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Unheard works by Erik Satie to premiere 100 years after his death

Pianist Alexandre Tharaud performs previously lost material by experimental French composer on a new album

Twenty-seven previously unheard works by Erik Satie, from playful cabaret songs to minimalist nocturnes, are to be premiered a century after the death of the notoriously eccentric and innovative French composer. Nye, who has had a “lifelong fascination with Satie”, added: “Anything previously unknown and unheard is a treat, and the idea of being the first for 100 years to properly set eyes and ears on this material is thrilling. Nye said Satie used to jot down ideas that came to him while walking to Paris from his lowly room in the suburb of Arcueil, then back again, often late at night, as well as in his favourite cafes and bistros.

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