Erik Satie is a bit of a cult figure. His distinctive and grotesque but also poetic and beautiful music is performed by many- especially his beloved little “gymnopedies.” The early 1900s in Paris was an exciting time filled with contradictions and paradoxes, and Satie and his music are a distinct and uncompromising expression. This new release is a truly fascinating take on the French composer Eric Satie. The Danish trio has long experienced great success with their intimate concerts featuring songs and solo music by Satie, and the result is here captured in brilliant sound. Trio Satie is celebrating their tenth anniversary with the release of this album. The group works to arrange music for soprano, double bass and piano- a somewhat unusual trio combination- and cares about presenting and explaining the music in a cultural and historical context of contemporary poetry and visual arts. It gives their concerts shape as a kind of “café concert” and the ambition is to make difficult music easy, accessible, and fun.
