Think of it as a musical mandala. Eric Satie’s “Vexations” is a one-page piece of music — a brief gem of melancholy tune and chord progression — for which the composer left some unusual instructions: ...

Eric Satie was one of classical music's most eccentric composers. He had 12 identical gray velvet suits, and gave unusual titles to some of his pieces, such as "Dried-up Embryos," or "Four Flabby ...

There's one in every crowd. As 23,000 people behaved themselves at Berlin's outdoor theater, the Waldbuehne, one thought it was a rock concert. Ah, the joy of live performance. Sir Simon Rattle ...

In 2025, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the death of Erik Satie, father of minimalist music. His texts, brimming with humor and despair, and rare archives of his fellow travelers, tell the ...