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Originally Posted by muzebox
Elgars Nimrod played a big part in getting me into Classical. But more recently Ive been checking out Erik Saties piano solo work. good stuff
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I'd say The Enigma Variations was the first classical piece that I actually enjoyed all the way through, and kickstarted my interest in the genre.
Satie is great as well! Outside of the 3 gymnopedies and 6 gnossienes, I'd recommend La Belle Excentrique, Sonatine Bureaucratique, and Trois Morceaux en Forme de Poire.
His philosophy on his own compositions is pretty funny as well. He's said that he wanted his music to be played in the background, and not listened to. He's also referred to his pieces as "furniture music." Whether he was serious in all of this, I don't know. Man was muy bizarro.