Gymnopedie no. 1, 2 & 3 for 2 HOURS, Erik Satie (1866-1925), Piano Solo

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Gymnopedie no. 1, 2 & 3 looped for 2 hours, by Erik Satie (1866-1925), Piano Solo. In this loop I've incorporated my old and new recordings of these pieces, for a bit of variation and also, to see how my approach to the pieces changed during the time between recordings :P
To hear my recording of all 7 of Satie's Gnossiennes go here:
• Gnossienne no. 1, 2, 3...
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These are the 3 Gymnopedies composed by the French Erik Satie. For more details about the individual pieces please see the info boxes of the individual pieces which I originally uploaded. They can be found in my Erik Satie Playlist, here:
• Gymnopedies & Gnossien...

[@Citizen_X.]

I work at night and in the perfect silence of the night this is the best music to listen to. It takes you to a land far away. Thank you.

[@daigoro789]

thank you! :)))

[@dupowered-batterysaver7649]

daigoro789 hi you had 3 double chins in your emojis

[@irislorikeet4287]

Yes it takes me sometimes so far away its hard to return. Nice to see that some people can enjoy a quiet moment with listening to and feeling a melody instead of having their nose glued to their IPad. Or communicating with text. Music is becoming a forgotten language. By the way nice photo.

[@different2261]

yeah that's exactly why Death Metal / Progressive Metal and Brutal badass stuff was made for too :)

[@honkyvanwildebeest8926]

Pier-Andrea Bascetto so true Mr Bascetto! No at all surprised to see a metal enthusiast checking out this video. In metal, brutal or melodic, the notes you don't play are just as important & sometimes more effective than the notes you do play. \m/

[@group2gaming]

i was listening to this at 2 am and it turned out my teacher wanted me to write a paragraph at the end of my questions. i had no idea, and probably would've finished the rest of it faster if i knew i would have to do that. It was something stupid like "what color describes you" or something. anyway i was listening to this song, and i had a really deep thought. I used that deep thought to make an answer that was just as cumbersome to handle: No color describes me. Colors do not have meaning unless humans give them meaning. Without something for a color to symbolize, they are just pigment. Even with the symbols we give to colors are too vague to describe a human being’s personality. I can say I am red, and I am passionate about the things that I love. I can say I am blue, and that I am calm and introverted. These could both be true, and you would still not know a thing about my personality.. A mere color cannot be used to convey the complexity of someone’s character.

[@daigoro789]

ah how interesting! thank you for sharing! :)

[@group2gaming]

daigoro789 i didnt think anyone cared but im glad to share

[@iggunnafandom7432]

what did you get?

[@group2gaming]

***** im pretty sure my teacher counted it as right, but she replied: "Perhaps the same could be argued about words. Words have no meaning unless humans give them meaning--I guess we could dismiss those, too." so I said: "I guess so. But just like trying to describe someone with color, one word can’t completely describe someone’s personality." and im not sure she saw it yet.

[@joshoogerwerf]

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[@williamteti3739]

This song has haunted me since I was a small boy. A summer afternoon, walking in winter's snow at dusk, friends and loved ones who are now gone. Eighty years of memories. Thank you for posting it,

[@daigoro789]

wow! eighty years...there must be quite a catalogue of memories there indeed! wishing you well and thanks for stopping by! :)

[@williamteti3739]

Thank YOU for bringing those memories back .

[@williamteti3739]

Beautiful composition, beautifully played. Incredible any one could give this a thumb down

[@brandih4882]

Thank you for sharing your memories.

[@ahmedeldardeery2529]

I imagined that scene , and you watching it while this slowly plays in the background , I hope you’re living the happiest years now

[@611ginseng4]

I lobe when people post nice songs because you get to meet nice people and see comments that arent trash

[@noodlery7034]

lobe

[@kptang9603]

lobe

[@martinet1985]

Apex Alpha lol! Have you changed your mind yet?

[@steveburrus5526]

Nice thought, now if only you could spell you would be AWESOME!

[@SunflowersAreCute]

lobe

[@irislorikeet4287]

I have been listing to Gymnopedie for years. The Portuguese have a word that describes what a song like this makes you feel. Unfortunately I cant remember it. But it brings back a memory in time that was one of your happiest. One you know you can never go back to. Because of that no matter how beautiful the memory is it puts a sadness in your heart knowing you can never return to that time or recreate it. This song always brings me back to my most beautiful days and months I spent in Italy for a year with a man Ioved. Sadly he left me many years ago. But this song always fills me with those wonderful memories of young love in a beautiful forgien land. Haunting the memory might be......

[@daigoro789]

oh wow - thank you for sharing your memories associated with these pieces :')))

[@quintenskevin]

I have a lot of song (and type of music from metal to classic) associated to memories. For me Debussy remind me of some kind of mental healing it brings me a few years ago. And Satie is the reminder of the end of the healing and how i met my girlfriend. Music is really important in our lives. Vive la musique! Longue vie à la musique!

[@irislorikeet4287]

I envy your talent in playing such a gentle and moving piece such as Gymnopedie. Is it very difficult to learn??

[@ParkouSince2005]

It's saudade

[@irislorikeet4287]

Thank you. I am happy to know that word again. It is Christmas eve right now and before going to bed I checked my email and noticed your reply. It was a nice Christmas gift.

[@justababka]

Gymnopedie no. 1 ...she was walking through the early morning, the sun started to rise and peek through the trees, and the cool air flowed past us as we walked. She strayed ahead by a few steps. slight drops of rain kissed our heads.Time has brought us to this moment. That moment. That moment I knew that I would love this girl forever. Gymnopedie no. 2 ...we snuck into a small little coffee shop during that cold rainstorm. We bought our favorites, hot chocolate. It was late afternoon around 6. The lighting in the coffee shop was a dark hazel brown. We sat next to each other and talked about whatever came to our minds. There were times when we were just silent listening to the rain pit pat on the window and cars outside. We were happy just to be close to each other. The world seemed so distant and quiet, as we were sheltered from the cold, wet storm outside. Gymnopedie no. 3 ...driving home at this late hour makes me sleepy. She was fast asleep. Heater going, trying to keep her warm. The night lights flashed past us as we drove through the night. Gosh she looks so nice bundled under those blankets. No cars on the street. Maybe one or two pass by, but they disappear as soon as they show up. And it's just us in the night waiting for the sun to peek on the horizon. I will never forget this moment for eternity.

[@daigoro789]

beautiful words! thank you for sharing!!! :)))

[@justababka]

(: you're welcome!

[@thingman100]

That was beautiful!

[@martinet1985]

Noah Song generic

[@irislorikeet4287]

No never let go of that memory. Those special times we share with each other are so important. As we now share through texting and such. But you remember her next to you all bundled up and safe with you. No Technology needed. Just you and her. The sun rising and no words needed to be said. That's called feeling.... Mr. Satie can bring that out in us. Well those who wish to hear.....I mean really hear...........................

[@jimwentworth7614]

I am sitting on my front porch , it is Springtime April 30th , 6 in the afternoon. The traffic is gone , the birds greet me with their song. A gentle breeze goes by. The trees are budding , some already have their leaves. A quiet calm is in the air. The smell of fresh cut grass permeates the air. Thinking of my beloved who past away , and how much I loved her. The joy she brought me. So melancholy the song. Peaceful. Children in the distance , playing , enjoying life. All the lovely scents and looks of spring......so calm is my world right now... I feel , I can breathe , feeling the cool air enter my lungs , filling me with life giving oxygen..... So tranquil is this moment..... The song , so calming , so peaceful. I am at peace.... .

[@daigoro789]

a lovely comment - thank you! :)

[@caridadcisneros6307]

For my autistic granddaughter Thank you so much She listens to soft music every night since she was born; now with me.

[@kandycrowe224]

This calms me more than anything. Thank you for a lovely 2 hours. I'll be back...

[@alipizza2751]

Yes

[@alipizza2751]

Is real

[@lighthousemaccabee8133]

i can listen to this and never get tired of it

[@doge86]

me too I'm even playing this while I'm taking a BATH!!!!...

[@monicaf7275]

Me to

[@jimmycarlucci727]

Pretty much. Been in a trance myself listening to version after version. Here I am now at the 2 hour version.

[@lighthousemaccabee8133]

A perfect melody..n

[@omnicron701]

I remember the loves lost and the smiles in winter. The lost at winters end, nature scooping us up as I watched my loves wander. I miss those winters.

[@tuaparulian4975]

I don't know about you guys but I can't get enough of listening to this. I think that Eric is successful in capturing French essence (whatever that means) in this composition. I mean I've never been to France in my entire life (to European countries for that matter), but I swear, when I listen to this, I could imagine seeing people passing by while sitting at a cafe in a busy street in Paris accompanied by people's subdued chatter in the background. I don't know why. For me, this work of Eric is a masterpiece.

[@samuelec]

Why would you label it french ? This music has no time and no place, no boundaries

[@Badenwise]

Drum and bass, rap, metal - those are nice, but this is...So tranquil, so peaceful, so gentle.

[@WestlyLaFleur]

There's something individually wonderful about this piece. Whatever magical quality it captured, it seems that everybody feels it on a personal level.

[@Deb3377]

Discovering that moment where you recognize the love of your life, knowing there will never be another who compares in the slightest way.

[@claeselmgren4247]

yes! YES! Exactly..

[@ahcahnobok3782]

Deb3377 Ah. The best 3 dreams I had are about just that. I'd rather sleep forever.

[@LinkEX]

>knowing That's the part that depends on your mindset, and sets you up for misery. In the slightest way _in regards to what?_ Each love is unique in its own way. Saying that you won't find another one just like him or her might be true, but that doesn't mean that you can find another love that's just as valuable. Value is subjective, and views change. If you dare to.

[@franciscoanberba]

I cried... to many memories. To many bad and good moments. Thanks for the catharsis.

[@mitodrumisra8972]

Satie's Gymnopedie's are a must for those who want to work in the dead of the night in peace... This is from experience. I was working on some maths while it was raining outside and with this on...TRULY A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, made me feel like I'm back in 19th century France! Thank you so much for posting this video!!!!

[@Arbibi]

THIS TOTALLY WORKS for my super excitable / hyper / can't relax Australian Kelpie. After TWO MINUTES she was sitting down with her eyes drooping. This is amazing for dogs AND people, thank you!

[@jaimesantos5515]

Erik Satie was only 59 years old when he died?wow, imagine What kind of pieces he could've made if he had lived just a bit longer May he rest in peace. Thank you Satie for all the beautiful pieces you wrote. You are truly one of the greatest composers of all time,up there with Beetoven And Mozart and chopin. Thank you for reading.

[@Adderkleet]

Debussy died at only 55. Mozart died at 35.

[@MountMonty]

The phantom dog studying your hands is my favorite part of this.

[@motorcollection6635]

Thank you ! When this music goes through my ears and brain into my blood stream it seems that mostly no other music has had to be composed ever.... this is from and for eternity... thank you again playing for us !!!

[@oakmist2016]

Ive seen so many youtube pianists play Satie pieces WAY too quickly and completely ruin the mood of the song but you got it right

[@daigoro789]

thank you! :)

[@pieraldogirotto]

definitely too quickly played... the enchantement is lost

[@colinellesmere]

These are great comments. So many visualizations come out from this piece. I have my own image I return to but have so enjoyed the other images and impressions conveyed here. They all speak of a deep truth. A yearning and love for peace which this music encapsultes. At my funeral I want this played to comfort all. I have listened for 40 years now to this peace. A large Cotswold stone room with a marble floor. High roofed with large open Georgian window. White translucent curtains gently billowing in the wind. French windows open to a sloping downward lawn that leads down to a wood. A warm May evening just before sunset. On the cool marble floor a woman dances alone. Dressed in a long white dress she elegantly and effortlessly dances in the rays of the setting sun. No sound except the rustle of her dress and the soft billowing of the curtains. A moment without ending. Without Saties music I would not have this image of serenity. What gratitude I owe to a man long gone.

[@EDUARDO12348]

I just have to comment again, this tune really tickles my intellectual side. Thank you Erik Satie, thank you sound waves and all the physiological components that allow me the ability to enjoy such a melody, and thank KZbin!

[@carloscabrera7744]

Impressionist and impressive music of Satie, has a beauty expressed in the softness, Cadence and melodious union notal musician.

[@DrRetardo8600]

Satie made impressive music, you have an impressive face.

[@rumble9123]

May all of you are safe during covid. May the positive vibes reach every corner in the world ❤🌸

[@deidrajohnson2143]

Over and over I come back to this one. I don't know what to call it, but your sound quality is perfectly balanced. I can't listen to any other version and get the same effect. It's the only song that helps me to focus.

[@toddshermansr8932]

This is one of my favorite pieces of music, leaves me closing my eyes and just relaxing.

[@sarahbethw8050]

We listen to various musicians play these songs nearly every night when I put my toddlers to bed. It had made putting them down so much easier. Thank you for this 20 minutes long video!

[@ronlister4033]

This first piece is the one that I keep hearing in dreams, and following your reflection is like magic. Beautiful!!!

[@simonkormendy849]

It's a very poetic, and melancholy piece of music, definitely one of my favorites.

[@valeriaval.8127]

con esta melodía, mi eterno enamorado de la infancia, me envió una postal de "disculpa" . honestamente llevaba tiempo buscando el nombre de esta canción. hasta que por fin la encontré y cada que la escucho, me acuerdo de aquel amor... tu cielo...

[@RetiredMonolith]

sometimes in the morning when commuting to work, im in a negative mood. I will play this song and it always has a way of soothing me into remembering how things really are not so bad.

[@lucassj7929]

God bless you dear brother, you made me cry when I needed most, didn't knew there where SO much stuck inside...Thank you.

[@DreamWeaver2020]

Great sensitivity on the keys, great touch. I think the composer spent many many days alone, I think it is how he sees best and heard each note before it was written down.

[@karenhughes3262]

ahh so haunting and beautiful....I have fallen in love with this piece

[@julimekanika]

this music plays your sense and it makes you feel a special person. love these melodies.

[@MaluFreitas2015]

I live in Brazil and I love all his musical interpretations of Satie's compositions. Satie a great musical influence for the Jazz. I hear Satie to study, write my poems, scholarly articles and sleep. You play divinely. I also find interesting the songs of games. Example: Final Fantasy. I loved it! I love games.

[@videowatcher83]

Einfach wunderschön! Das Gehirn das sich das ausdachte ist ein Genie. Diese Lied macht mich glücklich und traurig zugleich!

[@njaunbekannte8874]

videowatcher83 ....danke für deinen Kommentar.

[@1Icehawk1]

Such a haunting tune; so slowly played, like the notes are worth playing. Oddly enough I heard this first on one of my baby's toys and did not recognize it at all but my wife finally sent me a message today at work with the name, yay!

[@daigoro789]

+Icehawk Os ha that's a nice story! Thanks for sharing :)

[@1Icehawk1]

Btw, I was really impressed with your playing - 2hrs is no joke! I will have to look at some of your other pieces - thanks for posting this.

[@masterbait8647]

perfect composition for remembering your deceased love ones....I don't know but it always gave me chills, especially when i'am listening to this alone in a dark room

[@nomarocit1022]

Each day is a gift! I do live immersed in the noise of a managerial life and making a break to listen Satie is like finding an oasis in the middle of the desert. I find it so beautiful!. Thanks for posting

[@tvonbrachel]

To me, this song is very much a dark blue with dark purple spots, but it slowly fades to green until the recapitulation, where it starts back at dark blue again.

[@estrella398]

One of my favorite compositions of all time. Wonderfully contemplative.

[@makEsenzE]

let the music express and tell you story.

[@ColossalZonko]

+jun orig your*

[@MrAtb96]

What a leap forward in music. This is "true mood music" for the mobile generation!

[@purrtid4739]

Listen to this on a stormy cold night with a cozy blanket and hot coco. I cant imagine anything more peaceful...besides the song itself...this is very beautiful. Keep up the amazing work!

[@dieselrotor]

Problem with recording so close to the keys is the return slap, do not think I'm complaining. Beautiful work.

[@timachan7419]

No.3 will always be my favourite

[@maxemiliano6399]

nada melhor que ouvir uma musica dessa para relaxar e ler um bom livro ,satie era um gênio da musica

[@darinattard3244]

listening to this music is like touching heaven.

[@valentinaangulo7456]

how can 51 people don't like these pieces of art?

[@wisico640]

Valentina Serrano with a tear in their eye; they couldn't differenciate the Thumb up from the Thumb down I guess. :')

[@slotwhiz1]

They are lacking couthe and culture.

[@estheraguirrezabal6582]

The best song to get my baby to relax! Thank you for putting the 2 gymnopedies together and for 2 hours!

[@daigoro789]

+Esther Aguirrezabal my pleasure :)

[@daviddunson5181]

Chill enough to calm a stormy ocean

[@morganfreemanwannabe]

I struggle to listen through the ambient sounds, but this is the only version where the bass tones aren’t utterly overpowered by higher ones. Thank you for the post, :).

[@daigoro789]

thank you! :)

[@drdriv4811]

5 years later this is still the most relaxing song on KZbin.

[@alessandropia257]

Have you ever thought about your life at 3 am with this music as background in the warm period of summer?I did and still do it

[@jkbartels]

I just love this set. It always makes me think and relax and smile.

[@waltersolorzano7287]

pure peace

[@Free12Be]

Like watching rain fall with the music inside the drops, spilling out in rainbow colors down the glass. Magical. I am learning #1 on the piano.

[@mariteavilahernandez6147]

Escucharlo me trae tanta paz y tranquilidad , sobre todo cuando son mis horas de dibujar !! Por siempre Erik !

[@dionnflr5708]

French have no taste for music. Too boring,

[@666sevinc]

can listen to it infinitely

[@chuckgills580]

Cgilbert on Mr Erik Satie (569) It taken me back to the fullest of the simplicity of Life Awesome just Awesome !!!! (Gymnopendie) is Heaven sent. God is good

[@pamperedgurl]

this music has always haunted me yet inspired me when I was a little girl. Now, it brings back a memory of good times and looking forward to the future. So many emotions. Thank you for sharing your talent on youtube.

[@daigoro789]

thank you for stopping by and listening! :)

[@rilyvilar2766]

Calms my mind. So beautiful.

[@628jesse]

What a brilliant idea to bring all the previous recordings together to compare your renditions. Listening to you personalizing these pieces makes it even more pleasurable. Thank you so much for the wonderful video! :)

[@daigoro789]

thank you for the lovely comment! yeah, this piece has probably become my most played piece over the years - resulting in several recordings! thanks again for stopping by! :)

[@__83rd____]

I will second that, I found it by listening to moonlight sonata 1st movement which my first love used to play for me.. so graceful. Again thank you for compiling this.

[@tinaorifici-hasan832]

Hauntingly beautiful. It Is sad and happy at the same time. I love this piece. Thanks.

[@daigoro789]

+Tina Orifici-Hasan thank you for stopping by :)

[@nostaliaga]

you have beautiful hands

[@purrtid4739]

XD

[@lourdesquintanilla6445]

This is tremendously addictive to see and to listen. I'm trapped.

[@EDUARDO12348]

Very nice, thank you for up loading. I listen to this while I study.

[@daigoro789]

my pleasure! :)

[@rolirolster]

Thanks for showing your hands; you've answered a few questions for me :-)

[@stevecapps6666]

I play "by ear" - I listen to music, or create my own, and then play it on the piano. Reading sheet music is a struggle for me - each and every note is a puzzle to stop and figure out, so I don't use sheet music very much. I found that watching your hands on the piano is very helpful for me, and I want more videos showing the pianist hands playing the keys. It's much easier to watch hands and then play than reading sheet music. Thanks!

[@daigoro789]

my pleasure and i'm glad that my video could be of help to you! :)

[@ArcticCoonass]

Soul soothing, a perfect way to invest 2 hours of anyones day! Thank You!

[@jcarloscarpio]

Para q no pienses que los latinos no escuchamos este tipo de música, aquí presente un admirador más de este género tan hermoso que alegra el alma...

[@harrisoncleberoliveira9049]

Essas composições de Satie tocam nossa alma....a.minha pelo menos sim. Belíssimo!!

[@beatricecauseret305]

juste un moment de calme , rêve et volupté : sublime

[@marianafrete1217]

Escucharlo hace sentir cada nota en todo el cuerpo, hermoso💙

[@AlbertMensinga]

I grew up with the interpretation of grandmaster Reinbert de Leeuw. You shared a great interpretation my friend!

[@darcy7371]

podría escuchar está pieza infinitamente y amarla aún más GRACIAS.

[@alipizza2751]

Por fin una española o español :v

[@nelsonramonmerayo8743]

Ya te digo

[@nelsonramonmerayo8743]

Preciosa canción,hasta a mis agapornis les gusta

[@jeffallinson8089]

This is wonderful stuff; melancholy and relaxing all at the same time.

[@hpate8113]

This song is like life, a series of sadness, regret, the hope that there is something better in the future, a need to find meaning from all the trials of the past, the finding of true faith in a supreme being in the present. In other words it would make a beautiful last song for a funeral and the hereafter to come. Reply

[@kizpaws]

How very relaxing this music is....

[@kizpaws]

Ahhh ... the soothing sounds of Satie... ;-)

[@iris-dn1os]

this can cure my crippling depression dang

[@JasonLee-cb9yh]

iris uhm this piece is actually a little depressing..makes me wander to my past mistakes and breaks me but heals me up again.

[@csphere]

Beautiful. Your velocity carries the mood well.

[@VonKaye]

i thought the video was almost over but when i saw the timebar it said 7:29 this is just so relaxing

[@infcommando1567]

From the looks of this song, it may be a great for a piano beginner like me! Looks simple and melodic, something that can easily be developed into muscle memory.

[@zhengjiao5600]

InfCommando be careful! I've listened to many interpretations and more than 90% of them has something missing which makes them unbearable. Satie's works may look and sound easy but trust me they're not

[@pingatraaonIG]

InfCommando not simple but easier than sonata no 16 mozart

[@masonbologna]

14556877524457564gtgh587785;;;' haha yeah e455698re4uit3404598

[@tomgarcia1354]

I dont know why and dont understand it but i somehow feel deeply connected to this tune. Its like i was there in a past life but in a sullen type of way that haunts me when i close my eyes and i seem to remember images...

[@pedrofellipe7057]

Satie tocava como eu me sinto...

[@darinattard3244]

Touching heaven

[@paperclips5161]

Thank you, this gets me through long nights of work.

[@mudboxb3069]

Erik Satie is my hero for this series and the following ones. I used to play it myself, reading the music(I never got to learn it properly) I broke my arm quite badly, although I could still play it, it hurts my arm, so this music I have mixed feelings. It is still beautiful, but makes me a little sad that I couldn't really continue to get better at the piano.

[@shanelittle1025]

This music makes me nostalgic for unconscious moments from past lives.

[@enriquelopez7050]

The best 2 hrs of my day

[@choro1981]

Love this song,it's so relaxing. I also LOVE your hands,your fingers are beautiful.

[@reyrel1841]

So haunting? I believe cause it reminds us of a beautiful time in our lives that has ended. Like a child that has grown looking back on some of his/hers best experiences with love and laughter.

[@somehuman119]

This is absolutely beautiful and should have more likes

[@myquickjab2098]

Something interesting goes on or away when I hear the notes of this piano Thank you

[@kittehking9101]

your version of gymnopedie is the most relaxing piece out there for me ,the other versions are either too fast or too much emphasis or trying too hard.

[@gabrielpaesbernardinelli3071]

Fantástico, Satie é fantástico

[@danielazambuja9085]

Gabriel Paes Bernardinelli uma delicadeza indescritível...