In 1903, Satie composed his famous cycle for piano duet with the provocative and ambiguous title Â"3 Morceaux en forme de PoireÂ". (In French, Â"poireÂ" means Â"pearÂ" but also Â"dimwitÂ"). It is a detached and ironic commentary on the constraints of musical form. Now this cycle is being published in a scholarly-critical Urtext edition for the first time. Convenient page turns, a score format, translations of the French expression and tempo markings, SatieÂ's enigmatic introduction, performance suggestions by the Satie specialist Steffen Schleiermacher and a detailed foreword by the renowned musicologist Jens Rosteck make the study and performance of these pieces a true pleasure.