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Introduction (0:07) -- 3 Sarabandes: No. 2, "à Maurice Ravel" (Excerpt) (1:03) -- On 16 January 1911, French Composer Maurice Ravel… (8:16) -- Gnossiennes: No. 3, Lent (Excerpt) (1:41) -- An Extract from the Third Movement of Satie's Gnossiennes… (6:14) -- Valse-Ballet (Excerpt) (1:27) -- The Valse-Ballet Was Not Only Satie's First Substantial Piece… (2:36) -- 4 Ogives: No. 1, Première Ogive (1:45) -- In November 1886, Satie Left the Conservatoire… (3:12) -- 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave (Arr. C. Debussy for Orchestra) [Excerpt] (0:59) -- In the Spring of 1890, Satie Moved Higher Up… (3:50) -- 3 Sonneries de la Rose+Croix: No. 1, Air de l'ordre (Version for Piano) [Excerpt] (1:35) -- On 14 August 1892, After a Short but Intense Period… (3:11) -- Vexations (Excerpt) (1:22) -- Satie's Outward Appearance Was Soon to Change… (4:15) -- 3 Morceaux en forme de poire (Excerpt) (0:45) -- The Pear Pieces, Finished in November 1903… (1:45) -- En habit de cheval: No. 2, Fugue litanique (Excerpt) (1:16) -- 1911, of Course, Was the Year of the Breakthrough Concert… (3:57) -- Sports et divertissements: No. 1, Choral inappétissant (0:42) -- The Commission of Sports et divertissements… (2:01) -- Parade: IV. Petite fille américaine (Excerpt) (2:35) -- There Was Quite a Commotion at Parade's Premiere… (4:05) -- Musique d'ameublement, Set 1: No. 1, Tapisserie en fer forgé (Arr. for Piano 4 Hands) (1:25) -- Curiously, the Function of Satie's Musique d'ameublement… (3:12) -- Mercure, Scene 3: Le Chaos (0:35) -- Mercure, Like Parade, Created Quite a Stir on Its Premiere… (3:42) -- Relâche, Act I: Cinéma (Excerpt) (1:15) -- In a Sense, Critics' Response to Relâche… (2:40) -- Relâche, Act II: Petite danse finale; La queue du chien (Excerpt) (0:34)