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Radio 3,04 Jul 2025,62 mins

Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Composer of the Week

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Donald Macleod explores the life of maverick composer Erik Satie, the inventor of 鈥渇urniture music鈥, whose innovations delighted and divided France. Satie's compositions 鈥 and their peculiar annotations 鈥 were a revolution, paving the way for a new generation of musical rebels, including Les Six. He was just as odd in his day-to-day life, known for his quirky fashion and dramatic outbursts, he always kept a hammer in his pocket for fear of muggers and once even founded his own church. Music Featured: Allegro Valse-ballet Fantaisie-valse Chanson hongroise Untitled (Premi猫re pens茅e Rose+Croix) Ogives Sarabandes Gymnop茅dies Vexations Trois Gnossiennes Le Fils des 茅toiles Danses gothiques Pr茅lude de la porte h茅ro茂que du ciel Pi猫ces froides Je te veux La Diva de l鈥橢mpire Trois morceaux en forme de poire En habit de cheval Sports et divertissements Enfantillages pittoresques (No 1, Petit pr茅lude 脿 la journ茅e) Descriptions automatiques Parade Musique d鈥檃meublement Socrate (Mort de Socrate) Nocturnes Ludions Trois M茅lodies Mercure Rel芒che, Pt. 1 (No 10, Final) Enfantines: Menus propos enfantins Enfantines: Peccadilles importunes Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Alice McKee for 麻豆社 Audio Wales & West For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Erik Satie (1866-1925) /programmes/m002dy5k And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we鈥檝e featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

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