COMPOSERS: Satie
LABELS: Tring
WORKS: Gymnopédies; Gnossiennes; Nocturnes; Embryons desséchés; Avant-dernières pensées; Valse-ballet; Fantaisie-valse; Je te veux
PERFORMER: Ronan O’Hora (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: TRP 069 DDD
Discs of Satie’s piano music are not in particularly short supply at the moment, but it is rare to find one as enjoyable as this. Ronan O’Hora is fresh and unpretentious in his approach and yet imbues every work with character and warmth. A quiet good-humour pervades the collection, from the marvellous false endings of Embryons desséchés to the intimacy of Je te veux. Strongly recommended. Christopher Dingle
Satie: Gymnopédies; Gnossiennes; Nocturnes; Embryons desséchés; Avant-dernières pensées; Valse-ballet; Fantaisie-valse; Je te veux
Discs of Satie’s piano music are not in particularly short supply at the moment, but it is rare to find one as enjoyable as this. Ronan O’Hora is fresh and unpretentious in his approach and yet imbues every work with character and warmth. A quiet good-humour pervades the collection, from the marvellous false endings of Embryons desséchés to the intimacy of Je te veux. Strongly recommended. Christopher Dingle
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:07 pm