SATIE: USPUD - Reinbert de Leeuw (2 CDs)

The works that have been recorded on this double CD belong to a highly specific and yet enigmatic period of Satie’s life and work; these are works that were composed between 1891 and 1895 and that stand somewhat apart from the rest of his compositions: Le Fils des Etoiles, Sonneries de la Rose+Croix, Uspud, Danses Gothiques and Prélude de la Porte héroïque du ciel. These works are difficult to classify, filled as they are with a restrained meditative and mysterious beauty. Their title was coined by Satie himself and clearly announces the attachment to mysticism that was to preoccupy him during the 1890s. Reinbert de Leeuw has established a reputation as one of the most eloquent and persuasive conductors of contemporary music. He became well known in the 1970s for his interpretations of the piano music of Satie, but since then he has focused his energies on conducting the works of contemporary composers. With this project, which will première during the prestigious Holland Festival, he returned to his first love, Erik Satie.

CD1
1 Prélude de la Porte héroïque du Ciel 05:10
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
Sonneries de la Rose + Croix
2 Air de l’ordre 05:14
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
3 Air du grand maître 06:03
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
4 Air du grand Prieur 03:41
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
Le Fils des Étoiles
5 Prélude du 1er Acte - La Vocation 04:54
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
6 Prélude du 2e Acte - l’Initiation 04:34
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
7 Prélude du 3e Acte - l’Incantation 06:40
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
Danses Gothiques
8 À l’occasion d’une grand peine 03:40
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
9 Dans laquelle les Pères de la Très Véritable et Très Sainte Église sont invoqués 01:00
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
10 En faveur d’un malheureux 00:23
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
11 A propos de Saint Bernard et de Sainte Lucie 00:45
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
12 Pour les pauvres trépassés 03:10
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
13 Où il est question du pardon des injures reçues 01:06
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
14 Par pitié pour les ivrognes, honteux, débauchés, imparfaits, désagréables et faussaires en tous genres 00:51
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
15 En le haut honneur du vénéré Saint Michel, le gracieux Archange 00:59
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
16 Après avoir obtenu la remise de ses fautes 01:02
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
CD 2
Uspud
1 Acte premier 13:39
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
2 Deuxième Acte 07:57
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'
3 Troisième Acte 10:25
artists: 'Reinbert de Leeuw'
composers: 'Erik Satie (1866-1925)'