ERIK SATIE Gnossienne 1 - Alessio Nanni, piano

Erik Satie Gnossienne 1 performed by the Steinway Artist Alessio Nanni, piano, Italy.
Erik Satie is one of the most genius in the music history.
Satie's coining of the word "gnossienne" was one of the rare occasions when a composer used a new term to indicate a new "type" of composition. Satie had and would use many novel names for his compositions ("vexations", "croquis et agaceries" and so on). "Ogive," for example, had been the name of an architectural element until Satie used it as the name for a composition, the Ogives. "Gnossienne," however, was a word that did not exist before Satie used it as a title for a composition. The word appears to be derived from "gnosis"; Satie was involved in gnostic sects and movements at the time that he began to compose the Gnossiennes.[citation needed] However, some published versions claim[citation needed] that the word derives from Cretan "knossos" or "gnossus" and link the Gnossiennes no 1 to Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur myth.
Studio recording at ©WHITE NOISE FACTORY.
Piano: Steinway & Sons.
November 23rd, 2009.
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[@radiklfred]

THAT is the way Gnossienne 1 is supposed to be played! No rushing it, no trying to jazz it up. A meditation. Thank You, Alessio, for letting Mr. Satie's work speak for itself. Bellisima!

[@rogerbrookes3515]

You are absolutely right, it is a meditation. Music is all about 'feel', weather it is complicated or simple, it's how it speaks that matters.

[@mikeg2be]

Exactly 💯

[@bbrtrewap-kr8ww]

theres no right way to play it he said himself that you were meant to express yourself througb your performance pf ot

[@tenshiros]

On the contrary, this version has a rushed tempo.

[@Rqidz]

@@tenshiros yeah exactly

[@antoinetoma1167]

Few people know the meaning of Gnossienne. This is the explanation I give when I teach them this song (my explanation). Gnose in French (from Greek gnosis) means knowledge ("connaissance", feminine noun) and "sienne", feminine adjective for "sien" means oneself. Gnossienne is the knowledge every one makes out for oneself. So it's an introspection on how you express yourself musically (but it works for language too) and how you should choose to express yourself. All the Satie's annotations on the score show this. They are really important and often not respected because few people understand them. "Très luisant" means "Show off" (what you probably do at the beginning when you play). "Questionnez": Question yourself about what you're doing. "Du bout de la pensée" refers to an achieved form of thinking. It's your thought just before speaking or playing and it's your natural thought coming from yourself. "Postulez en vous-même" : Think in yourself among several possibilities and postulate, make a decision. And finally "Sur la langue": on the tip of your tongue, what you are going to play, after a thorough thinking, but without being completely sure, because nobody can be sure of one's knowledge. Thank you Mr. Satie for this music and philosophy lesson !

[@TheMademoiselleV]

Merci ❤️

[@polyglot.basketer947]

@antoinetoma1167 Thanks for your interesting explanation.

[@sivispacem5346]

… and thank you for explanations :)

[@jeannethbeltran648]

Wonderful explanation, thanks

[@urbanpulsewalks]

I believe this to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.

[@surabhichoudhary8747]

Many people find this piece boring, saying it's very repetitive. But that's the beauty of this song. They fail to spot the little variations that are made each time. Your music brings me to rest & takes me places at the same time.

[@alessionanni]

+Surabhi Choudhary thank you for your appreciation. I honestly think that simple things are the most difficult to face because we need to think more about every little single detail. In music. In life.

[@rosalbadilillo7260]

Surabhi Choudhary Io lo adoro.Lo trovo magico,quasi sospeso nel tempo.

[@lencuga1]

Many people around you, sadly. But there it goes. I heard it thanks to tv, back in the 80-s. And then learned to play it badly (kudos to pianist!) It is a lament to Satie's mother, unless i am mistaken...

[@eugenedanker2377]

subtlety escapes some people

[@TheReverb1]

The essence of this piece is the latent power inherited in its modal foundations. The absolutely majestic change from the third grade of the tonic chord to the tonic of the IV grade demonstrates that. A powerful and subtle movement that I think is his best movement.

[@midnightman45]

I can’t believe I listen to this type of music today, from rap, metal to this… This is beautiful

[@allhighonly7533]

Exactly what I have, I like to listen to rap, but this shit amazing too yk

[@silver_surfer88]

you sir have an ear for music, i too listen to a lot of Rap and love classical music. I truly love and try to understand most genres, the hardest ones to figure are cheap pop music

[@77boris52]

C'est sûrement parce que vous avez le goût des belles choses et une sensibilité pour ce qui touche l'esprit.

[@olivierv2919]

I actually found this through the rap song “Topboy” by Italian rapper Lazza , it’s great!

[@margix1172]

@@olivierv2919 italian rapper (as all rappers) do sucks (c)rap destroy Music

[@kayamusic5696]

The reason why satie is such a great composer is that his pieces are so simple but so touching at the same time

[@melekmalkas9248]

Exactly . He achives complexity by simply being simple . Such a haunting piece.. it touches my soul.

[@mr.marino9247]

And that is the most difficult thing to do.

[@muhammadusama9778]

Hiw pieces are easy to play but probably not as easy to write

[@muhammadusama9778]

His*

[@brhoomye9865]

I absolutely agree with you

[@alexasanseverina3453]

It took me 30 years to find this Master piece! I feel so happy ☺️

[@FFFCAPO]

14 years to finally find the name

[@WTFungus]

THIS is the way this piece was meant to be played. Exquisite in every detail.

[@PaulLamens]

Yes, Alessio plays all the right notes, but Nanni's ego made him play this Gnossienne way too fast and way too loud. Please, listen to this interpretation kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5OsloynpdNjfc0 and let me know if you still think Nanni's way is the way this piece was meant to be played.

[@sem7039]

​@@PaulLamens Well it really depends on how you view the piece, I personally enjoy the chaotic but calculated feeling I get from this version, it feels unpredictable but it is. The way Reinbert de Leeuw does it is also amazing, he delivers it as its a cold and slow disease that eats you but right before you're completely swallowed by the feeling you wake up, especially with Gnossienne .2. With Gnossienne .1 I feel its a bit too easy and not that crazy pace this one has.

[@sem7039]

@@PaulLamens It feels a lot more menacing in the way this one does it, which I like, the one from De Leeuw is a lot less chaotic and more uneasy which I also love.

[@tykepope]

Paul Lamens I strongly prefer this version. The tempo in the other version feels stretched and doesn’t evoke the same emotion for me.

[@MarielikestoCrochet]

The Beauty in the simplicity of this song.

[@alessionanni]

Thanks for your comment. I totally agree with you.

[@jesustakethewheel4319]

Alessio Nanni i just started playing this on piano and my teacher said u should listen this and now i am listening HOW CAN THIS BE SO MAGICAL!?!😍😍😍

[@oran7260]

Me Miss Marie fetocumusun

[@whydoievenbothertoputthish2199]

Lol bitch if it was simple everyone would could make a master piece there are few who can convey such emotion trough sound

[@bastrixer]

Thats so true, but a real artist know the power if simplicity. Look at some of the worlds most famous songs, alot of them are VERY simple but God damn what a power there is in the song. And this, from the first time I heard it, I was hooked, its like a sad story being told through the notes of the piano.

[@mohamedem8455]

J'ai cherché ce morceau 15 ans, et je viens de le retrouver en regardant une série américaine. Je l'avais entendu une fois seulement, en 4ème à ce cours de Français de fin d'année. Nous n'étions que deux en salle, parce que les élèves ne viennent plus après le troisième trimestre et ma prof eût l'idée de jouer cet album. Les notes n'ont jamais quitté mon esprit depuis, pourtant 15 ans ont passé et bien des choses ont changé dans ma vie. La vraie musique, on la garde toujours quelque part en soi.

[@michelotraynald3079]

je l ais entendu dans une serie et mon oreille a de suite donner l ordre de prendre mon tel et avec shasam j ais u le morceaux dessuite

[@chrisnewton7413]

The first time I played this I had tears in my eyes. I got an image of an old man, dressed in bearskins, placing flowers on a grave in a frozen, snow-swept landscape. Weird, I'll grant you, but very moving.

[@JTD472]

Cornball

[@ejne2]

Very interesting, I stopped my work when I first heard this. It was incredibly moving for me and a similar sad vision played out in my mind. You must be a very sensitive person too.

[@matterman2003]

Same type of feeling... despair...hopelessness...overwhelming sadness

[@mickcollins204]

Who's grave Chris?

[@akshaykr3636]

No music can be as melodious as this one.. Love to hear it again and again.

[@brianhyde5900]

'Gnossienne' a musical term first coined by Satie, to capture a deep sorrow. For instance, that moment when you realise that someone you’ve known for years and whom you love, has a private and mysterious inner part of them that will ever remain unknowable.

[@alessionanni]

Beautiful way to describe his world.

[@jackwattsitoyu9274]

kinda sounds like eyes wide shut

[@killa46464]

Yes , it does fit with a sense like that . Beautiful yet tragic as well . Haunting .

[@petjobedet4650]

You have no way of knowing if that’s true or not.

[@petjobedet4650]

Brian Hyde- You have no way of knowing if what you said is true or not. Gnosis is related to Ancient Greek mystery religions. He was a total nut so who knows what he meant by the name. Just enjoy the simple brilliance of his work!

[@sparesomechangeplz8795]

This song is so aggressive and painful yet so soft and relaxing, it’s so fast and interesting yet so dark and slow

[@Philrc]

it's not a song

[@lyndawise1042]

@@Philrc really einstein?

[@Philrc]

@@lyndawise1042 I imagine you're trying to grunt something are you? Maybe some fuckwit translator will help.

[@lunacave]

I've decided that I must learn to play this piece, but I'm not even a pianist. It's almost like one of my great missions in life is to do so.

[@turtlehorse3099]

Wow

[@jorgecelis318]

break a leg! or rather a finger :P

[@spikarooni6391]

It's not too hard, it was my very first piano tune as well. It's awesome

[@lemnlyme]

me with clair de lune, its been my favorite music piece since i was a baby

[@lunacave]

Have finally buckled myself in and have made progress; reaching a certain amount of proficiency on the 1st phrase and now beginning with the 2nd. Thank you Alessio.

[@factbeaglesarebest]

Now THAT is the hand movements of a pianist! I love how you eloquently let your hands move with the music!

[@monishdx]

I think as a pianist Satie was the most underrated. His style of composing music was very unique.

[@NOVAsteamed]

People can't understand the sheer beauty of his work through simplicity. Making something beautiful while keeping it simple is actually complex.

[@the.violin.noobie]

He reminds me of Debussy. Great composers for piano (at least) with simple themes but very... lively and almost visible while only being sound

[@florencerastogi3124]

Thank you so much, for this slow and meditative version, Mr Alessio Nanni..... my brother, Christian Bernard, played it this way, when i was a child, and i never forgot it (while living in India since 45 years) , the way those little 2 notes, slightly delayed, would sound like little gems... and the beauty when he would catch up later on the rythm flow. Magic. (he was a 'prix Vercelli' at age 16... he died 3 y ago, in France). Beautiful visually, too.

[@florencerastogi3124]

***** Thank you, you are very kind. What you say is completely true. (i am myself a musician in India, i study the Vichitra Veena since 20 years). All best wishes and love from India.

[@user-fm9cl8ck1t]

I just wanted to add that I wholeheartedly agree. I was searching for the perfect playthrough of this piece and yours, Mr. Nanni, is by far the best. The rest felt so like they were rushing. But this is not a piece to be rushed, and I feel that you captured and felt that in your playing. Truly magnificent.

[@rwfl191]

Please KZbin The Painted Veil . Listen to the same piece by Lang Lang , stylish and explains why he is a great master .

[@serifeyazar2438]

Florence Rastogi 😢😢😫😥🕯⚰️God Blees You

[@ziatonic]

Yes. This piece demands to be played this way. There are so many stiff versions that were as if a robot were playing. It's maddening. This rendition though, is one of the best I've heard.

[@jaimeochoa7256]

I find this piece hypnotic, almost haunting....beautiful!❤

[@laelaine03]

Cuando escucho esta canción mi mente se transporta a otro mundo, donde lo superficial y la vanidad no existen, me quedo inmersa en las notas, en el profundo significado que estas transmiten, en este mundo en el que me encuentro existe el amor más allá de la apariencia, los sentimientos puros, amores que duran para siempre, la muerte se convierte en un acto insignificante para el amor eterno. Quede viuda hace un año y escuchar esta pieza es lo que me transporta con mi amor eterno, a otra dimensión, estamos ahí, los dos juntos, nada nos separa, todo es posible… Cómo si una suave brisa acariciara mi ser y pudiera casi acariciarlo de vuelta, mi alma se regocija… La melancolía y la tristeza llenan mi cuerpo y al mismo tiempo, mi alma se engrandece, ya que me siento menos ajena en este mundo a veces tan cruel. Por que aunque esté rodeada de personas, al mismo tiempo me siento sola… Mis felicitaciones al maestro, excelente pieza!!!

[@user-bq9oc3sf5h]

Какой прекрасный комментарий, он меня тронул до глубины души. 🌹 Я плакала от невозможности такой светлой мечты как ваша.

[@lesjolissouvenirs7751]

😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤

[@FinaleCadence]

This piece is one of the reasosns I am learning the piano right now :)

[@pelatho]

+FinaleCadence It's the only piece I know.

[@sancho6059]

I guess I have to learn playing it, it's so frustrating being musically "handicapped". I love music and I only wish I could have been at least half as good as a decent pianist, just to be able to learn to play such wonderful masterpieces.

[@MrNguela]

What do you mean, musically handicapped? What happened?

[@horselatitudes7691]

Hey me too! This and Bach's Partita no. 6. I owe my life to these two pieces.

[@noodlery7034]

lean gymnopedie 1 too :)

[@burock4965]

Hayatın dramatikliğini inişini çıkışını tuşa birden vuruşlarıyla ve peşinden sakinleşmesiyle o dinginlikle harmanlaması kadar keyif veren birşey yok. Ginosienne 1 hayatın her anını en iyi yansıtan parçadır. Bu hissi yaşayanlar anlaanlar birdaha bu parçadan vazgeçemez.

[@wearemany73]

Truly an excellent interpretation of this piece and I’ve listened to many versions over 37 years. V nice 👍

[@marycatherine1042]

Erik Satie On most mornings after he moved to Arcueil, Satie would return to Paris on foot, a distance of about ten kilometres, stopping frequently at his favourite cafés on route. Accoring to Templier, "he walked slowly, taking small steps, his umbrella held tight under his arm. When talking he would stop, bend one knee a little, adjust his pince-nez and place his fist on his lap. The he would take off once more with small deliberate steps." When he eventually reached Paris he visited friends, or arranged to meet them in other cafés by sending pneumatiques. Often the walking from place to place continued, focussing on Montmarte before the war, and subsequently on Montparnasse. From here, Satie would catch the last train back to Arcueil at about 1.00am, or, if he was still engaged in serious drinking, he would miss the train and begin the long walk home during the early hours of the morning. Then the daily round would begin again. Roger Shattuck, in conversations with John Cage in 1982, put forward the interesting theory that "the source of Satie's sense of musical beat--the possibility of variation within repetition, the effect of boredom on the organism--may be this endless walking back and forth across the same landscape day after day . . . the total observation of a very limited and narrow environment." During his walks, Satie was also observed stopping to jot down ideas by the light of the street lamps he passed. Robert Orledge, Satie Remembered. French translations by Roger Nichols.

[@alessionanni]

+Mary McSweeney thank you so much for this note. Amazing

[@marycatherine1042]

Of course. Pass the stories, pass the knowledge, pass the love.

[@RevelationGuruVision]

Mary Catherine thank u so much ....x

[@Bodaich]

Thank you

[@raphaelneves7666]

I'm not going to forget this. Thank you

[@eliyahumatini1812]

Uniquely simple and still a highly dramatic song which touches somewhere much deeper within ...magnificent in both the structure and context and without a doubt an existing example of a masterpiece....

[@stauride2793]

The forte bass note are so freaking powerfull, big goosebump cause this was so well played

[@quattromatty5219]

I adore this, I want it played at my funeral.that will make sure people cry.

[@valideno9592]

lol

[@sladjanavukas5420]

Koja budala...

[@sladjanavukas5420]

Koja budala...

[@ifyouknowyouknow6964]

lmfaooo

[@beargrylls6135]

Edgy.

[@SickoXXII]

1:12 How to feel all the emotions at once.

[@Michkaan]

It's sound like sigma theme in overwatch

[@catbot8673]

@@Michkaan because it is

[@catbot8673]

Based on this, not exactly it

[@deckdeckard5297]

Listening to Satie's work is often like stepping into a strange, parallel world where laws are not quite the same as ours, a world of the unexpectable, like Alice in Wonderland. I consider Satie's work -- at least until 1914 -- as being the strict, exact musical equivalent of the contemporary Art nouveau/Modern Style in architecture, design and graphic arts: an art of the dreamlike, of a -- at least seemingly -- freeing from logic and rationality, of quiet and elegant madness. If you want to "see" this music, look, for instance, at Hector Guimard's Castel Béranger, in Paris' 16th arrondissement, or his famous Paris Métro entrances (among so many other things).

[@altinfurxhi1741]

True 👍

[@LizJones0]

Wow, mesmerisingly beautiful in its haunting simplicity. I was utterly captivated by your performance. Thank you for sharing this with the world....

[@desdemonadiamandis932]

I always wait to listen more and more beautiful peaces performed by you. ❤

[@alessionanni]

Soon 🌹

[@paulhanson6008]

One of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard

[@yvonnegarcia7809]

Profundo, triste, melancólico, hermoso...

[@antomustaine]

This song is simply a masterpiece, is marvelous. The interpretation is unbelivable. Many people can't understand and appreciate this song and it's a pity because they miss a whole world.

[@Sgirl]

I agree with you wholeheartedly, but wanted to let you know a "song" is a piece of music that you sing. This would be referred to as a composition or piece of music, though many just say piece or music, as in "this music is simply a masterpiece". Cheers!

[@strongman9899]

This probably one of my favorite pieces of music! On a cold grey day, all alone sitting by a window just watching the world as it moves! I Love when September comes around because I know fall is not far from bringing winter with it!

[@davisreardon6934]

It's as if mysterious beauty and the foreshadowing of regret had it's own theme

[@margoshipley8689]

'The foreshadowing of regret . . . "--what a beautiful phrase!

[@maridarch]

Davis Reardon i just learned a new meaning of the word gnossienne: a moment of awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private and mysterious inner life, and somewhere in the hallways of their personality is a door locked from the inside, a stairway leading to a wing of the house that you’ve never fully explored-an unfinished attic that will remain maddeningly unknowable to you, because ultimately neither of you has a map, or a master key, or any way of knowing exactly where you stand. Just thought you might find it as interesting as I did.

[@brightphoebus]

temptation and trepidation

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

That's a dark and beautiful way of putting it. I imagine myself curiously lost among shadows in a labyrinth of medieval-like streets in the night. Lantern lit cobblestone twists and turns hurry my pace. I'm lost and I love it.

[@patriciasalvatore2394]

maria darch Satie really had a way of doing that with his music, didn't he?

[@andreazelazny]

Those wonderful hands playing this wonderful masterpiece. . . .I just can't stop looking and listening to you. Thank you very much, Mr Nanni! Just great!

[@opterios]

This is the best rendition of this piece I've listened to! The slight off-tempo and the dynamic choices are so expressive, it gives a totally different aura to the piece!! This is an excellent example of how hard it can be to be expressive with such simple compositions!! Of course, even though this is a simple piece technically, it's by no means easy in terms of expression. My compliments!!

[@RingQuest]

My God. What a great start to my day. Simply beautiful. Thank you.

[@brachet1000]

Mystérieux, magique, captivant... c'est un autre monde !

[@lyntonmysun]

lyly brac J'aime le chat

[@massilia9500]

@@lyntonmysun haha 😂

[@lyntonmysun]

lyly brac le chat est mystérieux, magique,captivant

[@jackinat0r114]

Je mange une baguette

[@boyanaskrbic]

Slavonic music in essence.💕

[@meretevinther7484]

Can't stop listening to this!! It's so beautiful ♡ even though it can hurt ♡

[@alessionanni]

+Merete Vinther thank you. You are so kind

[@meretevinther7484]

So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me ♡ Hope to hear you live.

[@toni3574]

INCANTEVOLE!!!!!! Amo immensamente questa composizione di Satie, il suo “stil novo”, nella semplicità dell’armonia! E adoro la tecnica, l’esaltazione, la “forma”, lo stile, l'eleganza nell’espressione della musica che Alessio Nanni riesce a imprimere, nella sua maestria, a questa melodia, con cui scandisce la sua interpretazione. La FORZA con cui glorifica questa esaltazione, è la celebrazione che consacra la musica, nel momento in cui la suona!

[@dianemassenet8366]

Magnifique et bouleversant par sa sobriété, cette musique provoque une émotion rare.

[@shortcutDJ]

Satie is different than other classical componists, he has short phrases, and his 'beat' is kinda like a waltz, i really love the harmony between left hand and right hand, hits me right in the feels, beautiful piece, i'm playing it over and over and over.

[@redphoenix1276]

Best performance of the piece I've heard!

[@christianvennemann9008]

My friend told me that this sounds like vampires dancing in a ballroom, in the late 19th century.

[@Jake-vh4kk]

Ever watch the originals? This piece is in the show and the Show is about vampires

[@notcxq]

Ƒαηтαѕу yeah that’s what got me here when Elijah was playing this piece while he was in France 🥺

[@Jake-vh4kk]

@@notcxq that's exactly what I was talking about

[@gggggggggggggggggg161]

MY friend told me this sounds like the most pretentious youtube comment ever

[@Jake-vh4kk]

Gregor Bork how

[@zeljkoobradovic8308]

ERIK SATIE Gnossienne 1 je neosporni dokaz superiornosti klavira, gdje nizom ponavljanja taj instrument u pravim rukama, postaje kozmičkom silom koja nas tjera na vječita ponavljanja. Broj kombinacija pritom je beskrajan, upravo poradi te svoje jednostavnosti. U svakoj noti pronalazim nešto fascinantno, a ujedno i mistično. Svi Gnossienne su čudesni no 1 je poseban.

[@thestrangestthing5452]

❤❤❤

[@ciceksar3296]

i just love the fact that i always ran into the song which i know from somewhere i dont remember, haunted me for a while without knowing its name, and than find it somewhere totally different, just by luck, i heard this on the radio (not the first time ofcourse) i thought "oh how i love this melody" but i couldnt catch the name, after a week i was listening to patrick watson, who is a great musician by the way, and at the end of like the fifth video i watched, he hummed this melody, and baaam i'm here:D and eventhough no one really care about this anectode of mine i still write it here:D cause i'm happy hahaha:D

[@ciceksar3296]

and now i catched the song's name from the channel i first listen to this melody, it was actually its song version with lyrics, which is called "la flor de estambul" which means "the flower of İstanbul" and meaning of my name is "flower" and i am from İstanbul. now what the fuck is this. ahahah :D. weird coincidence is weird. :D and i commented on my comment. yesssss.

[@kambenkder3259]

i first heard this in a csi miami episode. it was at the end

[@raindropsneverfall]

I know it from The Painted Veil. It’s one of my favourite musical pieces!

[@TheLio666]

it s always a bless when you fall into knowledge when a music haunted you sometime for years and finally we found the composer.... this piece haunted me too I heard it once more in a documentary and the end credits gived me the name I was looking for

[@emreerbay4811]

Çiçek Sarı olof höjer versiyonu natgeo'daki mars belgeselinde botanikçinin sera kapısını açmadan önceki sahne..

[@lorraineconway3875]

I salute you for the master you are.you have roused my soul& moved me to tears..all who love Satie are indebted to you for this ethereal rendering of an enchanting work.bless you&thank you.

[@soulerheat]

one of the best ive heard. absolutely beautiful, i love when this piece isnt rushed through. everything about this is perfect, thank you so much

[@grey3247]

Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. -Franz Kafka

[@barclaybower512]

Don’t think I don’t see what your doing

[@schizoposting1911]

No longer the fool.

[@sfsfilms4yearsago618]

I like that quote

[@Pulsarnova73]

The best version I ever head ! Superbe interprétation ! Bravo Alessio et merci.

[@Qaidz]

I totally agree this one is so much darker but yet so peaceful ...

[@kusacubari1867]

yeah agree - toooatly nailed it - whispy and abnoxious also as easy to listen to as watch

[@JohansPiano]

It's very good off course, but I prefer the version off Daniel Varsano kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGisYpRmmLGkh5Y

[@Raoul1808.]

Petite erreur récurrente chez les français : I Heard Tu as oublié le R

[@ivansabate7616]

Increíble interpretación. Tempo, pasión, delicadeza, sutileza y claridad de notas. De las mejores interpretaciones de Satie que he escuchado. Bravo Alessio.

[@Philrc]

wow how have i never heard this before? It's unbelievably beautiful.

[@patrickplaetevoet784]

c est juste magnifique et tres bien joue, c est respectueux pour le compositeur , Merci de toute cette delicatesse avec le piano.Patrick.

[@TheGerakas]

The way you pinch those two "gems" and then release, as well as the Steinway's pure subtle, responsive and immediate touch... These pianos are diamonds...

[@mattjohnson9962]

You're right about the Steinways.

[@Raptorman0909]

I've appreciated classical music all my life but didn't come upon Satie until quite recently -- not sure how that happened.. I've listened to many versions of this piece and I've come to two conclusions: 1. Alessio Nanni's version is as fine as I've ever heard, and 2. Although this piece is an almost trivially easy piece from an athletic standpoint it is crushingly difficult to nail the timing and no two people agree on what the timing should be. Alessio handles this about as good as it gets. I've probably listened to Alessio's version 20+ times. This piece is powerful in it's simplicity, and Alessio is able to convey this with nuance. Brian.

[@ziatonic]

Totally agree. The timing is so essential to the heart of the piece and yet everyone plays it slightly differently.

[@JohansPiano]

It's very good off course, but I prefer the version off Daniel Varsano kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGisYpRmmLGkh5Y, Did you listen to it?

[@Blayzeecampos22]

any classical music you’d recommend similar to this melancholic masterpiece?

[@interrexclamacion]

@@Blayzeecampos22 The Gnossiennes are considered the end of a series of works starting with the Ogives. I would suggest listening to them.

[@Solamenteyya]

Esto lo leí una vez en internet hace un tiempo… infinitamente enamorada de esta composición 💜 “Lento y suave, lento y triste, lento y doloroso. Tres piezas, tres títulos. Las Gimnopedias enamoran. Propician romances verdaderos.”

[@michaele712]

It feels cold and sad... but in a good way. It makes my chest feel heavy, like I just lost the love of my life, like a funeral --yet I can't stop listening to it. It makes me remember that it's ok to feel. It's bittersweet. I love it. I want this played at my funeral

[@lindawalters9285]

Satie is my favorite. This is brilliant and I keep replaying. Thank you Alessio....

[@BeckaJM17]

It is like watching the fingers dance! Completely amazing. Love it!

[@devonsk8s4]

I’d love to roll into a hotel or somewhere with a big ol piano, and just start playing this really slow

[@johanschoeman869]

I am always transported away to another magical world when i hear this genius play. Thank you Alessio for making such sublime music available for us to hear and enjoy!

[@franz-peteraigner8696]

beautifull interpretation very smooth and tristess

[@timisenberg8090]

Timing is the key to life. This is a beautiful piece. Could make you cry....it makes me smile every time I hear it! Amazing 😁

[@ikiryuku3870]

Quelle puissance évocatrice d'émotions cette musique! C'est tellement beau! Aussi beau qu'une aurore boréale que je rêve de voir de mes propres yeux! Bravo Mr le pianiste pour votre interprétation !

[@veronicaperezelgueta4494]

The most beautiful piece of music that I've heard. I feel very excited every time I listen to this theme. I love Satie!!

[@leilahorse4594]

Magnifique interprétation. Un grand merci pour ce partage d'un moment musical où le temps s'arrête.

[@ilias322]

Ολη η μαγεια των συναισθηματων ,δοσμενη με εξαιρετικη απλοτητα και απερριτη χαρη σε ενα μουσικο κομματι γιγαντα.Ευχαριστω.

[@George44ization]

Χαίρομαι που συναντώ και έναν Έλληνα να ακούει ποιοτική μουσική! Και έλεγα

[@kathiv.3209]

@@George44ization Nαααιιι, και εγώ!!!

[@arcosu2720]

haha same

[@metalrex1887]

Amazing how a song can be equally so romantic and melancholy

[@tjbramlette3287]

I love that you can hear what sounds like fingers rolling across the keys

[@Abhishek-hy8xe]

I love music which varies so slowly that it allows you to get lost in it completely.

[@analya.5495]

Anyone can play the piano really, but it takes SOUL to play like you did. The emotion behind every note, the movement of your fingers was graphic poetry to me. You’re my inspiration to keep learning. Amazing ❗️

[@pschaffner74]

One of my favorite composers and one of my favorite pieces. This recording however is rare in its accurate recording depth of the lower frequencies of the piano. It's a joy to listen to, especially with good headphones.

[@adammwalch]

Mr. Nanni's performance of this emotionally difficult piece is spot-on; brilliant

[@Emy-gn3of]

Cette version est tellement bien jouée... Mon dieu c'est absolument magnifique, je ne me lasserai jamais de l'écouter ❤️

[@user-gj2dd5en5q]

There is something magical here, unexplained. When you stop breathing .

[@MARION-dk1qm]

wie oft habe ich mir dieses stück schon angehört, es ist wunderbar!!

[@fikretsahin8418]

I feel that Satie touches the undiscovered corners of my soul with this beautiful piece...

[@gelan0573]

Quelle belle interprétation , c'est merveilleux , Alessio vous maitrisez la partition mais plus important encore ,vous avez fait renaitre l'Ame de Satie .

[@angep1381]

j aime écouter régulièrement votre interprétation de cette oeuvre.

[@alessionanni]

Merci Angelique!

[@Jessica-ru2fp]

Moi aussi!

[@alessionanni]

Jessica merci

[@legrandjluc105]

@@alessionanni j' aime beau ce disque de roger eno qui ressemble a du satie kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGfMl6aZaJuMkKs

[@zlatkoc7113]

This is greatest story ecer told with no words at all. So beautiful and sensible. Greetings from Bosnia.

[@olgaredjepova6858]

Так затрагивает за душу каждой нотой. Компазиция просто супер. И что радует, ноты не сложные. Выучила наизусть за один вечер. Буду теперь играть себе в удовольствие. Спасибо 🙏🙏🙏😇😇

[@EASTCUV]

Hauntingly wonderful! Thanks so much!

[@Speedcuber6969]

This is the song that will be played when the world ends and it's the end credits

[@mariemunday1497]

I always thought that would be Chopin's Marche Funèbre, but this works, especially if we're short on time...

[@diogenelenihiliste449]

At the Earth's funeral, right.

[@bastrixer]

I always Come back to this video when I wanna hear this one. You really nailed it with the tempo.

[@alessionanni]

Thanks 😊

[@gokhanegehan8144]

I am not crying. just smoke filled my eyes :/

[@requiemforadreamk]

Einfach schön und gruselig gleichzeitig woow!! 💯💯🙏🏼🇩🇪

[@milagerst8088]

Gruselig? Ich persönlich finde dieses Stück so schön, sodass ich beim Zuhören in einen Traum versetzt werde...

[@CymruBoy0]

Such a beautiful, haunting melancholy to this piece without straying into becoming depressing. I've listened to a lot of performances of this to find one that sounded "right" to me, this interpretation is perfect.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Alessio is a Alchemist of Satie's music. And this is a masterpiece of Satie's aesthetics

[@BrendanGM]

One of those pieces that seems easy to play but is nearly impossible to play perfectly. Like this. Bravo!

[@anon_goose4787]

I love that it feels like it’s in free time. It adds to the haunting nature of it

[@laurentfaugerolas3485]

Erik, je sais que tu nous regardes de là haut et que tu t'affliges de notre monde si vil. Repose en paix.

[@hamrunizspar1]

I find that this piece can never be played too slow. It is like savouring something sublime and that is best done slowly, relishing every note before rushing into the next.

[@sanguedecostela]

This is my favorite! It puts my mind exactly where I need it to be.

[@LazyAssWins]

Hauntingly beautiful..and exquisitely performed. Bravo!

[@kkumd2956]

I can't explain how I feel when I hear this piece. But one day I gave it to my mom and asked her: "Do you hear despair?" And she answered: "No, I do not hear." Then I realized that this thing is like a mirror.

[@georgiion1684]

the way keys of a REAL piano return to their initial position after being pressed... it makes you think about the whole mechanism behind it! Nothing compares to a real, authentic piano! The piece is great, thank you for playing it so beautifully!

[@alessionanni]

Thank you for listening!

[@2ifbysea]

Brilliant piano... the best version I’ve ever heard!!

[@phuzbrain]

I like that thundering low left handed B flat...

[@erdiyamac2420]

everyone does

[@strnvii]

Especially with headphones it sounds amazing