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Satie: Gymnopédies & Gnossiennes

Jacques Loussier Trio

Composer
Satie
Released
1998
Label
Telarc
Forces
Piano, Trio
Personnel
Jacques Loussier, Benoît Dunoyer de Segonzac, André Arpino

Loussier recorded four different versions of Satie’s first Gymnopédie rather than moving on to Nos. 2 and 3.

In the second variation he shifts the piece from three beats to two while the bass takes over the melody, turning one familiar miniature into a set of contrasting trio studies.

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The originalsSatie · ten source pieces

The classical player presents each distinct Satie source once, in order of first appearance.

Jazzed upJacques Loussier Trio · 1998
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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. Gymnopédie No. 1: Variation 1Gymnopédie No. 1
  2. Gymnopédie No. 1: Variation 2Gymnopédie No. 1
  3. Gnossienne No. 3Gnossienne No. 3
  4. Gnossienne No. 6Gnossienne No. 6
  5. Gnossienne No. 2Gnossienne No. 2
  6. Gymnopédie No. 1: Variation 3Gymnopédie No. 1
  7. Gnossienne No. 4Gnossienne No. 4
  8. Gnossienne No. 5Gnossienne No. 5
  9. Gymnopédie No. 1: Variation 4Gymnopédie No. 1
  10. Gnossienne No. 1Gnossienne No. 1
  11. Pas à pasOriginal composition by Jacques Loussier