Satie: Satie En Orient - Sarband Ensemble

Sarband Ensemble - Ahmet Kadri Rizeli (eastern lute), Ihsan Mehmet Ozer (qanoun, percussion), Mehmet Cemal Yesilcay (oud, percussion), Ian Harrison (cornett, chalumeau, vocals), Miriam Andersen (harp), Gadia El-Hage (vocals), Vladimir Ivanoff (direction)

On this unique and mesmerisingly beautiful concept album, the music of eccentric French composer Satie travels to the Middle East, played on oriental instruments including the oud and qanoun, joined by the chalumeau, cornett and medieval harp! Satie undoubtedly would have approved of these exotic touches gracing his gnossiennes and gymnopedies.