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“Satie gives us all kinds of unusual instructions. ‘Do not eat too much’, in the middle of a piece. ‘Slightly cooked’ ‘In the most profound silence’ (while playing). He tells us ‘Withdraw your hand and put it in your pocket’ (in a two-handed passage) To guide a huge fortissimo ending he advises, ‘Light as an egg’. ‘You’re tickling me’ he complains over repeated semiquavers.