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Satie: 3 Gymnopedies & Other Piano Works.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)

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Satie: 3 Gymnopedies & Other Piano Works. Pascal Roge, piano. Decca Originals B0006393-02.

Erik Satie (1866-1925) wrote mainly solo piano music, and most of his best material can easily fit on a single disc. Of the single-disc collections currently available, this one with pianist Pascal Roge, newly reissued in Decca's "Originals" line, and one by Aldo Ciccolini in EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century" line, are probably the best bets.

Both Roge and Ciccolini include the three Gymnopedies, those lovely kaleidoscopic views of impressionistic imagery, plus the six Gnossiennes, and an assortment of other, differing pieces. The choice between discs may come down to which sound you prefer and which accompanying material you like.

As for the sound, both recordings are digital and derive from ...

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