Daniel Varsano, piano: “Trois Gymnopédies: Première Gymnopédie” by Erik Satie (Satie: Piano Works, Sony Classical CD 1992, pianists Daniel Varsano & Philippe Entremont) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU
Hye-won plays “Gymnopédie No. 1” on the piano in music class shortly after transferring to her new high school as she does not have her cello with her.
When I first encountered this piece as a college DJ in the 70s, I couldn’t get over how modern it sounded for something that had been composed nearly a century earlier. Then I read that Satie had been an influence on Frank Zappa, and suddenly it all made sense.
PakalanaPikake
February 25, 2020 at 7:38 PM
I’LL FIND YOU ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY, Ep. 2
Daniel Varsano, piano: “Trois Gymnopédies: Première Gymnopédie” by Erik Satie (1992)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU
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PakalanaPikake
February 25, 2020 at 7:39 PM
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Daniel Varsano, piano: “Trois Gymnopédies: Première Gymnopédie” by Erik Satie (Satie: Piano Works, Sony Classical CD 1992, pianists Daniel Varsano & Philippe Entremont)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU
Hye-won plays “Gymnopédie No. 1” on the piano in music class shortly after transferring to her new high school as she does not have her cello with her.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnop%C3%A9dies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Satie
BdxPelik
February 25, 2020 at 11:58 PM
Thanks!
PakalanaPikake
February 26, 2020 at 2:03 AM
You’re most welcome, @bdxpelik!
When I first encountered this piece as a college DJ in the 70s, I couldn’t get over how modern it sounded for something that had been composed nearly a century earlier. Then I read that Satie had been an influence on Frank Zappa, and suddenly it all made sense.
That was long before I discovered the Dadaists, with whom Satie was involved. Zappa, meanwhile, was also influenced by avant-garde composers Edgard Varese, Anton Webern, and Igor Stravinsky, along with post-war American bluesmen, doo-wop groups, and modern jazz.
https://www.wired.com/2008/05/happy-birthda-1-5/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa#Influences