Orchestral Works

Satie (Artist), Plasson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 21, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000CNEO0C
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #469,917 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. En habit de cheval (In riding habit), 4 pieces for piano duet (or orchestra): I. Choral

2. En habit de cheval (In riding habit), 4 pieces for piano duet (or orchestra): II. Fugue litanique

3. En habit de cheval (In riding habit), 4 pieces for piano duet (or orchestra): III. Autre choral

4. En habit de cheval (In riding habit), 4 pieces for piano duet (or orchestra): IV. Fugue de papier

5. Gymnopedie for piano No. 1

6. Gymnopedie for piano No. 3

7. Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra: Choral - Prélude du Rideau rouge

8. Parade, ballet in 1 scene for orchestra: Final - Suite au 'Prélude du Rideau rouge'

9. Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (also piano version): I. Ouverture / II. Projectionette - Rideau

10. Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (also piano version): III. Entrée de la femme / IV. Musique...

11. Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (also piano version): V. Entrée de Borlin / VI. Danse de la porte tournante

12. Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (also piano version): VII. Entrée des hommes / VIII. Danse des hommes / IX. Dans

13. Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (also piano version): Deuxième partie. XI. Musique de rentrée / XII. Rentrée des

14. Relâche (No Performance Today), ballet for orchestra (also piano version): Deuxième partie. XVII. Danse de la brouette / XVIII. Danse

15. Gnossienne for piano No. 3

16. La belle excentrique, 'serious fantasy' for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): Grande ritournelle

17. La belle excentrique, 'serious fantasy' for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): Marche franco-lunaire

18. La belle excentrique, 'serious fantasy' for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): Valse du mystérieux baiser dans l'oeil

19. La belle excentrique, 'serious fantasy' for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): Cancan grand mondain

20. Grimaces (5) for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' incidental music: Modéré

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Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous! Orchestrated genius! Only slightly flawed recording., July 2, 2007

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G. Stewart "Debussy & Sibelius Freak" (Chesapeake, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Orchestral Works (Audio CD)

Erik Satie, a name that should be mentioned when people talk of Bach, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, etc...

This is a fine compilation that displays Satie's range; from sweeping ballads of grand design to soft winds and strings.

The Gymnopedie (oddly presented minus No. 2) were Satie's most famous works and they are orchestrated beautifully by Satie's contemporary countryman (and my personal favorite composer) Claude Debussy, even if the recording is a bit less than perfect.

But there is so much more to this 19th and 20th century composer that goes unknown. This album is a wonderful display across Satie's long reaching grasp of the artform of orchestration.

"En habit de cheval", is a wonder, a glorious tribute to the workings of the winds with light strings and booming brass, a truly melancholy experience that is satisfying and spiritual in it's intricate interplay between the various sections of the orchestra.

"Relache" is a moving piece that can lift the spirit with it's quick pace and upbeat style.

"Gnossiene No. 3" is a beautiful experience, opens with hauntingly light string work and crescendoes with abundant strings; The Gnossiene are most likely his best work aside from the Gymnopedie.

"La Belle Exentrique", "Cinq Grimaces" and "Le Picadilly" round out the album nicely.

This is a wonderful introduction to the music of Satie. The orchestrations of his piano works is respectful and tasteful and the interpretations of his orchestrated works is well done as well.