The Satie Quartet is a French

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ensemble created in 1999 by four graduate students from the

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who chose the name of the composer

Erik Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (, ; ; 17 May 18661 July 1925), who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist. He was the son of a French father and a British mother. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, but was an und ...

, who never wrote a string quartet.

Composition

* Frédéric Aurier, first violon, * Julie Friez, second violon, * Patrick Oriol, viola, * Guillaume Lafeuille, violoncello.

History

It won several international prizes: second prize in the Competition of the National Federation of Parents' Associations of the Conservatories of Music, Dance and Dramatic Arts in Paris. (FNAPEC), the second prize in

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(Norway) and in 2001, fourth prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition (Canada). It shows a predilection for twentieth-century composers, without ignoring the great classical and romantic works. It performs regularly in France ( Opéra de Lyon, in

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) and abroad, and is invited by festivals such as Les Nuits d'été en Savoie, the Musicades de Lyon, the Étang des Aulnes, , etc. They have already been invited to play in

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(with pianist

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) in 2010 and 2011 by the Palazzetto Bru Zane foundation and that they return in May 2012.Quatuor Satie
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Recording (selection)

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, ''Quintette opus 1 et quatuor opus 7'', with Laurent Martin, Ligia Digital, Diapason Découverte ; *

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, ''Quatuor'' -

François-Bernard Mâche François-Bernard Mâche (born 4 April 1935, Clermont-Ferrand) is a French composer of contemporary music. Biography Born into a family of musicians, he is a former student of Émile Passani and Olivier Messiaen and has also received a diplom ...

''Quatuor Eridan'' and

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...

''Quatuor avec piano n° 1'' Jane Coop piano, Skylark Canada.

References

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