An eccentric composer and figure of artistic Paris during the Belle Époque, Erik Satie left discreet traces that are capable ...
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 ...
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 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 ...