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PostcardKittenMeow (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Erik was joking about the 840 repeats, duh.
nemesisguy (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I got this on cd years ago not knowing of the piece, although I was familiar with Satie and have other cds of his work. I listen to it often. I find it the repetition very reassuring and it has a very calming effect on me, like meditation. Try listening to it while suspended in a flotation chamber. Perfect combination.
syrokal (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Wrong...twa's himself and nine other pianist's
ellendepellensnotteb (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
840 reps.
joeshines (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
did you play 840 reps, or just go by time?
ellendepellensnotteb (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I played Vexations with my school yesterday for about 24 hours .. we started at 16.30 exactly and quit at 16.30 exact !
thebrotherspleasant (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
one down, another 839 to go... better put the kettle on then.
HinZ3 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Actually, the piece isn't the 2nd movement of anything, but a lone piece on it's own. Editors later added it in a grooping of three.
futurehope65 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I saw this performed in 03 or 04 at a Quaker meeting house near Houston TX. They had a relay of performers and it was recorded for the Smithsonian... Just sitting in and listening for 20 minutes or so put me in a surreal mindset. Sad and lovely tune.
hexachordal (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I studied it a while back in a music course I took at college... I've done some research and here's an extract from a quote by Cage himself - "In September, 1963, we had ten pianists to play one of Satie's Vexations in relays". As for the pretention, that's just a side-effect ;) |
