The Minimalism Of Erik Satie

Saties music constitutes the foundation for what Mathias Regg calls Reflections on .... What we have here is a pendant to Stravinskys Pulcinella, thoroughly independent compositions using a musical x-ray of the original as their point of departure. According to Saties intention there is no sticking to the original and no psychological interpretation. The cycle represents a musical environment commenting on the composer Satie, and objectifies what in the original music is so amazing and charming. Jazz is screaming its sorrow into our faces and we dont give a damn about it, writes Satie. That is what makes it so beautiful, so real.