Gymnopediste

Synopsis

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Erik Satie, concentrating on his early life - from his youth in the sleepy seaside town of Honfleur to the boozy dives of bohemian Montmartre, and that trio of Gymnopedies, written at the tender age of 20.

Musique d'ameublement No 1: Tenture de cabinet prefectoral (excerpt)
Ensemble Erwartung
Bernard Desgraupes (conductor)
FNAC 592292 Tr 4

Selection of early songs: Sylvie (1886); Chanson (1887); Les Fleurs (1886)
Eileen Hulse (soprano)
Robin Bowman (piano)
LTM LTMCD2459 Trs 6, 10, 12

Variations on a Theme of Eric Satie
Blood, Sweat and Tears
BGO BGOCD28 Tr 1

Gymnopedie No 3 (1886-8)
Reinbert De Leeuw (piano)
PHILIPS 4204722 Tr 7

Gymnopedie No 2 (1886-8)
Joanna MacGregor (piano)
COLLINS CLASSICS 10532COL Tr 6

Gymnopedie No 1 (1886-8)
Anne Queffelec (piano)
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC7907542 Tr 5

Gnossienne No 3 (orch. Poulenc)
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson (conductor)
EMI CDC7494712 Tr 15

Trois Sarabandes (1887)
Reinbert De Leeuw (piano)
PHILIPS 4204722 Trs 8-10

Absence (arr. Morgan Pochini)
Katherine Jenkins (soprano)
UNIVERSAL 9866064 Tr 13

Christy Doran and John Wolf Brennan: Waltz for Erik Satie
Christy Doran (guitar)
John Wolf Brennan (piano)
LEO LEOLABCD105 Tr 7

Dudley Moore: Satie
Dudley Moore (piano)
GRP GRP96612 Tr 11

Endorphin: Satie 1
From Cafe Del Mar - Volumen Seis
MANIFESTO 564861-2 Tr 7

Malcolm McLaren: Walking With Satie
Malcolm McLaren (voice)
VOGUE 74321191392 Tr 2

Jacques Loussier/Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1 - Variation 2
Jacques Loussier Trio
TELARC CD8431 Tr 2.

Broadcasts

1. Mon 9 Nov 2009
   12:00
   BBC Radio 3
2. Mon 9 Nov 2009
   22:00
   BBC Radio 3