He became well known in the 1970s for his interpretations of the piano music of satie but then focused his energies largely on conducting the works of contemporary composers, particularly mavericks who bucked the. Een programma met alleen maar pianowerken van erik satie. He studied music theory and piano at the amsterdam conservatoire and composition with kees van baaren at the royal conservatory of the hague he taught at the royal conservatoire of the hague. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Difficult music, however, does fit my every mood or situation. Mar 18, 2016 regular download of the week dotw readers may have noticed i have a penchant for difficult music. A nonesuch retrospective, and the ligeti project i. Erik satie s life was full of up and downs, and he struggled with nancial worries and health problems. During the seventies, he applied himself with great success to the interpretation of the music of the forgotten composer. Nocturne six melodies amores a valentine out of season music for marcel duchamp. His contributions to the promotion of new and unsung music were vast. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. He became well known in the 1970s for his interpretations of the piano music of satie, but since then he has focused his energies largely on conducting the works of contemporary composers, particularly mavericks who bucked the tradition of serialism that dominated the new.
Ideologically committed to a life of poverty, the composer removed his art from the unconscious confinements of class and the corruptible influences of popular acceptance. If you are to buy just one satie disc in this year celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth, this should be it. Few composers deserve the phrase ahead of his time more than the french composer erik satie 18661925. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Type what you are looking for in the box bellow, hit search and download it from. Each of the three composers employed musical languages of considerable complexity and sophistication that were notoriously difficult to perform, but their music. Sometimes i want to be soothed, calmed, tickled and delighted, ideally carried away. He was the guest artistic director of the aldeburgh festival suffolk in 1992 and of the tanglewood festival usa from 1994 to 1998. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. He became well known in the 1970s for his interpretations of the piano music of satie, but since then he has focused his energies largely on conducting the works of contemporar.