Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Great selection, weak performance

I agree with other reviewers that this "best of" selection is a great intro to Satie, a composer I believe deserves wide recognition. But there are much better performances on other "best of" Satie collections. For me Klara doesn't cut it - awkward, unfelt, stiff, poorly recorded. I'm no prude, but I was disappointed enough to delete this download and try Roland Pontinen's Satie collection instead. Skip this one and audition other performers; find your own favorite. Listen to how each player handles Gymnopedies, for example. There must be a dozen different versions on amazon alone, each with its own recording ambiance, tempo, feel. I'll bet you'll find a better version too. Satie deserves it, and so do you.