Two eccentrics? .. or visionary forunners of Minimilism and “New Age” music?

Posted on November 14th, 2007 and filed in G.I. Gurdjieff, Piano, Satie, Two eccentrics? or ....

Eric Satie (1866-1925) and G.I. Gurdjieff (1872-1949)

Satie was the archetypal poor, struggling artist. Eccentric? You bet. 84 identical handkerchiefs and 12 identical velvet suits! For 27 years he never let anyone in his home. He used to walk miles and miles over Paris every day. Some of his compositions he called “Furniture music”! (meant to be background)

Gurdjieff? Genuine “advanced soul” and “spiritual master” to some. Charlatan to others. A most charismatic man who led a full, colourful life. Both were involved in the cutting edge culture of their day, and both had contact with the “In Crowd” (*NOTE: this is Thomas de Hartmann playing, not Gurdjieff. Some people feel de Hartmann was the person close enough to Gurdjieff to play his compositions the way they were meant to be played)

Have a listen. Meditate, be hypnotised or fall asleep! (seriously – some beautiful moments)

Satie gymnopedies no. 1 lent-et-douloureux

trois-gymnopedies
http://jimsclassicalmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/klara-kormendi_01_trois-gymnopedies-no-1-lent-et-douloureux.mp3Right Click to Download

Satie – one of the gnossiennes series

six gnossiennes
http://jimsclassicalmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/satie-15-six_gnossiennes_-_n_2_256_ogg_cbr.mp3Right Click to Download

Satie – Reverie-du-pauvre

reverie-du-pauvre
http://jimsclassicalmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/klara-kormendi_20_reverie-du-pauvre.mp3Right Click to Download

Gurdjieff – holy affirming / holy denying / holy reconciling

holy affirming holy denying holy reconciling
http://jimsclassicalmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/thomas-de-hartmann_01_holy-affirming-holy-denying-holy-reconciling.mp3Right Click to Download

Gurdjieff – Meditation

meditation
http://jimsclassicalmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/thomas-de-hartmann_16_meditation.mp3Right Click to Download

Gurdjieff – Rejoice Bellzebub

rejoice bellzebub
http://jimsclassicalmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/thomas-de-hartmann_13_rejoice-bellzebub.mp3Right Click to Download

Update on just how eccentric Satie was! You only need to read the first paragraph of this article.

http://www.af.lu.se/~fogwall/article8.html

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