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Satie Surprises

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Composer
Erik Satie
Artist
Christina Bjorkoe
Format
CD
Label
OUR Recordings
Released
Jun 06, 2025
Catalog #
8226929
UPC
0636943692929

About

Erik Satie's influence, once barely acknowledged, has now permeated nearly every corner of modern music. Best known for the sensual simplicity of his tender Gymnopedies, such seeming naivety masked a colorful, and frequently, complex life and artistic vision. The experimental composer John Cage famously called Satie "indispensable," citing him as a profound inspiration for his own groundbreaking work. Satie's eccentricities were part of his charm, and this whimsy often seeped into his work. In Embryons desseches (Dried Embryos), for instance, he included absurd instructions in the score, phrases like "on the tip of your tongue" or "open your head," as well as giving his works absurd titles like Effronterie and Prelude canin, gleefully written to deflate the precious seriousness of classical music traditions. In contrast, there are works like Pieces froides (1897) that anticipate the rhythmic minimalism of Philip Glass and his visionary 5 Nocturnes (1919), the final series of his cyclically organized piano pieces composed using a highly complex system rigorously guiding the interplay of melody (right hand) and harmonic accompaniment (left hand). Even today, there are many surprises to be discovered in Satie's oeuvre. This specially curated program is brilliantly realized by Christina Bjorkoe, one of Denmark's leading musicians. Much in demand as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with symphony orchestras, ClassicsToday praised Bjorkoe for her dynamism and passion. Her extensive discography includes critically acclaimed recordings of works spanning the piano repertoire from Beethoven to Borup-Jorgensen.

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. 1 Petite ouverture à danser 01:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    Petite ouverture à danser
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  2. 2 Musiques intimes et secretes: III. Facheux exemple 01:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    Musiques intimes et secretes: III. Facheux exemple
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  3. 3 6 Pieces for Solo Piano: Effronterie 01:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    6 Pieces for Solo Piano: Effronterie
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  4. 4 No. 1. Airs à faire fuir 04:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Airs à faire fuir
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  5. 5 No. 2. Danses de travers 01:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Danses de travers
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  6. 6 No. 2. Danses de travers: 3. Encore 03:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Danses de travers: 3. Encore
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  7. 7 Les 3 valses distinguées du précieux dégoûté: No. 2. Son binocle 01:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    Les 3 valses distinguées du précieux dégoûté: No. 2. Son binocle
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  8. 8 6 Pieces for Solo Piano: Profondeur. Avec calme 01:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    6 Pieces for Solo Piano: Profondeur. Avec calme
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  9. 9 No. 1. Idylle 01:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Idylle
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  10. 10 No. 2. Aubade 01:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Aubade
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  11. 11 No. 3. Méditation 00:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. Méditation
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  12. 12 No. 1. Doux et calme 03:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 1. Doux et calme
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  13. 13 No. 2. — 02:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. —
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  14. 14 No. 3. Un peu mouvementé 03:21
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 3. Un peu mouvementé
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  15. 15 Musiques intimes et secretes: II. Froide songerie 00:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    Musiques intimes et secretes: II. Froide songerie
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  16. 16 6 Pieces for Solo Piano: Prelude canin. Lent 01:02
    Track
    16
    Title
    6 Pieces for Solo Piano: Prelude canin. Lent
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  17. 17 I. — 01:37
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  18. 18 II. — 02:26
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  19. 19 La Porte héroïque du ciel: Prélude 04:33
    Track
    19
    Title
    La Porte héroïque du ciel: Prélude
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  20. 20 6 Pieces for Solo Piano: Songe creux. Tres calme 01:55
    Track
    20
    Title
    6 Pieces for Solo Piano: Songe creux. Tres calme
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  21. 21 Caresse 01:48
    Track
    21
    Title
    Caresse
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  22. 22 Poesie. Andante 00:55
    Track
    22
    Title
    Poesie. Andante
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  23. 23 Desespoir agreable. Calme 00:52
    Track
    23
    Title
    Desespoir agreable. Calme
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  24. 24 Musiques intimes et secretes: I. Nostalgie 01:04
    Track
    24
    Title
    Musiques intimes et secretes: I. Nostalgie
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  25. 25 Prelude d'Eginhardt 04:26
    Track
    25
    Title
    Prelude d'Eginhardt
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  26. 26 1er Prelude de Nazareen 02:49
    Track
    26
    Title
    1er Prelude de Nazareen
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe
  27. 27 2e Prelude du Nazareen 04:20
    Track
    27
    Title
    2e Prelude du Nazareen
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Christina Bjørkøe