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Title: Old Sequins & Ancient Breastplates Historical Recordings 1926-1961
Artist: Erik Satie
Label: El Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5013929336438
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2022-08-12
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT

A four disc Box set collection of historic Satie recordings, ranging from the 1920's onwards. Including such rarities as Henri Sauguet's 'Socrate' for solo voice and orchestra; piano sets by William Masselos and Aldo Ciccolini that have been out of print for decades; Serge Koussevitzky's vintage recordings of the 'Gymnopédies', (arranged for orchestra by Claude Debussy), and Francis Poulenc and Georges Auric's two pianos and four hands arrangement of 'Parade', the Diaghilev-Picasso-Cocteau ballet which created a scandal in Paris and for the first time forced upon Satie the glare of publicity. Satie's best known compositions, 'Trois Gymnopédies', composed in 1888 at the age of 22, and 'Trois Gnossiennes', which was written two years later, create the impression of being either very archaic or very modern; astonishing early expressions of the composer's originality. He invented minimalism, ambient music, (which he called "furnishing music") and prepared pianos in the 1890s, exploring new musical territories that John Cage would re-visit decades later. Deeply eccentric, Satie faced much derision during his lifetime, but today his uncompromising attitudes are widely admired and he now occupies a unique place in the realm of popular culture. Artists as diverse as David Hockney, Diana Rigg, Robert Wyatt and Eno are among those who have fallen under his spell. "Of all the influential composers of our time, Satie is the only one whose works can be enjoyed and appreciated without any knowledge of the history of music... They are as simple, as straightforward, as devastating as the remarks of a child. To the uninitiated they sound trifling. To those who love them they are fresh and beautiful and firmly right. " Virgil Thomson

Tracks:
1.1 Manière de Commencement
1.2 Prolongation Du Même
1.3 Morceaux I. Lentement
1.4 Morceaux II. Enlevé
1.5 Morceaux III. Brutal
1.6 En Plus. Calme
1.7 Redite. Dans Le Lent
1.8 Obstacles Venimeux
1.9 Crépuscule Matinal (De Midi)
1.10 Affolements Granitiques
1.11 Doux Et Calme
1.12 Simplement
1.13 Un Peu Mouvementé
1.14 No. 1 Lent Et Douloureux
1.15 No. 2 Lent Et Triste
1.16 No. 3 Lent Et Grave
1.17 Sa Taille
1.18 Son Binocle
1.19 Ses Jambes
1.20 Idylle
1.21 Aubade
1.22 Méditation
1.23 No. 1 Lent
1.24 No. 2 Avec Étonnement
1.25 No. 3 Lent
1.26 Grande Ritournelle
1.27 Marche Franco Lunaire
1.28 Valse Du Mysterieux Baiser Dans L'oeil
1.29 Can-Can Grand-Mondain
1.30 En Habit de Cheval
1.31 Apercus Désagréables
1.32 Manière de Commencement
1.33 Prolongation Du Même
1.34 Morceaux I. Lentement
1.35 Morceaux II. Enlevé
1.36 Morceaux III. Brutal
1.37 En Plus. Calme
1.38 Redite. Dans Le Lent
1.39 Je Te Veux (I Want You) Jean Wiener: Piano
2.1 Prélude de la Porte Héroique Du Ciel
2.2 Prélude Posthume
2.3 Sur Un Vaisseau
2.4 Sur Une Lanterne
2.5 Sur Un Casque
2.6 Gymnopédie No. 1
2.7 Sarabande No. 2
2.8 Gnossienne No. 3
2.9 Idylle
2.10 Aubade
2.11 Méditation
2.12 Tyrolienne Turque
2.13 Danse Maigre
2.14 Españaña
2.15 Nocturne No. 5
2.16 Sévère Reprimande
2.17 Seul À la Maison
2.18 On Joue (We Play)
2.19 Gnossienne No.1
2.20 Gnossienne No.2
2.21 Gnossienne No.3
2.22 Celle Qui Parle Trop
2.23 Le Porteur de Grosses Pierres
2.24 Regrets Des Enfermés
2.25 D'holothurie
2.26 D'edriophthalma
2.27 De Podophthalma
2.28 Choral Inappetissant (Unappetizing Chorale)
2.29 La Balançoire (The Swing)
2.30 La Chasse (Hunting)
2.31 La Comédie Italienne (The Italian Comedy)
2.32 Le Réveil de la Mariée (The Awakening of the Bride)
2.33 Colin-Maillard (Blind Man's Buff)
2.34 La Pêche (Fishing)
2.35 Le Yachting (Yachting)
2.36 Le Bain de Mer (Sea Bathing)
2.37 Le Carnaval (Carnival)
2.38 Le Golf (Golf)
2.39 La Pieuvre (The Octopus)
2.40 Les Courses (Racing)
2.41 Les Quatre-Coins (Puss in the Corner)
2.42 Le Pique-Nique (The Picnic)
2.43 Le Water-Chute (The Water Chute)
2.44 Le Tango (Perpétuel) (The Perpetual Tango)
2.45 Le Traîneau (The Sled)
2.46 Le Flirt (Flirting)
2.47 Le Feu D'artifice (Fireworks)
2.48 Le Tennis (Tennis)
2.49 Gymnopédie No.1
2.50 Gymnopédie No.2
2.51 Gymnopédie No.3
2.52 La Diva de L'empire (The Diva of the Empire)
2.53 Choral
2.54 Fugue Litanique
2.55 Autre Choral
2.56 Fugue de Papier
3.1 Choral
3.2 Prélude Du Rideau Rouge
3.3 Prestidigitateur Chinois
3.4 Petite Fille Américane - Rag Time Du Paquebot
3.5 Acrobates
3.6 Final - Suite Au Prélude Du Rideau Rouge
3.7 De L'enfance de Pantagruel
3.8 Marche de Cocagne
3.9 Jeux de Gargantua
3.10 Choral
3.11 Fugue Litanique
3.12 Autre Choral
3.13 Fugue de Papier
3.14 Choral
3.15 Prélude Du Rideau Rouge
3.16 Prestidigitateur Chinois
3.17 Petite Fille Américane - Rag Time Du Paquebot
3.18 Acrobates
3.19 Final - Suite Au Prélude Du Rideau Rouge
3.20 Prélude Du Rideau Rouge - Prestigitateur Chinois
3.21 Petite Fille Américane - Rag Time Du Paquebot
3.22 Acrobates - Suite Au Prélude Du Rideau Rouge
3.23 De L'enfance de Pantagruel
3.24 Marche de Cocagne
3.25 Jeux de Gargantua
3.26 Gymnopedie No.1
3.27 Gymnopedie No 1
3.28 Gymnopedie No 2
3.29 In Conversation Regarding Satie and Noise in the Environment
3.30 Waltz from Three Easy Pieces for Piano Duet
3.31 Kyrie Eleison
3.32 Prière Des Orgues
3.33 Commune Qui Mundi Nefas
3.34 Chant Ecclésiastique
3.35 Prière Pour Les Voyageurs Et Les Marins en Danger de Mort
3.36 Prière Pour Le Salut de Mon me
3.37 Portrait of Socrates (The Banquet)
3.38 The Banks of the Ilissus (Phedre)
3.39 The Death of Socrates (Phedon)
3.40 Portrait of Socrates (The Banquet)
3.41 The Banks of the Ilissus (Phedre)
3.42 The Death of Socrates (Phedon)
3.43 La Statue de Bronze
3.44 Daphénéo
3.45 Le Chapelier