La démocratie

Satie Says Audio Collection The 17th May 2016 marks 150 years since the eccentric French composer Erik Satie was born. Erik Satie is best known for his elegant Gymnopedies. We’re celebrating his birthday with some of his humorous piano pieces. These were accompanied by quirky little stories and poems, written next to the notes on the page. This prose-poetry was really meant for the pianist. Satie Says... This content is from the Collections section. Six vignettes written and produced by Margaret Ogilvie with translations by Amanda Brown. Actors: Amanda Brown, Luc Arnault, Klara Toth and Leo Lafoy Brown. Satie piano pieces played by Jean Yves-Thibaudet (Decca 473 620) Sound engineering by Phil Brownlee. Erik Satie (1866-1925) 'I came into the world very young, in an age that was very old' This forward-looking French composer anticipated several of the advances of 20th century music and the arts including minimalism, ambient music and the Theatre of the Absurd. Satie's Life Satie's Music Video Links