Satie: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 4 (New Salabert Edition)

Featuring

Nicolas Horvath
Erik Satie
Johann Sebastian Bach

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Performer Biography

Nicolas Horvath, the pianist on this recording, is known for performing unusually long concerts, sometimes lasting over twelve hours, and is a Steinway Artist.

Cultural Impact

Satie is credited with inventing the 'prepared piano' in 1914 and 'furnishing music' in 1917, which was a forerunner of muzak, or music not meant to be listened to.

Performer Biography

Nicolas Horvath's overnight performance of Erik Satie's complete piano music at the Paris Philharmonie in October 2018 drew a cumulative audience of 14,000 people.

Recording & Production

This album features world premiere recordings of several pieces, including "Jack in the Box," "Prélude de 'La Mort de Monsieur Mouche'," and "La Diva de l'Empire (Intermezzo Américain)."

Composer's Artistic Vision

Erik Satie believed that "A melody does not imply its harmony, any more than a landscape implies its colour," emphasizing the melody as the core idea.

Recording & Production

The recording was made in Misy-sur-Yonne, France, in March 2019, using an Erard piano from 1905.

Compositional Technique

Satie's "Vexations" is an extraordinary, internally repetitive piece that features 11 of the 12 semitones of the chromatic scale, making it an early example of organized total chromaticism.