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Guitarists Discover Timelessness of Erik Satie

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Guitarists Discover Timelessness of Erik Satie

June 8, 2008 • The spare, haunting melodies of composer and pianist Erik Satie have inspired musicians, from Claude Debussy to guitarists Jonathan Stone and Adrian Bond, who perform his music in NPR's studio.

Guitarists Discover Timelessness of Erik Satie

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Music Interviews

Harmonia Mundi Defies The Music Industry Blues

April 19, 2009 • The small, family-run record label from the south of France has thwarted the downward slide in classical music sales by choosing unorthodox recording projects and trusting its musicians. While other labels' sales have collapsed, Harmonia Mundi is thriving.

Harmonia Mundi Defies The Music Industry Blues

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Music Interviews

Measha Brueggergosman: Classical Cabaret

November 26, 2007 • Measha Brueggergosman is a young soprano on the rise. Her major label debut, Surprise, features offbeat cabaret songs by Satie and Schoenberg. She describes the CD as "classical music letting its hair down."

Measha Brueggergosman: Classical Cabaret

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Pianist Embarks on Ambitious Project

December 1, 2002 • Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet sets out to record the complete solo piano works of French composer Erik Satie. The first disc in the project, The Magic of Satie, is now available. The musician talks with NPR's Liane Hansen.

Pianist Embarks on Ambitious Project

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Around The Classical Internet: June 22, 2012

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Around The Classical Internet: June 22, 2012

June 22, 2012 • Scottish orchestral lads and lasses, Met disclosures and Erik Satie's cuisine blanche: all the news that's fit to link.

From Bach To Satie: Jazz Takes On Classical

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A Blog Supreme

From Bach To Satie: Jazz Takes On Classical

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May 10, 2011 • Can classical music get down and party? Some jazz musicians sure think so.

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Listen While You Work

Easy Listening For Uneasy Listeners

October 30, 2008 • Work is nothing more than eight hours of stress, with a lunch break in the middle. You find it's getting easier than ever to fly off the handle, even when the cause is as benign as a lack of hazelnut creamer in the coffee line. Don't reach for the Alka-Seltzer or Prozac. Instead, these five tunes will ease your toughest day on the job just fine.

In Praise Of Pachyderms (And Other Critters): The 'Deceptive Cadence' Puzzler

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In Praise Of Pachyderms (And Other Critters): The 'Deceptive Cadence' Puzzler

September 22, 2010 • To mark National Elephant Appreciation day, test your wits with a "critter quiz." Your job? Match each musical example to the creature it represents.

Arts & Life

Dada on Display at the National Gallery of Art

February 17, 2006 • Dada was an absurd, outrageous, puzzling international art movement inspired by World War I. It used art to comment on the modern world its hypocrisies that wiped out a generation.

Dada on Display at the National Gallery of Art

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