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Composer of the Week: Erik Satie (1866-1925): Monsieur Le Pauvre

Composer of the Week - Erik Satie (1866-1925) - 2. Monsieur Le Pauvre

Donald Macleod explores Satie's 'mystic' period of the 1890s.

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Donald Macleod explores Satie's 'mystic' period of the 1890s. Including the infamous Vexations, a short piece that the pianist is instructed to repeat 840 times.

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