Had Robin Holloway published Music’s Odyssey—described by its author as “an invitation to the glorious long voyage of Western classical music”—30 years ago, he might well have got away with it. By day ...

Not the greatest tune in the world. Now imagine hearing this one minute piece 840 times. The project started at 8 o'clock this morning on the UNO campus. This the Midwest premiere of Vexations by 19th ...

In an artistic gesture as radical as it is poetic, the Teatro Colón Experimentation Centre (CETC) will pay tribute to composer and pianist Erik Satie with a 24-hour tribute this month. In ...

Erik Satie was the court musician of Dadaism. He swooped around Paris in the belle époque of the 1900s with a lighted pipe in his pocket and could be seen most afternoons in the cafés with his pocket ...

Erik Satie was a French composer and pianist, born on May 17th, 1866 and by all accounts, he was thought of as a talentless musician in his formative years. At least that’s how Georges Mathias, his ...

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Donald Macleod explores the life of maverick composer Erik Satie, the inventor of “furniture music”, whose innovations delighted and divided France. Satie's compositions – and their peculiar ...

A century after the death of the eccentric pianist and composer Erik Satie, 27 of his never-before-heard works are being released. Pianist Alexandre Tharaud has recorded the pieces, three of which ...

The dapper composer who invented background music was driven by a profound if offbeat religiosity. By Sue Prideaux “A composer lets me hear a song that has always been shut up silent within me.” Ian ...

To mark the centenary of Erik Satie’s death, pianist Alexandre Tharaud releases a landmark recording featuring 27 never-before-heard pieces reconstructed from forgotten manuscripts Nearly a century ...

Pipedown is the campaign to get rid of the scourge of unwanted piped background muzak, whether on hold on the telephone, in a restaurant, or queuing in a supermarket. The late pianist Alfred Brendel ...

New York-based vocalist Tessa Souter is deservedly treasured among jazz fans, critics and musicians alike. Equally effective performing live and on her several fine recordings, she is a jazz singer ...