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Erik Satie: Relâche (Complete ballet) (1924)

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Erik Satie (1866-1925): Relâche, ballet instantanéiste en deux Actes: un entr'acte cinématographique, et "la queque de chien" (1924).

Relâche is a 1924 ballet by Francis Picabia with music composed by Erik Satie. The title was thought to be a Dadaist practical joke, as relâche is the French word used on posters to indicate that a show is canceled, or the theater is closed. The first performance was indeed canceled, due to the illness of Jean Börlin, the principal dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of the Ballets Suédois.
Picabia commissioned filmmaker René Clair to create a cinematic entr'acte to be shown during the ballet's intermission. The film, simply titled Entr'acte, consists of a scene shown before the ballet and a longer piece between the acts. The nonsensical film features Picabia, Satie, and other well known artists as actors. The score was composed by Satie.

1. Premier Acte
2. Cinéma (Entr'Acte) (start at 9'.47'')
3. Deuxiéme Acte (start at 20'.50'')

Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy diretta da Jérome Kaltenbach.

Cover image: Pablo Picasso "Dance" (1925).

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  • Thank you very much for this. I somehow left Satie behind in my teens without ever having heard an orchestral piece. Very enjoyable. A little like listening to contemporary Stravinsky whilst under the influence of valium.

  • It makes me mourn for the joy of hearing such perfection.

  • Wonderful to hear the complete Satie ballet music. Perfectly charming.

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