This piece is already on the site (see: A Little Satie and then some more!) – under Blog Titles.
I thought it was worth putting it out again on it’s own, instead of just part of a Satie medley. I like it a lot. How ’bout you? (*this version is played a bit faster and with more intensity than some I’ve found and it sounds “right” to me)
Did something Transcendent happen? … somewhere?
Eric Satie 5ieme Gnossienne Modere
Eric Satie wrote 3 piano pieces he called Gymnopédie.
This is a transcription of the second Gymnopedie for piano. Transcribed for piano and bassoon.
Catherine Marchese – Emile Naoumoff_02_Deuxieme Gymnopedie
Trying to find out Who transcribed it? – from the original solo piano to piano with bassoon – I googled until weary! … never did find out. Did Satie himself do it? Or the players on this piece? (Catherine Marchese and Emile Naoumoff) Some listener might leave a germain comment clearing this up! – please do if you’re out there.
Anyway it was so nice to be listening to Satie again this afternoon… what the heck – how about some more?! Here are three pieces joined together running approx. 8 minutes. (I love the first one)
Satie collection
1) 5ieme Gnossienne Modere 2) Caresse 3) Cafe-Concert Songs- Je Te Veux
Chopin Nocturne Op. 37 in G minor
Chopin nocturne
Saint Saens – The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
saint saens the swan
Eric Satie pieces froides – danse de travers # 1
satie
Liszt – Ave Maria
liszt-ave-maria-op52-no4
Elgar – Sospiri Op. 70
Elgar Sospiri
Bach Suite #1 – Ouverture
Bach overtures01_suite-no-1_-i-ouverture
Handel oboe concerto in G minor HWV 287 – Allegro
Hanel oboe
Eric Satie (1866-1925) and G.I. Gurdjieff (1872-1949)
Satie was the archetypal poor, struggling artist. Eccentric? You bet. 84 identical handkerchiefs and 12 identical velvet suits! For 27 years he never let anyone in his home. He used to walk miles and miles over Paris every day. Some of his compositions he called “Furniture music”! (meant to be background)
Gurdjieff? Genuine “advanced soul” and “spiritual master” to some. Charlatan to others. A most charismatic man who led a full, colourful life. Both were involved in the cutting edge culture of their day, and both had contact with the “In Crowd” (*NOTE: this is Thomas de Hartmann playing, not Gurdjieff. Some people feel de Hartmann was the person close enough to Gurdjieff to play his compositions the way they were meant to be played)
Have a listen. Meditate, be hypnotised or fall asleep! (seriously – some beautiful moments)
Satie gymnopedies no. 1 lent-et-douloureux
trois-gymnopedies
Satie – one of the gnossiennes series
six gnossiennes
Satie – Reverie-du-pauvre
reverie-du-pauvre
Gurdjieff – holy affirming / holy denying / holy reconciling
holy affirming holy denying holy reconciling
Gurdjieff – Meditation
meditation
Gurdjieff – Rejoice Bellzebub
rejoice bellzebub
Update on just how eccentric Satie was! You only need to read the first paragraph of this article.
http://www.af.lu.se/~fogwall/article8.html