COMPOSERS: Satie
LABELS: Warner
ALBUM TITLE: Satie
WORKS: 3 Gymnopédies; 6 Gnossiennes, etc
PERFORMER: Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 2435672392 (1986)
Ciccolini 1980s Satie recordings are notable for their big-boned, magisterially sculptured approach. He avoids romanticising or sentimentalising the music, and it’s stronger for it. Tim Parry