 'expressionist'. But this makes me feel like tiny things are beautiful, that there's humor in the industrial world, and that you can go slightly psycho, and that will be truer to your nature than your usual self.

Plus five stars..........2000-07-17

...truly amazing and soothing music. You don't necessarily need to be a huge classical music person to enjoy this. It is music to float on and to reflect on. The Sony Classics collection has allowed us to have these great recordings at such a great price that it would be such a waste not to take advantage of them. Also get the Sony Classics Strauss Waltzes.

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 General | Opera & Vocal | 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: Listen for hours Hauntingly beautiful

Satie: Piano Music Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Sarabande | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music 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 | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | 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 General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Fugues | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Fugues | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: The Music Of Satie: Orchestra, Piano, Voice 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:

1. 3 Gymnopedies
2. Sonatine bureaucratique
3. Prelude en tapisserie
4. Passcaille
5. Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois
6. Embryons desseches
7. 2 Pieces froides: No.1-Airs a faire fuir
8. 2 Pieces froides: No.2-Danses de travers
9. Descriptions automatiques
10. 3 Sarabandes
11. Heures seculaires et instantanees
12. Menus propos enfantins
13. Enfantillages pittoresques
14. Peccadilles importunes
15. Les Pantins dansent
16. 4 Ogives

Tracks:

1. 3 Gnossiennes
2. Vieux Sequins et vielles cuirasses
3. Reverie de l'enfance de Pantagruel
4. Avant-dernieres pensees
5. Premier menuet
6. Trios valses du precieux degoute
7. Veritables preludes flasques
8. Sports et divertissements
9. 5 Noctures
10. Chapitres tournes en tous sens
11. Prelude de la Parte heroique du ciel
12. 4 Preludes
13. 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.

Average customer rating:

American Piano Music Manufacturer: Etcetera ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Tangos | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomson | Thomson, Virgil | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000000N3 Release Date: 1994-04-13

Tracks:

1. Proclamation
2. Midday Thoughts
3. Sentimental Tango No.1
4. Sentimental Tango No.2
5. Senza Espressione
6. Phillip RameyThinking
7. Six Prlds
8. Huapango No.1
9. El Bejuco
10. Tierra Mojada
11. Orosi
12. La Cuelga
13. Huapango No.2
14. Ballade, Op. 46 - Bennett Lerner B
15. Touches
16. Pno Fant

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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: SUPERB! Erik Satie... on accordion...

Erik Satie Compositeur de Musique Manufacturer: Winter & Winter ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | 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 | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Vivi felice! Accordion Music by Domenico Scarlatti For Accordion ASIN: B00000B9N2 Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

1. Sports Et Divertissements
2. R Verie Du Pauvre
3. Les Trois Valses Distingu Es Du Pr Cieux D Goute
4. Petite Ouverrture A Danser
5. Le Pi Ge De M Duse
6. Avant-Derni Res Pens Es
7. Premi Re Pens E Rose Croix
8. Gnossienne N. 1
9. Gnossienne N. 2
10. Gnossienne N. 3
11. Gnossienne N. 4
12. Gnossienne N. 5
13. Gnossienne N. 6
14. Peccadille Importunes
15. Les Pantins Dansent
16. 1. Re Gymnop Die

Amazon.com

On this disc Italian avant-garde accordionist Teodoro Anzellotti spins out the charming, lilting, and quite familiar solo piano melodies of Erik Satie (the entire "Sports et Divertissements" and "Gnossiennes," the always popular "Three Elegant Waltzes by a Squeamish Pansy," and others). While this music was composed in perhaps Satie's most humorous period, the accordion does not emphasize that quality or turn it into kitsch. Instead Anzellotti takes Satie's mostly linear melodies and teases them out into clouds of chords, like straight hair is teased into a burr, a rat's nest. Not that the music becomes an absolute blur, but instead the crisp and sharp are changed into something more warm and enveloping. Through his techniques, the transitions faintly overlap and tempos are ever-so-slightly halted, all with the effect of rendering the very familiar less so. Beautiful. --Robin Edgerton

Customer Reviews:

SUPERB!.......2006-11-05

Jules Massenet breaths life into the work of Erik Satie through the senuous, surging outpourings of a spare accordion. Outstanding transciption and recording!

Erik Satie... on accordion..........2001-03-20

This CD is a collection of Erik Satie solo piano pieces performed on solo accordion... it sounds like... Erik Satie... on accordion. Which is a good thing! Very tastefully done, Mr. Anzellotti sticks to the written notes without over-interpretation or campiness. Heard on accordion, the pieces take on a uniquely dreamy, nostalgic, and slightly surreal quality, especially the exotic "Gnossiennes." The familiar "Gymnopedie #1" sounds especially lovely in this setting, and the jauntier sections of "Sports and Divertissments" benefit from the playful quality of the accordion. While an hour of solo accordion is a bit much in one sitting, this is a wonderful release for those wanting to hear Satie's music in a refreshing new light. Mr. Satie himself would be pleased, no doubt! (And as usual, the Winter & Winter label outdoes itself with beautiful packaging and design!)

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Shostakovich: Complete Songs 2 - The Last Years Shostakovich , Evtodieva , Sokolova , and Kznetsov Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shostakovich: Complete Songs, Volume 1 Shostakovich: Complete Songs, Vol. 3 (1922-1942) Shostakovich: Complete Songs, Vol. 5, Famous Song Cycles Shostakovich: Complete Songs, Vol. 4 Dmitri Shostakovich: The Golden Age (Complete Ballet) - Gennady Rozhdestvensky ASIN: B000067UNV Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

1. A Foreword To My Complete Works And A Brief Contemplation With Respect To This Foreword Op.123 - Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich
2. Autographic Testimony - Fyodor Kuznetsov
3. A Difficult To Fulfill Desire - Fyodor Kuznetsov
4. Discretion - Fyodor Kuznetsov
5. Irinka And The Shepherd - Fyodor Kuznetsov
6. Exaggerated Delight - Fyodor Kuznetsov
7. Ophelia's Song - Victoria Evtodieva
8. Gamauyn The Soothsaying Bird - Victoria Evtodieva
9. We Were Together - Victoria Evtodieva
10. The City Sleeps - Victoria Evtodieva
11. The Tempest - Victoria Evtodieva
12. Secret Signs - Victoria Evtodieva
13. Music - Victoria Evtodieva
14. My Verses - Lyubov Sokolova
15. Whence All This Tenderness? - Lyubov Sokolova
16. Dialogue Between Hamlet And His Conscience - Lyubov Sokolova
17. The Poet And The Czar - Lyubov Sokolova
18. No, The Drum Did Beat - Lyubov Sokolova
19. To Anna Akhmatova - Lyubov Sokolova
20. Captain Lebyadkin's Love - Fyodor Kuznetsov
21. The Cockroach - Fyodor Kuznetsov
22. A Costume Ball For The Benefit Of Governessess - Fyodor Kuznetsov
23. A Luminous Personality - Fyodor Kuznetsov

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