This week marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Erik Satie. On Learning to Listen, Andrea Blain and Alison Young share music by — and music that was inspired by — the colorful French composer.
Program Playlist
Erik Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose Suite IV. Conversation of Beauty and the Beast
Richard Wagner:Die Walküre — Magic Fire Music
Erik Satie: Le Fils de l'Etoile
Gregorian Chant: Ave Maris Stella
Claude Debussy: Nuages
Germaine Tailleferre: Valse Lente
Alexander Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8, No. 3
Vincent d'Indy: Sarabande et Minuet
Erik Satie: Parade
John Cage: Prepared Piano
Erik Satie: Je te veux