Erik Satie: Le Fils des Etoiles: Piano: Instrumental Work

Satie s 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 Satie s 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 Satie s earlyreputation as a composer and which he considered one of his most important compositions.- Moderate level of difficulty.- Includes a glossary (Fr/Ger/Eng).- Notes on performance practice (Ger/Eng).- Detailed Foreword (Ger/Eng) and Critical Commentary (Eng).Contents:Le fils des étoiles. PastoraleKaldéenne du Sar Josephin Peladan (incidental music)Le fils des étoiles. WagnérieKaldéenne du Sar Peladan. Préludes (printed version of the three Préludes)