Satie/Orchestral Works (Kaltenbach, 1997) *

Erik Satie's orchestral Works (Naxos). "Parade" is music for a humorous and bizarre ballet on traveling entertainer's street performance to attract audience. It has noises of unmusical items such as a typewiter and siren. "Trois Gymnopédies" (Three Gymnopédies) is orchestrated renditions (by Debussy, Roland-Manuel) of famous piano pieces. Also includes ballet music "Mercure" and ballet music "Relâche" (No Performance Today). Jérôme Kaltenbach conducts Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy.