La Diva de L'Empire satie arr crees 10 piece brass

Satie's 'La Diva de L'Empire' is an early foray into a cabaret song, written in a witty cakewalk style for Paulette Darty and first performed in the revue 'Devidons la Bobine' in 1904. It was later arranged for piano and then small orchestra with the subtitle 'Intermezzo Américain'.

This arrangement was specially made for the album 'Preludes, Rags and Cakewalks' (MPR 005), performed by The Symphonic Brass of London conducted by Eric Crees. All of the transcriptions are new and original, making this a world premiere recording.