Poster Composer Erik Satie
Composer Erik Satie
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Erik Satie

Claude Debussy offered his friend Erik Satie a little advice - he said "Your music needs structure and shape." On Wednesday's Performance Today, listen to Erik Satie's humorous response to his friend's advice: "Three Pieces in the Form of a Pear," a collection of SEVEN short, nearly structureless pieces for piano.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Jean Sibelius: Suite Mignonne: Movements 2 & 3
Gerard Schaub, flute; Kenneth Wihlborg flute; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Sibelius: Spring Song, The Bard, etc
DG 4764211

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35, K. 385 "Haffner"
National Festival Chamber Orchestra; Robert Gibson, conductor
The University of Maryland, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD

Erik Satie: Three Pieces in the Form of a Pear
Anna Petrova, piano; Josu de Solaun, piano
Virginia Arts Festival, Miller Studio, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, VA

Jean Sibelius: Violin Sonatina in E major, Op. 80
Frank Huang, violin; Orion Weiss, piano
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY

Hour 2

Isaac Albeniz: Torre Bermeja
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albeniz
Azica 17224

Leo Weiner: Suite for Orchestra, Op. 18 (Hungarian Folk Dances)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

August Klughardt: 5 Schilflieder for Oboe, Viola, and Piano, Op. 28
James Austin Smith, oboe; Daniel Phillips, viola; Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Spoleto Festival USA 2015; Bank of America's Chamber Music Series, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Angel Barrios: Arroyos de la Alhambra
Pepe Romero, guitar
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA

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