Hello thore-ga,
As soon as I saw the question, I knew from my personal musical
knowledge that you must be referring to the Trois Gymnopedies by Erik
Satie. Therefore, I continued by searching for this title as a phrase
on Google (://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF8&q=trois+gymnopedies)
Going through a few of the pages that came up in the search, I came
across a recording by Riri Shimada from Satie Pianoworks on the web
site of Music for You (home page at http://musicforyouseries.com),
which is a division of Sony Music. The actual page featuring this
recording is at http://musicforyouseries.com/89858.html , which shows
the full list of pieces on the CD and includes some clips that you can
download, while the page at Sony Music Direct where you can buy it is
http://www.sonymusicdirect.com/SMDProdDetails.asp?ProdID=43481&t=5874
It costs $10.98. The title is "Erik Satie performed by Riri Shimada",
and the number is JK 89858.
I think this is the recording you mean, since Riri sounds very similar
to Riri. However, if I am mistaken, please ask for clarification and
I will search further.
Incidentally, while looking for a recording I chanced upon a page that
gives a bit of background on the web site of Allegro Assai, an Italian
company that sells sheet music
(http://www.allegroassai.it/collinfo.asp?Collection=38) The page is in
Italian, but it says that a gymnopedia was a dance of the Ancient
Greeks which was performed by naked young girls. In the view of the
author of this site, the use of this archaic dance name evokes the
feeling of ancient ceremonies, and alludes to the musical structure of
the piece, which is almost “naked” in that it consists of simple
melodies forming a circular structure over a bass line. This gives
the piece a fascinating atmosphere of mysticism and esotericism. |
