Erik Satie by Michel Legrand [Import]

Satie (Artist), Michel Legrand (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000005EBD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,391 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. First Gymnopedie

2. Bureaucratic Sonata: Allegro

3. Bureaucratic Sonata: Andante

4. Bureaucratic Sonata: Vivace

5. Second Gymnopedie

6. Sports And Pastimes: Unappetising Chorale

7. Sports And Pastimes: The Swing

8. Sports And Pastimes: The Hunt

9. Sports And Pastimes: The Italian Comedy

10. Sports And Pastimes: The Wife's Awakening

11. Sports And Pastimes: Blind Man's Bluff

12. Sports And Pastimes: Fishing

13. Sports And Pastimes: Yachting

14. Sports And Pastimes: Sea Bathing

15. Sports And Pastimes: The Carnival

16. Sports And Pastimes: Golf

17. Sports And Pastimes: The Octopus

18. Sports And Pastimes: The Races

19. Sports And Pastimes: The Four Corners

20. Sports And Pastimes: The Picnic

See all 49 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Who would think that Michel Legrand, well known for his movie music and jazz piano playing, would turn out to be such an excellent player of Satie. This spare, often sarcastically humorous music is extremely distant from Legrand's own compositions. Yet he plays the pieces with poise, clarity, and sensitivity to Satie's special world of elegant zaniness. The famous Gymnopédies are here, played ideally at a tempo which is almost too slow. The main complaint against this disc is that it should have had more music (only 54"), but what is here is excellent, and very well recorded. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A sensitive & thoughtful recital, November 20, 2011

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Scriabinmahler (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Erik Satie by Michel Legrand (Audio CD)

The most frustrating thing about many recordings of Eric Satie's solo piano music is that those famous pianists never get it right as to how to judge tempi. They play it either too slow or too fast. This French pianist is the first sensible pianist I've come across, who knows how to play Satie's piano works. His tempo is perfectly judged for every slow piece and the fast pieces are played with stunningly sensitive and light touch, just an ideal sort of pianism for such music. It's a shame he didn't record the complete works, as I'm very disappointed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet's clinical complete recording.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, Playful, Humourous, and kinda loony!, May 5, 2000

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"serpico-scriabin" (Randolph, VT, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Erik Satie by Michel Legrand (Audio CD)

This piano music is just my style. Short pieces to bring in one of nearly every mood. I love the fact that each one of them is a musical statement in its own right. This truly shows that music doesn't have to be big to be good, nor does it have to be overly dramatic. Truly a wonderful collection of quirky little musical statements that make the heart glad!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satie, July 28, 2008

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Dennis M. Forsythe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Erik Satie by Michel Legrand (Audio CD)

The Erik Satie CD by M. Legrand is a great introduction to Satie's music, especially if paired with the Magic of Satie CD.