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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Composer of the Week: Erik Satie (1866-1925): Episode 2: Monsieur Le Pauvre

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Erik Satie (1866-1925)

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Episode 2: Monsieur Le Pauvre

Monsieur Le Pauvre

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Erik Satie (1866-1925), Monsieur Le Pauvre

Donald Macleod explores Satie's 'mystic' period of the 1890s.

Donald Macleod explores Satie's 'mystic' period of the 1890s. Including the infamous Vexations, a short piece that the pianist is instructed to repeat 840 times.

In the 1890s, Satie reinvented himself as a holy man - a self-imposed outcast from the 'wicked' musical establishment. After a brief spell as the composer for a Christian cult, he set up his own church, studied mystical volumes in Paris's National Library, and penned vitriolic articles in his own magazine (average circulation: 1).

Donald Macleod introduces the music of this 'mystic' period, including the infamous Vexations - a short piece which the pianist is apparently instructed to repeat 840 times - and the rare, almost Zen-like ballet Uspud.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the engimatic composer Erik Satie

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Erik Satie, arguably one of the most peculiar, enigmatic and misunderstood figures in musical history

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