Piano Music of Erik Satie, vol. 1 (side A)

On these 1968 recordings, Aldo Ciccolini performs classic late-19th-Century Satie pieces. The "Trois Gnossiennes" and "Trois Gymnopédies" are the most famous pieces on here, and they reflect Satie's propensity for fragile and delicate. They sound modern today and deserve their classic status. Intriguing are some of the more dynamic and louder pieces that don't immediately come to mind when thinking of Satie. The piano playing and recording document the pieces well, but the cover art of Piano Music of Erik Satie, vol. 1 is bland and unmemorable.