Aldo Ciccolini plays Satie (vaimusic.com)

La musique pour le fin du monde!!!
and so beautifully, thoughtfully read by Ciccolini.... with just the right hesitancy and falling away of sound....

J'aimerais etre en contact avec Monsieur Ciccollini au sujet de sa musique et mes films. Est ce quel q'un connit comment lui contacter?
Merci

AWESOME!!!!

merci, Aldo était mon maître, j'ai composé mon haïku pour lui. Grâce à lui, nous avons redécouvert Erik Satie.

Why is this the only video of a real pianist playing gymnopedie? Isn't it one of the most beautiful piece? By the way 5 stars for Aldo's perfect interpretation.

Perhaps it may have been ever so slightly quick, but, who cares; it was superb! Thanks to Vaimusic for sharing this with us.

Yup, a little bit quick. Still gives me goose bumps though.

In fact he adopts strictly the tempo indicated by Satie himself : 66 by quarter note with a bit of agogik. If i may say

This piece is the first one I've ever learned to play many months ago cause I thought it's very simple yet only the great pianinsts like Ciccollini can make it as delightful. I can only imagine how much practice and how great talent it takes to play it like that. Since I have heard this interpretation I started to practice this piece again for hours and hours, hoping that one day I can put as much magic in it as Ciccolini did. Johnnyzing I am looking forward to hear your version.

interesting.....I thought it was a bit quick too...but his touch kept the legato magic. Only the best can do that. I've done that movement with, believe it our not, Piano and Tubular Bells. I'll be posting it soon. It worked.