His work built the foundations on such artistic avant-garde movements as minimalism and applied repetition at least 75 years before these movements emerged. Unlike most artists, not every composer understands Satie and their interpretations of his work reflect that. An apt paradigm of this would be the most renowned versions of his gymnopédies as performed by Pascal Rogé where Satie’s delicate piano arrangements are perceived as heartwarming and consistent melodies. Reinbert de Leeuw, conversely, construes Satie differently.