Satie for Two

Release Date: 26th Apr 2011
Catalogue No: 774718312426
Label: Marquis

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Peter Kraus, Mark Bird (guitars)

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Satie: Ogives No. 1

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Satie: Ogives No. 2

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Satie: Sarabande No. 1

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Satie: Sarabande No. 2

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Satie: Trois Gymnopédies

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Satie: Six Gnossiennes

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Satie: Songe-creux

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Erik Satie's music sounds as vibrant and alive today as it did when it was written more than 100 years ago.

Deprived of a formal education by his father and disenchanted with the musical training available to him, Satie was essentially self-taught. Nonetheless, he rose to become an intimate of contemporary leaders in poetry, painting and music in France, and was a decided influence upon major musical figures. It was Satie the 'revolutionary' who in the late 19th Century introduced strange new progressions which paralleled Fauré and anticipated the innovations of Debussy.

On hearing French pianist Jean-Joel Barbier's recordings of Satie, Peter Kraus realized the possibilities of transcribing the music for the classical guitar. Peter began with the Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes for guitar solo. The greater complexity of such works as the Pièces Froides led him to transcribe for two guitars. Experimentation and revision ensued, with the collection of music on this record as the final product.

Satie for Two

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