🇫🇷Erik Satie ： 3 Sarabandes No.2 in dis-moll

In No. 2 of Satie’s 3 Sarabandes, the title of the dance serves as a point of reference, yet a clear sense of physical dancing is not placed in the foreground. Instead, the music invites the listener to appreciate the gradual movement of harmony within an unhurried flow of time. Chords that support the sound and the movement of the melody are carefully arranged, allowing the music to unfold with a sense of phrasing. The highlights lie in the space created by the restrained texture and in the shades produced by changes of harmony. In performance, take care not to blur the sound with the pedal, and cultivate a quiet tension without hurrying while preserving the length of each note and the intervals between phrases. Let the melody emerge, but avoid making the accompanying chords uniform; listen carefully to the direction of the resonance.