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Post by The Red Fox » Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:18 pm

Discovered his work yesterday. The man was a musical genius.





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Re: Erik Satie

Post by Rum » Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:28 pm

He has been a favourite of mine for 20 years and more. I envy you having just discovered him!

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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:42 pm

You should visit his house in Honfleur, Normandy. It has been converted into a very surreal museum.

His music was unique and beautiful. I would have loved to have seen the premier of 'Parade' - a ballet that he composed to a scenario by Cocteau, with stage and costumes designed by Picasso. Quite a line-up!
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Re: Erik Satie

Post by Ele » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:32 am

awww, I love Erik Satie. When I was a child my mother played Gnossiennes on the piano and it was so enchanting... it shut us up better than TV
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I want this played at my funeral.


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Re: Erik Satie

Post by Animavore » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:34 am

I'm going to expose myself as a boorish philistine and say I never heard him 'til now.

Me likey :tup:
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Post by Ele » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:44 am

Animavore wrote:I'm going to expose myself as a boorish philistine and say I never heard him 'til now.

Me likey :tup:
then consider yourself a fortunate philistine for having now discovered him
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Satie is lovely... it's probably the only classical music I listen too, apart from bits and bobs of classical world music. Have you seen the movie The Painted Veil? Gnossienne was in the soundtrack and strangely suited the 1920's Chinese scenery.

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Post by leo-rcc » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:45 am

I'd only heard his Trois Gymnopédies before this. The rest is a lot better from what I hear now.
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Post by Animavore » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:47 am

Just after listening to the other 3 songs. I actually have at one time heard every single one of them before.
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Re: Erik Satie

Post by BlackBart » Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:45 am

Wonderful stuff. I must have played Steve Hackett's Sketches of Satie a thousand times by now.
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Re: Erik Satie

Post by fordo » Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:30 pm

:pop: :clap:

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Post by Faithfree » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:21 pm

Yep, good stuff! :clap: :tup:
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Re: Erik Satie

Post by charlou » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:22 pm

mmmhh must have a listen ...


Edit ... Oh yes, like Ani, I've heard this work before ... very nice .. relaxing ... Thanks for posting, TRF. :smooch:
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Re: Erik Satie

Post by Epictetus » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:09 pm

:airwank:
Blah, blah, blah

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Re: Erik Satie

Post by Ele » Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:15 am

Epictetus wrote::airwank:
glad you are enjoying it that much

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