Description:
Alfred Masterwork Editions present Erik Satie's 3 Gymnopedies & 3 Gnossiennes for the piano. The three Gymnopedies are examples of Satie's inclination for writing groups of three pieces. Though there are subtle differences between them, the three are so similar in effect that they seem to be different aspects of the same idea, like a piece of sculpture seen from different points of view. The first three Gnossiennes were written two years later than the Gymnopedies, after satie had heard Oriental music at the Paris Exhibition of 1889. They represent a new step in the composer's development. This editions also come with a performance CD by Pianist Klara Kormendi. Edited by Murray Baylor, Distributed by Alfred