Satie: L'Oeuvre pour piano, Vols. 1 & 2 [Box set]
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Pianist Aldo Ciccolini garnered lots of attention in the late 1960s and early 1970s when he recorded all of Erik Satie's original piano music for EMI. The cycle remains first choice for Satie fans, who certainly will welcome its first complete (as opposed to excerpted) reissue on CD. Ciccolini's interpretations are paradigms of expressive economy and directness, and happily eschew the "let's see how slow and important I can make these works" attitude that sometimes prevails among younger Satie practitioners. Ciccolini's diamond-edged sonority, sparkling technique, and willingness to accept the composer's high quirk quotient at face value further enhance these performances. While Ciccolini admirably overdubs himself in the piano duet works, one misses the added color and ensemble give and take gained from Ciccolini's digital remakes partnered by Gabriel Tacchino. For the price, though, Satie fans can hardly go wrong. Don't let EMI's French-only annotations prevent you from acquiring this classic cycle. Get it while you can. --Jed Distler
Satie: L'Oeuvre pour piano, Vols. 1 & 2, Music, Erik Satie, Aldo Ciccolini, 20th/21st Century Ballet, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Work with Descriptive Title, 20th/21st Century Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, 20th/21st Century Tone Poem/Symphonic Poem, Ballet, Box Sets (Audio Only), Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Coll. of Character/Single-Movement/Misc. Works for Keyb., Collection of Dance-Based Music for Keyboard, Keyboard, Keyboard Music for More Than One Player, Keyboard Work with Descriptive or Unclassified Title, Minuet for Keyboard, Morceau for Keyboard, Musical Theater, Nocturne for Keyboard, Orchestral, Overture, Passacaglia/Passacaglia and Fugue for Keyboard, Prelude for Keyboard, Sarabande for Keyboard
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