gvopedz Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 “Erik Satie's Vexations — an enigmatic work that exists on a single printed page but devours many hours in performance — isn’t going back into hibernation after pianist Igor Levit’s recent highly-publicized streaming marathon. Only a minute-or-two long, but repeated 840 times, Vexations is alternately called minimalist, Dada-ist, or Outsider Art when it resurfaces every few years… “ https://www.wqxr.org/story/saties-vexations-visionary-creation-or-musical-stalker/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Vexations is the apotheosis of Satie's idea of musique d'ameublement - no more, no less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hoppy T. Frog Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 I like the new Noriko Ogawa recording, she varies each repetition just a little so it doesn't get boring. 80 minutes flew by in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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