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Unheard works by Erik Satie to premiere 100 years after his death

Pianist Alexandre Tharaud performs previously lost material by experimental French composer on a new album

The Guardian - UK

A meth-fuelled Erik Satie marathon in swinging 60s London

Letters: When Richard Toop played the 840 repetitions of Satie’s Vexations in 1967, the ‘mild stimulant’ he asked for turned out to be anything but, writes Biddy Peppin

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Erik Satie Three Piece Suite by Ian Penman review – the radical lord of light entertainment

This glorious biography of the whimsical, elusive French composer celebrates the depths of his seemingly sunny music and the impact he had on other forms

The Guardian - UK

‘It smells of salt marshes, maritime pines, peace and quiet’: readers’ favourite travel discoveries in France

Our tipsters share their French delights, from fresh oysters and mountain trains to surf beaches and pretty harbour towns

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: LSO/ Rattle; CBSO/ Volkov; Jenůfa – review

Simon Rattle celebrates his big birthday with two striking world premieres; the sea meets surrealism in Satie’s centenary year. Plus, intense Janáček and a rousing Covent Garden welcome

The Guardian - UK

Beyza Yazgan: Human Cocoon review – from Middle Eastern classical to American minimalism

(Imaginary Animals)The Turkish-born, New York-based pianist’s new album uses the influence of Satie and Glass to respond to the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria

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John White obituary

Composer whose desire to write music in an attractive contemporary idiom led him to a range of stylistic starting points

The Guardian - UK

Letter(s) to Erik Satie album review – a gem of a collection

Beautifully planned and presented sequence of miniatures pays homage to Satie and to John Cage who was heavily influenced by the late French composer

The Guardian - UK

Peter Dickinson obituary

Composer, academic and broadcaster who focused on American experimental music and pioneered the teaching of jazz in Britain

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