In slow motion and without bars his wellknown gymnopedies glide past. Satie s astonishing, beautiful haunting piano that drifts like a snowflake on the breeze caught in the glow of warm streetlight. Satie gymnopedies and beyond, an album by erik satie, various artists on spotify. Satie was introduced as a gymnopedist in 1887, shortly before writing his most famous. Erik satie s music is etheral, very melodious in its simplicity. Erik satie s life was full of up and downs, and he struggled with. Aldo ciccolini erik satie piano music of erik satie. Socrate 2016 flac or any other file from music category. If you are to buy just one satie disc in this year celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth, this should be it. The best classical music recordings of 2016 the new york. Reinbert is, in my opinion, the finest interpreter of satie s work. The unconventional french composer erik satie almost wrote antimusic.
Maybe for people who are used to hearing these pieces at a faster pace it comes a bit as a shock, so listen to some samples on or elsewhere. In 191718, when paris was a hotbed of musical modernism, satie composed a. He became well known in the 1970s for his interpretations of the piano music of satie, but since then he has focused his energies largely on conducting the works of contemporary composers, particularly mavericks who bucked the tradition of. Reinbert is, in my opinion, the finest interpreter of satie. Een programma met alleen maar pianowerken van erik satie. Each of the three composers employed musical languages of considerable complexity and sophistication that were notoriously difficult to perform, but their music. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Aldo ciccolini erik satie piano music of erik satie, vol. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. In other pieces one can hear more than faint echoes. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Satie gymnopedies and beyond by erik satie on spotify. It seems like erik satie has written his songs speci cally for these two artists.