Gnossienne No.1 by Erik Satie and Lesson for Classical Guitar

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks for watching. My pdf sheet music edition for this piece: wernerguitareditions.com/products/gnossienne-no1-satie-guitar-pdf All my free lessons for classical guitar: www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/lessons/

[@jameswilson5115]

Never heard this on guitar. As expected, also sounds like it has more soul. Beautifully played!

[@dylanwestphal3582]

I love how you talk about the composition and the emotions/sentiments each phrase and section elicits. Very useful for remembering the flow... Thanks for the video, not only insightful - but also beautifully delivered!

[@russpalmeri]

I enjoyed your commentary on the notes and why you transcribed it as you did. Another great video by the best guitar teacher on the web!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Ha, Thanks so much!

[@mer1red]

Nice transcription. I agree with your approach: staying as close as possible to the original, not adding guitaristic tricks, not overly rearranging the music. I recently did this for a gymnopédie. An interesting excercise to discover the world of Satie's music.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Ya, although I have heard successful versions with slurs and harmonics as well. Just a difference orchestration.

[@anthonym612]

Lovely work here, Sir! From this hobby guitarist: Your articulation and dynamics are magnificent.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thank you kindly!

[@richardburchfield904]

Thanks. I really like this interpretation. You play the voices and dynamics so clearly.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thank you kindly!

[@klarinutte]

Thanks Bradford. Beautifully played.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Many thanks!

[@prandallwright1]

I really appreciate your verbal interpretations and explanations of the piece. Interesting commentary. Your teaching style is very appealing and inviting. Thanks!

[@Gordito158]

Thanks!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks so much Gord! I really appreciate your support! Happy practicing.

[@iwishmynamewascle]

This is an amazing version of this artwork. Thanks a lot!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you like it!

[@ww3032]

One of my favourite pieces. So glad you did a walk through.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks so much! Hope the lesson helps.

[@InnominabileNessuno]

One of the best guitar version on you tube

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks so much!

[@CaptainSwallowtail]

This one is so simple yet a challenge to get the pace just right.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Absolutely!

[@waynzwhirled6181]

Excellent performance. Thank you!

[@Harrier_DuBois]

Beautiful playing!

[@HatefYaminiOnline]

Breathtaking.

[@Nylon_and_Gut-MatteoLaurenzi]

Great piece and lesson!!!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@AlbertoSotosNicolas]

Thank you very much for this helpful lesson 🙂

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Gordito158]

Time well spent!! Love that piece!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks!

[@LostSoulAscension]

So stoked in this piece!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

It's a good one.

[@luziiluizth.8742]

Every of your videos are truly amazing.. I really enjoyed watching and listening to what you says.. It's great 👌👌 Thanks for sharing this with us ❤️ I'm learning from you Luiz here again 🤗🎸🎸

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thank you so much 😀

[@andreash.3944]

I had always felt slightly uncomfortable with other editions, precisely because of the cross-stringing and excessive use of slurs, so thank you very much for this thoughtful and clean edition!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@tylerkane4559]

Wow that was cool. Thank you!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@Josh.Vanjani]

Glad to see this 👍! One of my viewers (and a High School friend) requested this specific piece last week. Great info on the technique. I'll pick up a copy while the exchange rate is still good. Will definitely be back to follow along 😎

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Hope you enjoy it.

[@angelkidonakis4670]

Excelente! Gracias!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@stalex35]

Thank you!

[@unsaved6]

That 3 to 5 hammer then 3 to 2 pull of crushes my soul… in a positive way 😢

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Ha, don't let it get to you. Practice planting/placing the first finger needed in a very solid and obvious fashion even if you have to break up the rhythm. Then start cleaning up and reducing the planting until the rhythm is correct. Double check your overall guitar position as well which helps with the stretch: www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/lesson-left-hand-stretches-on-guitar/

[@unsaved6]

Thank you for the pdf tab, I meant to say that it crushes my soul with the sorrow in the music.

[@soapybacon4358]

Love this piece, rarely hear it never known what its called definitely getting your pdf tomorrow!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@soapybacon4358]

@@Thisisclassicalguitar thanks i know I'm showing my musical ignorance but never to old to learn! and your resources, teaching style and knowledge are brilliant. PS I emailed you under real name about Sagreras's Marcha, I've transcribed and am working out fingering, its a great learning experience and incredibly satisfying to do. Regards

[@FilmFlam]

Beautiful piece.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@andrewhenderson9474]

Brilliant. Thanks

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@sleepytombs]

Absolutely enjoyable 🗝

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@Ana_crusis]

What a coincidence I just printed this out a couple of days ago to learn it or rather relearn it. I was playing it many months ago but then I stopped playing for a while

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Back to it!

[@fffffffffffffffffffffffffflo]

really clean articulation

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks!

[@fffffffffffffffffffffffffflo]

@@Thisisclassicalguitar thanks you for all the free material, its really helpful

[@TheGavinkjg]

cool, thanks

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Enjoy!

[@evilone10]

Thanks for your time on this beautiful piece, i'm learning this song from Jean-Yves Thibaudet and he is playing it a half step down if i'm not wrong, which makes me feel weird about all the videos on YT with E tuning. And i'm playing it on a 7 strings guitare with midi software (guitar midi 2) to have a piano sound, which is quite tricky because you need to forget all about guitar playing. You should give it a try because your version sounds fucking damn good!

[@mscir]

Beautiful! I love the mysterious sound. Do you play any middle eastern sounding pieces?

[@renshimarek]

Super , interesting

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thank you very much!

[@kukumuniu5658]

- what is/are,most problematic hands/fingers movements on guitar during chords changes of course? Your top 10 :)

[@anatolyangst7587]

I love this piece so much, from the moment I heard it in "le feu follet" movie. When I decided to learn classical guitar it was among the first "can I play it on guitar?" questions. KZbin is rich in high quality content these, but this channel is really something else. I'm set to follow your method books, hopefully I'll have patience to be able to play it some time. Thank you very much! P.S. What do you think about gnossienne #3? Is it substantially harder, or on approx. the same level?

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

The other Gnossienne's are more difficult mainly due to the key. This particular one can really utilize the open strings when arranged in this key.

[@Karen-ve6ds]

Thank you for this score and lesson Bradford. I have wanted to play it for a while, yet I find it slightly disturbing to listen to!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

I find it quite peaceful but it does have a slightly ominous or mysterious quality too I suppose!

[@Ana_crusis]

Ok just bought your transcription

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@jackdeago3639]

Are cavatina & memories of Alhambra contrasting period??

[@jackdeago3639]

Tutorial for cavatina & Rodrigo taccotta

[@kendallpigg5097]

Would you recommend a relative beginner attempting this? I love it, and would like to try.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

No, although there is nothing fast paced in it, it is at least intermediate in level.

[@palkyaw8756]

❤

[@zakbraverman]

Great lesson. I have always wanted to play this, and your lesson makes it seem more approachable than I had thought. About what grade level would you say this is?

[@soapybacon4358]

7 by his notes

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Yes, I place it at grade 7 because of some small stretches and upper position work. It's pretty secure and stable though so I could also say a range of grade 5-8 depending on your approach.

[@Ana_crusis]

Those first two notes on the E string should be hammer-ons

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

I do not use slurs in my edition. I'm am going for a very uniform sound. But, you can certainly add them in when you play it for sure.

[@Ana_crusis]

@Thisisclassicalguitar I don't mind. I'm just pointing out it's part of the music. And your reasoning doesn't make _any_ sense because you use slurs everywhere else in the piece.(Even though you seem to think you're not using them)

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

No, I only use slurs for the grace notes. All the primary notes I'm plucking. I think I'm pretty consistent about it. Also, the music is originally written for piano so I would not say "it's part of the music". It's an interpretive choice. As I said, totally valid to include them but it's not part of my interpretation.

[@davidmiller3927]

I like to play this piece (not as well as Bradford) at dusk or in the dark. For some reason this piece makes me think of a vampire seducing his next victim. Weird, I know, but just in time for Halloween.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Yes, very Anne Rice!