QUARTETSKI DOES SATIE by Quartetski

Quartetski Does Satie
Sports et divertissements

Isaiah Ceccarelli — drums, percussion
Amy Horvey — trumpet
Philippe Lauzier — bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
Pierre-Yves Martel — viola da gamba

Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Paris, 1914. On the eve of the Great War that would devastate Europe, Erik Satie composed Sports et divertissements, twenty brief pieces for piano to accompany a series of drawings by the artist Charles Martin. He accompanied them with pithy bits of text reflecting his Dadaist approach. Because of the war, the album combining the drawings, the musical pieces, and the texts was not published until a decade later in 1923. Today, one century later, Quartetski has taken up the challenge of interpreting Satie’s musical pieces much as he did Martin’s initial drawings.

Quartetski Does Satie is above all an effort to illustrate, to embellish, and to color this fascinating series of compositions. The pieces are interspersed with sonic explorations, which build on Satie and Martin's original themes.

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Paris, 1914. À la veille de la Grande Guerre qui allait dévaster l’Europe, Erik Satie composa Sports et divertissements, vingt courtes pièces pour piano. Ces dernières étaient censées accompagner une série de dessins de l’artiste Charles Martin, mais en raison de la guerre, l’album qui devait associer dessins, musique et textes ne fut publié qu’en 1923. Aujourd’hui, Quartetski relève le défi de réinterpréter l’œuvre de Satie à la façon dont ce dernier avait interprété celle de Martin.

Quartetski Does Satie cherche avant tout à illustrer, embellir et colorer cette fascinante série de compositions. Les pièces sont entrecoupées d’explorations sonores autour des thèmes originaux de Satie et de Martin.

Contains tracks

• Quartetski Does Satie : Le réveil de la mariée by Quartetski
• Quartetski Does Satie : La pieuvre by Quartetski
• Quartetski Does Satie : Le yachting by Quartetski
• Quartetski Does Satie : Le tennis by Quartetski
• Quartetski Does Satie : Les courses by Quartetski