A timeless television theme tune, ‘Satie-fied’, in a sublime rendition for solo piano courtesy of Classic FM presenter, Tim Lihoreau. The popular British sitcom Blackadder takes its cast of ...
The follow-up to Stephanie McCallum's much-loved and best-selling ABC Classics album "Perfume". Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1 is known the world over, but how many other exquisite miniatures did this ...
Today I heard–for the thousandth time– Satie’s famous solo piano tryptic 3 Gymopedies—the title refers to an ancient Spartan dance performed by naked men. Satie was an eccentric who gave his ...
A performance of Erik Satie’s piano piece Vexations can last 20 hours. But is it avant-garde art, or a misunderstood joke? Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose ...
Performances in N.Y.C. A century after the composer’s death, he is ubiquitous on relaxation playlists. Those just scratch the surface of a stranger, more complicated career. Credit...Photo12/Universal ...
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 ...