Le Fils des Étoiles, Erik Satie. Piano

Saties progressive incidental music of 1891-92, though explicitly aimed against French Wagnérisme, is not intended as a parody. Commissioned by the Rosicrucian master and ardent Wagnerian Joséphin Péladan, this plain, purely instrumental music proceeds independently from the dramatic action. For the first time, this pioneering Urtext edition on Saties incidental music evaluates a previously neglected autograph on the Préludes. In addition, the three popular Préludes are presented in both their versions. Notes on interpretation and a detailed Foreword introduce this exciting, moderately difficult work, which formed the basis of Saties early reputation as a composerand which he considered one of his most important compositions.