Satie: Piano Works

Erik Satie (Composer), Daniel Varsano (Performer), Philippe Entremont (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Daniel Varsano, Philippe Entremont
• Composer: Erik Satie
• Audio CD (November 17, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000027YH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,152 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #8 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Baroque Dance Suites > Sarabande
  • #44 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Forms & Genres > Sonatas

Track Listings

1. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy): Gymnopedie 01

2. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy): Gymnopedie 02

3. Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy): Gymnopedie 03

4. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: Gnossiennes 01

5. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: Gnossiennes 02

6. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: Gnossiennes 03

7. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: Gnossienne 04 (Lent)

8. Gnossiennes (6), for piano: Gnossienne 05 (Modéré)

9. Les valses (3) distinguées du précieux dégoûté (3 distinguished waltzes of a disgusted dandy), for piano: Sa taille. Pas vite

10. Les valses (3) distinguées du précieux dégoûté (3 distinguished waltzes of a disgusted dandy), for piano: Son binocle. Tres lent s'il

11. Les valses (3) distinguées du précieux dégoûté (3 distinguished waltzes of a disgusted dandy), for piano: Ses jambes. Determine

12. Avant-dernières pensées (Next-to-last thoughts), pieces (3) for piano: Idylle. Modere je vous prie

13. Avant-dernières pensées (Next-to-last thoughts), pieces (3) for piano: Aubade. Pas vite

14. Avant-dernières pensées (Next-to-last thoughts), pieces (3) for piano: Meditation. un peu vif

15. Sarabandes (3) for piano: Sarabande 01

16. Sarabandes (3) for piano: Sarabande 03

17. Nocturnes (5) for piano: Nocturne 01

18. Embryons desséchés (3 dried-up embryos), for piano: D'Holothurnie. Allez un peu

19. Embryons desséchés (3 dried-up embryos), for piano: D'Edriophthalma. Sombre

20. Embryons desséchés (3 dried-up embryos), for piano: De Podophthalma. un peu vif

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best and beautiful, January 9, 2006

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Hope (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Satie: Piano Works (Audio CD)

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

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plus five stars..., July 17, 2000

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yygsgsdrassil "yygsgsdrassil" (Crossroads America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Satie: Piano Works (Audio CD)

...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.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so beautiful it makes me weep, December 1, 1999

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Neil P. Stewart "homey" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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I don't regularly listen to classical or piano music, but since I discovered this CD, I can't stop listening to it! The 'Gymnopedie's and the 'Gnossienne's are so hauntingly beautiful, they make my heart ache. Buy it!