Linda Burman-Hall is well-known as a performer of historic keyboard works, and has appeared at such noteworthy venues as the Berkeley Early Music Festival, Aston Magna & the American Musicological Society. In addition,... more » she is the Artistic Director of the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival and Lux Musica, an ensemble dedicated to 17th & 18th century repertoire. Her recent MSR Classics release of solo keyboard music of J.S.Bach "Two Faces of Genius" has received rave reviews. Soprano Patrice Miginnis is well known in California, Montreal and Germany for her solo performances and masterclasses. She has also made several recordings of music by Tailleferre, Harrison and others. In "Erik Satie ~ Visions" she explores a selection of early solo piano works by enigmatic French composer Erik Satie, shedding new light on them by means of the 1875 Erard Grand piano she plays employs for her performances. The instrument, tuned to A=435, was built in the years 1868 through 1875 by Pierre and Sebastian Erard, and restored in Amsterdam by Fritz Janmaat in 1995.« less
Linda Burman-Hall is well-known as a performer of historic keyboard works, and has appeared at such noteworthy venues as the Berkeley Early Music Festival, Aston Magna & the American Musicological Society. In addition, she is the Artistic Director of the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival and Lux Musica, an ensemble dedicated to 17th & 18th century repertoire. Her recent MSR Classics release of solo keyboard music of J.S.Bach "Two Faces of Genius" has received rave reviews. Soprano Patrice Miginnis is well known in California, Montreal and Germany for her solo performances and masterclasses. She has also made several recordings of music by Tailleferre, Harrison and others. In "Erik Satie ~ Visions" she explores a selection of early solo piano works by enigmatic French composer Erik Satie, shedding new light on them by means of the 1875 Erard Grand piano she plays employs for her performances. The instrument, tuned to A=435, was built in the years 1868 through 1875 by Pierre and Sebastian Erard, and restored in Amsterdam by Fritz Janmaat in 1995.
Melvyn M. Sobel | Freeport (Long Island), New York | 08/02/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In no way, shape or form has Satie sounded so metaphysical, so ethereal; in no way, shape or form does the composer's mystical visions receive a more rapt personal approach. In the hands of pianist de Leeuw, the music simply doesn't get more intimate than this. Time stops; the melancholic simplicity embraces; the nurturing repetition--- tres lent---soothes mind, body and spirit. Not a note is out of joint, or misjudged. This is the deepest essence of Satie revealed in a performance so ideal in timing, so uncannily concentrated and distilled, so beautifully recorded, and so fully in accord, as to be, ultimately, perfect.
[Running time: 66:49]
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A Fine Satie...
Sébastien Melmoth | Hôtel d'Alsace, PARIS | 03/11/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
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Difficult to beat Pascal Rogé with Satie, but this disc is very fine indeed.
Pair this disc with Rogé's "After the Rain" After the Rain...The Soft Sounds of Erik Satie
Adequate faux-Magritte cover photo too.
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An excellant transcription with thoughtful playing
David Scott Goen | Ballwin, MO USA | 06/06/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is an unusually successful transcription of what may be termed "Erik Satie's Greatest Hits." The alto guitar is a marvelous instrument for Erik Satie's piano compositions. The lower tones and increased sustain make for a convincing transcription. This guitar-and of course, the guitar player-are capable of sustained dark tones that are the essence of Satie.It is arguable that Satie doesn't really need to be transcribed for guitar, as his music is so obviously suited to the piano for which it was composed. Nonetheless, this recording makes me want to locate an alto guitar to starting examining the magic of this music."
Quirky, Playful, Humourous, and kinda loony!
serpico-scriabin | Randolph, VT, USA | 05/06/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This piano music is just my style. Short pieces to bring in one of nearly every mood. I love the fact that each one of them is a musical statement in its own right. This truly shows that music doesn't have to be big to be good, nor does it have to be overly dramatic. Truly a wonderful collection of quirky little musical statements that make the heart glad!"
A Wonderful CD and a world class arrangement
serpico-scriabin | 07/29/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you've never bought a CD by Anders Miolin, you just don't know what you're missing.He is a superb musician. He is unique in his approach to music and in several of his albums he has transcribed the music himself specifically for his twelve-string guitar. I highly recommend this album, in addition to his other albums including:
"The Lion in The Lute" - Berkeley, Britten, Rawathorne, Tippett, Walton.
"Heitor Villa-Lobos" - The Complete Works for Solo Guitar."
Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
