An eccentric composer and figure of artistic Paris during the Belle Époque, Erik Satie left discreet traces that are capable ...
A century after the composer’s death, he is ubiquitous on relaxation playlists. Those just scratch the surface of a stranger, more complicated career. By Joshua Barone A French composer specified that ...
Essentially, she takes the works of a distinctive French composer, Erik Satie, and reimagines them for a jazz quartet with vocalist. The most radical thing she does is to add lyrics. Otherwise, a ...
What do actress Keira Knightly and composer Erik Satie have in common? Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Thibaudet played the piano on the soundtrack of the movie Pride and Prejudice and here he is performing the ...
What is the purpose of a poem, an illustration or a nonsensical phrase in a score? If it makes musicians stop and think, that’s a good start. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim A century after the ...
Pianist Aldo Ciccolini broke new ground at the Naples Conservatory in 1947 when he became its youngest professor of piano. Ciccolini went on to a distinguished career, bagging top prizes at several ...