Don, if you go for Ciccolini I'd recommend the 2-for-1 price EMI 2cd rather than his later survey, because the later ones are programmed each to a specific Satie "genre" (i.e. a whole disc of his Rosicrucian music, a whole disc of his humorous pieces, a whole disc of the early works, etc.) and this makes them a little tedious to listen to all the way through; whereas the programming of the earlier set is much more varied and intelligent. Almost all the really worthwhile pieces are on the 2cd anyway-- a lot of the obscurities on the broader survey are really unbearable, and I'm somebody who adores Satie at his best (Avant-Derniers Pensees, Sports Et Divertissements, Pieces Froides, etc). Also, Berkshire Record Outlet is offering a Complete Satie Piano Works set for, I think, $15.97, played by France Clidat, which apparently won the Grand Prix Du Disque. I've been meaning to pick that up for a while now. Jon Lewis [log in to unmask]