# Erik Satie — Vexations

Erik Satie’s Vexations (1893) is No. 3 in our Impressionism ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1893
- **On one list:** Impressionism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Erik Satie](https://waxonia.com/artist/erik-satie/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/erik-satie--vexations/

## What we say

### No. 3 in [Impressionism](https://waxonia.com/genre/impressionism/)

A page of music with an instruction to play it 840 times. The first minimalist piece by six decades, and the first to understand that duration is itself the material.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Erik%20Satie%20Vexations) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sKKxt4KacRo)

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