performed by Aldo Ciccolini, or below by Daniel Varsano second and third (cover image by Zhu Xihua) In contrast with what seemed last week like pretty genuinely serious music from Satie, we have something today that really embodies what most … Continue reading Satie: Embryons Desséchés
performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet (cover image by Sophie Sollmann) It has been some time, about three and a half years now, since we’ve seen anything from Satie on the blog, and we’re remedying that now (and again later in the … Continue reading Satie: Ogives
performed by Daniel Varsano MYCU: Part 7 mvt 2 here mvt 3 here I’m exhausted. Well, I was when I started writing this as a break from the last few pieces of the German(ic) Symphonies series we did for the last … Continue reading Satie: Gymnopédies
performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet Music You Can Understand: Part 1 Eric Satie died 89 years ago this week, and it wasn’t until I saw his name come up on the history post that I actually remembered this guy. He … Continue reading Erik Satie: Gnossiennes
Fugue for Thought 