Satie’s Vexations
Vexations by Satie is a piece seldom heard on CD as a performance would last longer than a day- here is my own version coming closer to the full length, it´s been with me of late :
Here is an excellent analysis of what happens when a single player performs this work over the period of 28 hours. The information here as to the onset and duration of the “trance state” and the related effects on the performance is precious for all those interested in extreme performance.
