The Oldest of the Moderns: Erik Satie, known for his droll sense of humour, moved in the same Parisian artistic circles as Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau und Man Ray. He became a role model for an entire generation of composers, offering French lightness and wit as a contrast to the world of Richard Wagner. His music is as enigmatic as his personality – influenced as much by mysticism as by the glitter of Parisian cabaret.

Artists

Aldo Ciccolini (piano), Michel Legrand (piano), Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Anne Queffélec (piano), Catherine Collard (piano), Gabriel Tacchino (piano), Yan Pascal Tortelier (violin), Bernard Jeannoutot (trumpet), Pierre Thibaud (trumpet), Louis Auriacombe - Orch Ste Conc Du Conservatoire, Gaston Litaize (organ), Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Choeur René Duclos, Marius Constant, Louis Auriacombe, Pierre Dervaux, Michel Plasson