Erik Satie [Import]

Erik Satie (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Erik Satie
• Audio CD (October 12, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bis
• ASIN: B0000016J4
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #403,476 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #41 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Baroque Dance Suites > Sarabande

Track Listings

1. Sarabandes (3) for piano: No. 1

2. Sarabandes (3) for piano: No. 2

3. Sarabandes (3) for piano: No. 3

4. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy): No. 1

5. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy): No. 2

6. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy): No. 3

7. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 1

8. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 2

9. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 3

10. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 4

11. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 5

12. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: No. 6

13. Première pensée Rose + Croix, for piano

14. Work(s): Air du Grand Prieur

15. Le fils des étoiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano: Prélude du 1er acte: Thème décoratif: La nuit de Kaldée: La vocation

16. Le fils des étoiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano: Prélude du 2e acte: Thème décoratif: La salle basse du Grand Temple: L'

17. Le fils des étoiles, Chaldean pastoral, 3 preludes for piano: Prélude du 3e acte: Thème décoratif: La terrasse du palais du patesi GO

18. Eginhard, prelude for piano from incidental music

19. Danses gothiques (9), for piano: No. 1. A l'occasion d'une grande peine

20. Caresse, for piano

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellant transcription with thoughtful playing, June 5, 2002

By 

David Scott Goen "dsgoen" (Ballwin, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Erik Satie (Audio CD)

This is an unusually successful transcription of what may be termed "Erik Satie's Greatest Hits." The alto guitar is a marvelous instrument for Erik Satie's piano compositions. The lower tones and increased sustain make for a convincing transcription. This guitar-and of course, the guitar player-are capable of sustained dark tones that are the essence of Satie.

It is arguable that Satie doesn't really need to be transcribed for guitar, as his music is so obviously suited to the piano for which it was composed. Nonetheless, this recording makes me want to locate an alto guitar to starting examining the magic of this music.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful CD and a world class arrangement, July 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Erik Satie (Audio CD)

If you've never bought a CD by Anders Miolin, you just don't know what you're missing.

He is a superb musician. He is unique in his approach to music and in several of his albums he has transcribed the music himself specifically for his twelve-string guitar. I highly recommend this album, in addition to his other albums including:
"The Lion in The Lute" - Berkeley, Britten, Rawathorne, Tippett, Walton.
"Heitor Villa-Lobos" - The Complete Works for Solo Guitar.