Whilst this year the classical music world is undoubtedly focussed on Maurice Ravel’s 150th birthday, another French composer’s anniversary should not be completely forgotten: Erik Satie’s 100th anniversary of death on 1 July 2025. And what could be more natural than to take a closer look at the relationship between the two? For although Satie was a complete musical outsider in his day, he had many contacts with important musicians and composers in fin-de-siècle and Belle Époque Paris, including, amongst others, not only Ravel, but also Claude Debussy, Albert Roussel, Igor Stravinsky and Ricardo Viñes.
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