Noriko Ogawa - Noriko Ogawa plays Erik Satie on an 1890 Erard Piano, Vol. 2

Released in 2016 � the 150th anniversary of the birth of Erik Satie � the first volume of this series was warmly greeted by reviewers worldwide, who praised the clarity of Noriko Ogawa�s interpretations as well as the crystalline sound of her chosen instrument, an 1890 �rard grand piano. Like its predecessor, this second instalment takes in music from different phases of the composer�s career, including the very early Three Sarabandes from 1887. A few years later Satie became involved with an esoteric society called �The Catholic Rosy Cross of the Temple and the Grail� for which he composed works such as the Sonneries de la Rose+Croix. Throughout his life, Satie identified strongly with children and famously said of himself that he �came into the world very young, in an age that was very old�. In 1913, during what is often termed his �humorous� period he composed the four sets of children�s pieces (Enfantines) included on the disc. Hailing from the same period are the two sets of �Flabby preludes for a dog� as well as the suite Sports et divertissements. Often regarded as one of the finest examples of Satie�s art, this consists of a prelude and 20 musical snapshots depicting different sports and leisure activities, including golf, fishing and dancing. The suite was first published as a collector's album, accompanied by illustrations by Charles Martin and Satie�s own prose poetry and calligraphy.