Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel - George Winston

From the solo piano album DECEMBER. Composed circa 1699, the Kanon may have originated as a solo pipe organ piece.
George Winston performing Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel. ©1996 Dancing Cat Productions, Inc.

[@collinsaeger8537]

POV: you read the book "One Of Us Is Lying" by Karen M. McManus

[@ahmeterenosun8572]

No I didn't, I'm here for Pachabel's masterpiece.

[@paulagabocaya]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@eking5165]

Yup

[@KAYKAYMUS]

yep

[@MNVanny]

OMG I'm in the middle of reading it

[@kharding1956]

Rest in peace, George. Your music made the world a better place. ❤

[@owen225]

I bet a nickel he is not doing much resting. 👍

[@robertlafnear7034]

I feel like I've lost a life long friend,😢 I've been to so many of his concerts. R.I.P.

[@fractode]

You and and so, so many else, mate, :( @@robertlafnear7034

[@tk-kz6xo]

I didn't know he had passed away. I have always loved the way he plays the piano: simple and not exaggerated at all

[@alessandroale978]

Hello, do you know Professor Hélio Couto’s harmonic resonance?

[@Padu2605]

The book One Of Us Is Lying brought me here

[@manpreetkaur-jx4mh]

All in all , Browyn brought you here ;)

[@saffurahafsah7579]

Nate has a good taste in music

[@manpreetkaur-jx4mh]

@@saffurahafsah7579 also in girls , mind you 😉

[@mariellaaguja3821]

Same

[@225kristent]

ditto!

[@robertlafnear7034]

A year ago this month the WORLD lost a great person...... we miss you George

[@shay5218]

i love how all of us “one of us is lying” fans are here.

[@delia8043]

The book one of us lying brought me here and now I’m crying thinking about bronwyn and Nate slow dancing to this on their wedding day

[@ellyfield1709]

Yes🥺

[@omi6232]

STOPPP

[@popottecp7337]

You spoiled me 🤣🤣

[@fidaaburashed6795]

OMG U SPOILED IT FOR ME ahhh im on page 166 lmao

[@delia8043]

@@fidaaburashed6795 don’t worry it’s not a spoiler sorry tho

[@tegannn9745]

i love that we’re all from the book

[@larabranbo]

I came here because of Bronwyn but stayed for the amazing piece I wanna play it so badly now

[@nishank04]

me too

[@prarthanapokharel4917]

This video remains me of nate and bronwyn. Still can't get over it.

[@user-vj8ig5ee7t]

It was Christmas 1982 I was shopping with my brother in Minnesota when I heard a most beautiful piano instrumental. I stopped and listen. I just had to have that album. It was called December. The cut was the canon....Rest in peace.........

[@guavajellyjam]

Rest in peace George. Thank you for a soundtrack to our lives. I must have played this thousands upon thousands of times for my newborns and small children. Hope you fly high

[@vimuttich]

rest in peace, George Otis Winston III (February 11, 1949 - June 4, 2023)

[@jamesle6826]

Saddest moment ever. RIP George Winston. Your version of Canon was what made me learn to play the piano more than 10 years ago. ❤

[@ejmtv3]

I cant believe George is gone. But Im glad his music will live forever.

[@hbpsmusic8317]

George Winston is my favourite artist and his music is the soundtrack of every great moment in life ! George's music made me see the beauty of the world again and this will never chance. thank you George for all the music you gave the world ! Rest in peace George Winston

[@robertseamangaknight7734]

It hurts knowing you are no longer with us. I've loved you for 40 years. We have the music and that will have to do--it will do nicely, Thankyou.

[@DeRanods]

First time listening to your "Variations on the Kanon" was about 7 years ago, just a 8th grade student, and I've fallen in love with it so far. I don't remember how many times I've listened, but surely hundreds of times and wished to play it completely just one time in my life. I bought a piano 7 months ago, and after period of learning and practicing it, I'm now ready to start my new journey to master your masterpiece. Someday, instead of listening, I will play it and make my dream come true. Thank George Winston for this masterpiece.

[@reverendrobin6731]

Rest in peace George Winston. I first saw you in 1984. I was going to get tickets for your December show, that’s when I discovered this sad news. You changed my world. 🌎 God placed you into all of our lives for a reason. You will be greatly missed . May your family have peace…

[@eaststone11]

RIP George. I learned to play this, and it brings so much joy every time I play.

[@joeheid2776]

Play it tonight Don.

[@meilanipurwanti]

Hospital playlist brought me here 😊

[@kpoplove9904]

It brought me here too today🤗 and I'm glad it did😊

[@diamondrose3264]

Same here 😊. This is my favorite piano piece and for years I have been searching for the correct name, with no luck. I'm so glad I've finally found it!

[@arnettakirana1752]

Haha same. Me too

[@yumii_art2669]

Same 😅

[@mealswithbarakah4032]

Sammmmmeeeee

[@user-rw8xx1es6h]

This simple, beautiful version of this magnificent piece of music is my favorite. I send this to the heavens to my family and I have lost especially now at Christmas. To those of us still alive, just enjoy.

[@elhsai]

i was trying to figure out where i knew this song from and now i realize i recognize it from piano tiles 4

[@Alex-sv4vv]

M2 I played piano titles 3 and 4 years ago and recently I watch an episode of the series called swat and I when I hear this song in the closing scene it brings me so many memories and finally remember it

[@skipacuff5104]

Also the soundtrack to the multi-Oscar-award-winning 1980 film “Ordinary People” starring Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore.

[@adelelee9929]

Beautiful music from a beautiful soul. RIP George, your music brought a lot of joy and comfort to many, and will comtinue for many more years to come! My hubby and I discovered your music in the '80s. Thank you George Winston.

[@alessandroale978]

Hello, do you know Professor Hélio Couto’s harmonic resonance?

[@DavidN_N]

One of us is lying brought me here. And I'm so grateful for it. RIP George, too amazing ❤.

[@Lambodepro]

Rest in peace, George. I still remember listening to this when I was 3 years old and it just gives me nostalgia. Thanks for everything you did for us in the world of music. ❤

[@marilynmooney6801]

😢

[@lil.kaiakreations]

"Do not only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets ... for it and knowledge can raise men to the Divine." - Ludwig van Beethoven George Winston has far surpassed this, sharing the secrets he brought forth with us all. I can never hear Variations on the Kanon in D without hearing Mr. Winston whispering its secrets with every note ❤.

[@user-et2eg9sb2l]

I just know that George has passed. I knew this song about 3 years ago and can’t forget first impression of this

[@AnamCaraTx]

I loved GW - he guided me thru some very dark times. His music was a staple in our home every November and December in particular. RIP - know you made a difference.

[@bash8257]

Great memory and comment

[@BerlinKim1]

Such a special album. I wore it out. ❤️

[@spch818]

Still listening to your masterpiece in 2022. This arranged version of Cannon in concert hall motivated me to play the piano again in 2007 after 10 years of break, and very thankfully, I have been playing the piano since that time.

[@cooksmary]

It is a gift to have shared this planet with this gentle soul and to have heard his magic. He was more than just a musician to me. He was with us for every holiday since I first heard his music. Rest in peace, dear friend.

[@kzsotto7375]

Ive been listening to this in almost 30 years before sleep. RIP. There is also enchanting piece ofnhim playing the Hawaain guitar in the DVD where this video was.

[@SucculentCarol]

This particular arrangement has saved my brain and my sanity In time of trouble i played it on repeat ovr and over and over. Thank goodness for great music Thank you George Winston.

[@megancriner9596]

Me too!

[@user-zr1fk7bq8o]

🌈

[@kimhughes-baus4131]

carry on ~ my heart breaks you have left this reality ~ i will forever keep your music playing to this world

[@g.alistar7798]

20 years ago, with the Army reported to South Korea. After 22 hours flying and landing in Seoul I settled in for a long drive to Yong-in. This album and song by George Winston, was playing. So comforting, soothing, wonderful. Hearing this: Always takes me back to Korea when I hear it. No one has more and faithful fans of George Winston than South Korea. He’s a legend in the Land of the Morning Calm. Love this.

[@18000rpm]

The movie My Sassy Girl came out in 2001 which heavily featured this song, and is still the highest grossing comedy in Korean cinema history. That is probably why you heard it then!

[@hyunwoonglee4775]

I was there when I was in elementary school. 😊

[@markusantonio4866]

@@18000rpmK-dramas 👍

[@ROKDSOG]

thank for your service. from daejeon, south korea 2023

[@yjhappylife]

Thankyou~ George~ I was happy because of you~ Rest in peace. We are remember you forever.

[@cwellstein2043]

terrible loss. I dont know how many of his concerts Ive gone to over the years. I remember hearing him for the first time on Easter in front of my row house Synergy at Stanford on a bright sunny Sunday. So many years ago. This variations on the kanon is one of my favorites but there are so many.

[@Mymloch]

His arrangement of this is my favorite version of it ... always. It's gorgeous. Thanks, George. :)

[@shunin1]

George, thank you for the gift of music that you shared all your life. May you be welcome into the heavenly choir!

[@windtoday]

When one losses faith on humanity, through so much pain, suffering, war and destruction, one finds pieces such as this and discovers, with acceptance, that man is capable of the most beautiful and the most horrible. And understands how the esthetic beauty takes us to ethical beauty. Listening this oeuvre is being as close as possible of good.

[@lauriesuzanne8848]

Hey, well said… beautifully so(:

[@Marcelo......]

*El yin y el yan como dualidad de un mismo ser.*

[@rubicarrenogonzalez6820]

A mí me trae los mejores recuerdos de mi vida :'(

[@charchan3009]

全てを優しくて包み込んでくれる。 そのような演奏です。 神の祝福を感じます。 ありがとう。 日本から愛を込めて

[@patriciasullivan4128]

I love your music. RIP George. Beautiful music!! 💖

[@fuzzyboogermonkey]

I've been listening to this specific rendition of this piece for about 8 or 9 years. It still blows me away!

[@GeorgeWinstonPiano]

thank you very much

[@juliuspaolocabarles9941]

@@GeorgeWinstonPiano one day I'll meet you on heaven 😇

[@skipacuff5104]

@@GeorgeWinstonPiano The swing’s the thing, nicht wahr? Your arrangement is awesome at every level. So glad some kind stranger linked me to it. 🥰

[@18000rpm]

@@GeorgeWinstonPiano absolutely amazing arrangement that kept me company for many cold nights in Chicago 1990 when I first left home for college. Thank you so much.

[@jiayangchen-gm5uf]

@@juliuspaolocabarles9941 aye that’s offensive

[@kichulshin9229]

The piano music that I listened to the most in my life is your piano performance. I was happy because of you. Thank you. R.I.P.

[@kanon-2023]

大好きな曲「カノン」🎶❤️✨ 何故かこの曲を聴くと、満天の星々が、 雪❄️のように降り注いでいるようなキラキラ感が感じられます。✨🌟🌟✨ ありがとう🤗♥️💝✨

[@summa1111]

Rest in peace, and may the fun continue in heaven.

[@hpark5617]

당신의 연주로 행복했던 시간들이 있었습니다. 명복을 빕니다. Thank you Winston!

[@watdahek2]

I saw George Winston live about 22 years ago at the Alex Theater in Glendale Calif. and on 9/11 I pulled out and listened to almost his complete collection and cried all night.

[@josephbennett3482]

Rest In Peace to the wonderful George , my most favorite pianist i have loved his music ever since i was little and im gonna miss him 😢 💔 😔

[@user-yp5tx1do5h]

もうレコードも無くしてしまったけど久しぶりに聴きたくなりました。優しい気持ちを思い出して泣きそうです。有難うございます。

[@takashisumida7465]

このジョージ・ウィンストンの「パッヘルベルのカノン変奏曲」を聴くと、卒業式を思い出すんですよね。

[@mightyeagle5593]

i watched this coz i saw this be featured in the max level hero has returned :)

[@elfdrine9517]

Same

[@timoschmied8942]

Wow we people really think the same way

[@creeperking1068]

Damn great minds think alike huh?

[@ShnelGer]

Nostalgia..beauty..the quiet mind, projecting love and time through music

[@user-jl5vi3vl1s]

コンサートにも何度か行きましたが、スタインウェイのピアノをここまできらびやかに繊細に響かせるピアニストはいないと思いました。そして、アレンジが素晴らしい。

[@jingzhang1350]

Thank you Mr. George Winston for sharing such beautiful music. God bless you ❤ I’ve played and replayed many times, and will listen to it over and over again...

[@cii1072]

I purchased his CD "December" in the late 1980's. We play it every Christmas. His Variations of the Kanon is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed.

[@somaday2595]

I find the December recording much more enjoyable.... crisper/ less pedal and reverb...and less theatrics and no mistakes.

[@agentsmith9instinct635]

same as me 😇

[@jmhunt725]

RIP thank you for making me want to play music

[@TheObicobiHD]

Most gorgeous version of this classical beauty 🎹 RIP 💜 Amazing piano player

[@user-xg8ok5fy6y]

Hospital playlist brought me here too. This s relaxing. This is an amazing art ❤

[@gabrielesilva7894]

Me too 🙋🏼‍♀️❤

[@HTub-bo2yl]

Thank you for a beautiful sound track to our lives. 🇺🇸

[@barbararuiz5696]

Rest in Peace. Thank You for the beautiful music.

[@catherinefornisano4641]

R.I.P......beautiful...God speed. It was our wedding song.

[@OurSubscriptions]

Mine too❤

[@user-ki6co8ql5r]

Rest in peace. George. Your music makes many people happy.❤

[@lisafischersaid]

I am here just to reminisce the memories this music brings me. What an artist.

[@WilliamBTCWallace]

My parents had your December album growing up and I listened to it when I was a kid. It’s a spiritual experience. 👏

[@masungjoon1349]

Rest in peace. Miss you.

[@lattisia]

Thank you for the music, the sound, and the sensibility.

[@Donnacaleen]

I'm watching and listening to this beautiful composition on Christmas morning 2020. A beautiful way to end this crazy year.

[@stevechance150]

And three months later, an insurrection, back to back mass shootings a week apart, 2021 isn't doing much better.

[@sayachap]

父が大好きだった私の胎教の曲です。 Decemberというアルバムに収録されていて、私は12月生まれ。 たまたまかもしれませんが縁を感じます。 何度この曲に救われたことか。 この曲を弾きたくてピアノを習いましたがコツコツ練習するのがいやで中学生で辭めてしまいました。 でもまた弾きたくなってきました。 死ぬまでに弾けるようになりたい。

[@juliehosetinsky947]

It does - it brings tears to my eyes to hear and watch George Winston perform this!

[@rubicarrenogonzalez6820]

Ohhh siiii yo quisiera aprenderla a tocar adoro el piano

[@keithsheppard2386]

I just came here because I’m re-learning your version of this song, and I had not heard you passed away. I’ve played since I was fourteen, and I started playing after hearing your song “Thanksgiving”. You were the reason I started playing and you were my single biggest influence. Although I’m. it nearly as good as your were, I have received compliments on my playing, and I owe it all to you. Rest in peace sir…you will be missed.

[@icallprettypeopleugly1604]

I was born on April 3, 2009. What a birthday present!

[@joanmarietsultrimparkin1821]

I am in stessful situation...thank you Mr. Winston you give me courage to move foward. There is joy in this this nrw work and fearlessness essential. For a buddhist path. 🙏🏼⚘🌷⚘🌷⚘my life's journey in himalayas reflects the orderly pattern of the original..I am 74 now..you paid me foward!.

[@Monix-weze7]

I like the work of George Winston❤❤❤

[@user-mn8wx4ee3q]

어렸을 때 많이 듣던 곡. 어린이 집 다닐 때 낮잠 잘 때 들었는데, 말 안 듣고 이 음악 들으며 안 잤는데, 많이 그립기도 하고, 옛날 생각이 많이 나요. 그래서 이 노래만 들으면 눈물이 나와요. 그래서 힘들 때 이 노래를 들어요.

[@fractode]

Perfect! RIP George. Such a sad moment, the world has lost such a GREAT talent. ⭐

[@lomondliverpool]

Rest in peace. Thanks for vivid music

[@sheilawolk]

6/7/2023...RIP George Winston...your music will live forever You did sooo well here on Plante Earth ❥ • *¨* • ♫♪❤🧡💛💚💙💜🖤

[@StsFiveOneLima]

I cannot describe what I feel. There simply are not words for it.

[@user-mo9kv5by8g]

sad

[@StsFiveOneLima]

레ᅦ헤헤헤헤헤 In part. But only in part.

[@user-mo9kv5by8g]

um... i dont know

[@user-mo9kv5by8g]

Uh... This music make mind soft.

[@birantesdik]

R.I.P. George Winston 🙏

[@mongolianchop1982]

ありがとう！ジョージ！貴方の演奏が大好きでした。

[@user-mr7nv2rl6r]

Thank you George Winston

[@l_mack3722]

Lmao everyone's here from one of us is lying

[@williamlamb1783]

George Winston is an musical artist. And, (in my opinion) Cannon is the best piece of music that’s ever been written. I Love Pachelbel’s exquisite masterpiece. This is a piece of music, that no matter how many times you hear it, it never gets old! 👏 Bravo!

[@locixx]

It’s a great piece indeed, just extremely overplayed I must add

[@user-gm7ws8mv1k]

Mr, Georgen Winston Hello? I am Charles Mecloed your Kanon song are very good

[@-emotionalletter-]

So beautiful like a drop tears at the plate.

[@z1599d]

Pov: u read the max level hero has returned

[@successmadesimple]

Thank you, George. I listen to December every night to go to sleep. Your music is very healing.

[@stephaniepersin4145]

My favorites of his are Plains, Summer and December.

[@jamiejung8833]

Rest in peace.. You will live on forever in our memories!

[@MrNoahTall]

Thank you, George. You influenced me decades ago, as well as my children who are adults now. One of them continues to evidence your style in his improvisation. He has children learning the piano, and so it will go on.

[@user-ps4zl4lu1h]

와우 너무 감동입니다 정말 훌륭합니다 눈물이 나네요 캐논 이 곡을 선생님의 연주로 이렇게 황홀하게 내 마음에 다가와 주네요 정말 최고 입니다 정말 사랑합니다 이 마음이 당신의 피아노 연주에 젖어 듭니다 정말 감사합니다 🙏🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷💞💞💞💞💞💕💕💕💕♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💜💜💜💜💜🎹🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘🙏🙏🙏

[@lloydclement2152]

I've seen him in concert four times...fantastic performance

[@sangyeollee3940]

He left so much behind. be happy 💙

[@user-ci6nn6rg2o]

30年位前に 一度だけコンサートに行きました。大好きな ピアニストでした。ご冥福をお祈りいたします。😢

[@huyiting]

This is the song I'm learning now!

[@jianwang308]

This piano song is so classic that I like it so much!

[@alexhakknen]

George portrays the love of families, when listening to this song, the images of meetings, parties, all the good things we experienced in the past come to me.

[@Lentielvrc]

Rest in peace, George... Because of you, I like Canon In D, which I liked originally, and I have been listening to it. Thank you for playing really good music. I hope you can rest in peace...

[@lawrenceyang9959]

Every people on this planet should listen this beautiful piano piece！

[@izmirbolgetrafikokuzleri9262]

beautiful songs greetings from Turkey

[@TheGlassyOcean]

It was honor to me to live with you same era.. Rest in peace my eternal pianist..

[@mga6704]

Just feel haven't listened to your unique rendition for so long, only to find that you're gone... C'est la vie. Thank you so much for your music.