Erik Satie: Gnossienne no. 4
From a solo recital at USC in 2008. A hauntingly beautiful vignette by a composer who dubbed himself a “phonometrician” – a measurer of sound:
Erik Satie, Gnossienne no. 4 by Tadmor
Francis Poulenc: Imrpovisation in C
From the same 2008 recital. A short, sweet piece naively beginning in C major ventures out to distant keys creating a harmonic kaleidoscope. It ends with Poulenc’s signature question mark:
Francis Poulenc: Improvisation in C by Tadmor