Erik Satie was born 150 years ago (1866-1925) and is perhaps one of the most underestimated composers of his day. Only a small part of his works is still known today but above all, his piano collections Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes have found

Johannes Brahms’ compositions for one instrument and piano were written with specific performers in mind and Brahms worked closely with them when refining the final texts. Nevertheless, we rarely approach the music taking into consideration the possibilities of the

Until the early 20th century performers and music teachers were principally concerned with handing on to students and posterity their understanding of great works in editions including their own performance instructions and