Of all the enigmas that surround Erik Satie and his music, Vexations is probably the most enigmatic. A 'theme' in the bass, with two different harmonizations, to be played - according to an ambiguous...
He was a cellar master and council musician, impresario and music manager, concert promoter and composer. But above all, Johann Daniel Pucklitz was a deeply devout protestant Christian. With his...
For the fourth instalment in her acclaimed Satie cycle, Noriko Ogawa has gathered music written for the stage - from the pantomime Jack in the Box (1899) to the ballet Rel?che (1924) - one of Satie's...
In the compositions of Yoshihiro Kanno (b. 1953) he bases himself on three idioms: Western instrumental music, Japanese traditional instruments and computer music. Combining these various elements...