The New Yorker A Pianist’s Marathon of “Vexations” The New Yorker - Alex RossIn 1893, Erik Satie composed an enigmatic little piano piece titled “Vexations.” At the head of the score, he wrote, “To play this motif eight hundred forty times in a row, it would be advisable to prepare
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