Composer of the Week - Erik Satie (1866-1925) - Gymnopediste

Irascible. Irreverent. Infuriating. He's the author of one of the most famous - and beautiful - piano pieces ever written. Yet away from the famous Gymnopédie, Erik Satie still divides opinion like no other composer. In today's episode, Donald Macleod explores Satie's early life - from his youth in the sleepy seaside town of Honfleur to the boozy dives of bohemian Montmartre...and that trio of Gymnopédies, written at the tender age of 20.