Aldo
Ciccolini / Erik Satie –
Piano
Music of Erik Satie, Vol. 1
Vinyl LP Stereo, 1968
Angel Records
There
are a handful of records (and we will get to all of them in this blog) that I was raised up with. So in a sense Aldo Ciccolini's
recordings of Erik Satie's music are very much part of my DNA. I remember
lazy warm afternoons at Beverly Glenn house and having this album at
full volume in my parents' mono one huge speaker system. The house
was basically a shack in the canyon between the Valley and Beverly
Hills. The fact that this particular album had a Picasso portrait on
its cover and a Jean Cocteau drawing on the back, pretty much made
this album the soundtrack of my parents1960's boho life.
The melodies are so seductive, it has reached a large audience
in the mid- to late 20th
century. It is the sound of reflection, even though Satie was a
total nutter with an incredible sense of humor. Nevertheless I can't
help to think of my childhood when I hear this album. Or when I see
the Angel record label I immediately think it is this album. One
time in my life I thought Angel Records only issued one title in
their catalog and this is it! Alas, I was wrong, but whenever I play
this album I do think of the past.
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