Erik Satie - Gnossienne Nr1

[YouAreSoRight]

Get yourself a better microphone.

[lonklaar]

Way too fast! Put some more feeling in it..

[ErikGrutzmann]

My father taught me to play this song when I was 6 years old.

It was the first I learned to play.

[wikieditspam]

I'm not a professional musician, so I don't have much criticism. However, I think you just made my night.

[wikieditspam]

I just listened to this song from an album from the historical musical instrument museum in Berlin, it was on a strange instrument called the Glass Harmonica, the Album's name roughly translating to "The Sound of Glass". I really like your version.

[CAROLFIE1]

che l'interpretazione di deniro del brano di Satie sia piaciuta lo dimostra il numero delle visualizzazioni.

[tugaman1000]

I wish I could play this well.

[jibbrabba]

Rather haunting sound.

[durtySumthing]

idiots complaining about such a beautiful piece of music! and how its played do better urselves or shut up....................nitpicki­ng losers

[7N7J]

terribly played

[thytounette]

fermer les yeux et écouter...<3

[mnermner]

I know a lot of people have said this, but yes, the amount of pedal is too distracting. If the player had left it down once or twice as a deliberate effect it would really have caught my attention, but the consistency and length of the pedalling disturbs the clarity of those wonderful grace notes. (which for my taste are too short and angular, but at least I can understand the interpretative purpose behind them).

[TheLavenderPiano]

This...this reminds me of a fortune teller...or magic...either way, this was yet another stunning song by Erik Satie. :)

[NotyDayInc]

sensetional...



[taniatuning]

eric satie is so asome 

[SLAIEH]

Très belle interprétation du chef d'oeuvre de Sati . Merci !!

[gokhansayram]

Beautiful interpretation. Thank You :)

[11727bunbury]

bunburyyy!!!!!

[housesbd]

105 persons not have soul

[Kristopful]

I love this. I love all interpretations of this piece....it's so open to all kinds of timeing and varitions which makes it such a masterpiece.

[Sylvester787]

That is why "cat and the coup" game is cool

[ThinkingChristian29]

to see my latest piano composition search "Ballade of the stars". Click on first video. I hope it moves you in some way

[psoh883]

sei un cane! la bellezza di satie stava proprio nelle sue pause e negli accenti! suonata così è totalmente priva di espressione!

[Dragiss1]

In my eyes it's quite ridiculous to hold on to how a piece 'should be played', if it's pretty but not as it should be played..what's the problem of that? I think if you let players play more freely they can express themselves in a song even better, the more versions, the more fun! ;)

[briefboyz]

You have earnt the ire of many of your viewers for your playing of this piece. Their criticism could have been conveyed in a more polite way.

I am suprised that people who use such language can appreciate the work of Mr. Satie.

For my part, your fault in playing this piece is your inability to transmit its pathos to your audience.

[Woopycushiun]

very few versions of this song are played correctly. Yours falls amongst the many that aren't played correctly

[benn1182]

You play like a square

[alexplayspiano1]

@benn1182 I agree. This piece requires more of a rectangular pianist, or failing that, a triangular one would be adequate. This man however is as you say, a square. He should be playing something more appropriate for a musician comprising of four equal sides, like Chopin's Raindrop prelude.. Huey Louis And The News said 'it's hip to be square' but I disagree, personally I think being a circle has far more advantages. Take care benn1182, It was so gratifying to read your comment : )

[hellfirenecrotrash]

i am completely in love with this version.

[jellyfish136]

Listen to Branka Parlic playing this piece! Perfect!

[annefrankisaho]

You raped Satie, you horrible cunt. Play SLOWER damn you

[BLACKDOTSx]

@annefrankisaho Wow rude. You don't look intelligent or witty, btw. You just look like some kind of snob whose opinions in music aren't important to anyone because you're kind of a dick.

[bq552]

i love it at this pace, much better in my opinion. AWESOME job!!!

[dlb1911967]

I love this piece of music. I agree that music is a very personal expression and, therefore, I wouldn't presume to criticize someone's interpretation of a particular piece. If you and others like it, what of it? If others don't like it, they can move on to some other interpretation. There's room for all sorts in this world. Let's get on and enjoy the good things.

[szaagman]

This feels a bit rigid but it's better than I could do.

[hanpasado]

Keeping the pedal down like this will get you very far if you're driving a race car, but it's less of an asset when playing a subtle piece like this one on the piano. You can achieve a legato effect by other means as well, like careful fingering.

[sammyhale22]

Far too fast, it doesnt have any feeling or emotion at this speed!

[ModernPianoAble]

@sammyhale22 please can u watch my version! I promise it's better than this!

[tevaiQ]

BRAVO!!

[Evi1M4chine]

Look at the drooling passive cattle here. Look at how if it doesn’t fit their tiny primitive reality, they reject it. Flat out. I guess a cow doesn’t eat what it doesn’t know.

Then again, what do you expect from just a humanoid empty shell?

[WaterCow12]

Satie himself said that the tempo should be based upon however fast the player feels it should be played.

[whiskey970]

too fast :/

[ModernPianoAble]

@whiskey970 please can u watch my version! I promise it's better than this!

[birkcorn]

I like this 'fast' version....

[FurkanTR61]

Wonderful

[mitsipolo]

Καληνύχτα σε όλους!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KiwiGP100]

Too fast and please, take your foot off the pedal once in a while!

[stevehopon]

beautiful

[13johnnygnr]

you need to add pauses or something because it sounds flat as a pancake when you play it.

[BaneTurkey]

Erik Satie can make the simplest melodies so beautiful

[guishopi314]

@BaneTurkey I am agreed with U

[genevievebertrand]

Par pitié, lâchez la pédale! Help!

[Sacha3500]

Le tempo est trop rapide, sur la partition il y a l'indication d'Erik Satie : "Lent"

The tempo is too fast, on the patition there is script of Erik Satie : "Slow"

[FamiliArtProduction]

amazing , Keep going, where are you this is 2006, hope you are ok ...BRAVO

[zitronenstern]

awful version. at least to my ears.

[IoDavide1]

Bel tocco, ma il tempo è troppo veloce e hai tagliato la seconda pagina

[jabeoo1]

Sounds too fast

[mollyfucface]

It is too fast. This is by far my favorite piece and that is amazing that you can do it... ;) obviously excel beyond many.

[Amato1Allah]

GREAT...

[electrodude9]

I like this version.  But then again, I love this song to death!

[xneilp]

its not like the sex pistols

[drugolo]

vai più piano! :) che pezzo comunque...

[fitobal]

scusa amico ma devi curare più l'espressività, per esempio nella scala a salire e poi a scendere devi comunicare qualcosa, altrimenti la composizione risulta "piatta". lavora nelle pause, che sembrano titubanze ma necessarie come moti dell'animo.

[mandolinic]

Erik Satie's piano music is sublime. Anyone who loves this should also try his "Trois Gymnopedies"

[wander910]

El delirio esta presente en nuestros dias, cuando llegamos lentamente a un momento que espera dejamos caer los brazos y fragilmente se pierde el sentido de tener motivos o razones divisorias en lugares aun desconocidos, una lagrima sujeta al rostro siente que podemos caminar sin perdernos en la oscuridad y encontrar un lugar donde descansar y soñar un poco.

[moredoughnuts01]

I prefer it slower, but this is by no means a bad interpretation. My one critique, though, is in the pedal. A bit too liberal.

[paprikadefrance]

Good but too fast

[labruixamaduixa]

QI A VOTAT QE NO!!??

[thepeacecat]

I like it fast and intense, great playing!!

[theprophet20]

I first heard this piece of music about 35 years ago when it was used on a televison programme about allegedly paranormal incidents in the 19th century. One concerned the case of a school mistress who was said to have a living doppelganger. At certain times, the lady would become pale and silent, and on one occasion when this happened, her female pupils became agitated when they looked out the window and saw their teacher's ghostly image in the garden while she was still in the classroom...

[push65]

nice touch, thx :)

[woodstock430]

reminds me of something that i watched a long time ago.......

[glpxt]

Work on your pedal skills!

[deadpoetoftheyear]

I don't think it is too fast. I think it is good. I would like a little more variation between the weak and the strong though although I don't know how it is written that way, what volume to play it.

[Sparkonetwo]

Slow down, sir.

[pikachops]

moody eloquant perfect to write poetry to or to dream

[HappyCubevids]

way too fast

[camilleritaconchita]

wonderful! just like Lang Lang. It's not too fast. it is perfect!

[dooom560]

@youtubl1 hope u die

[youtubl1]

@dooom560  hope you bastard croak

[dooom560]

@PamelaEYork Yer smokin crack...let's see you do better.

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

the worst thing here is I can hear the time signature... ops, little particular. Satie didn't write ANY TEMPO OR BAR LINES

[kamimohi]

It's almost perfect. I dont think its fast at all. and the pausings are perfect. I've heard many plays like Michel Legrand,Claude Coppens , Eve Egoyan, Philippe Entremont and of course Frank Glazer. Nothing wrong with your play :)

[Neuronaluniverse]

......welcome to neuronaluniverse

[ZetaphoreProductions]

For me, it's not WAY TOO FAST. It's speedier than the original, yes, but not to a point that it doesn't work.

[DIVONA4682]

J'ADORE, émotions quand je vous écoute, j'en ai les larmes aux yeux...

[DIVONA4682]

MAGNIFIQUE BROOOUUU!J'en ai le chaire de poule!

[DIVONA4682]

magnifique



[DIVONA4682]

Magnifique interprétation qui m'a replongé dans ce film magnifique "le voile des illusions", je suis très émue lorsque je l'entends...J'aimerais trouver la partition pour l'étudier

[anclawso]

Thank you!

[LazyCats1]

Wow. 500K views. Too much sustain, muddy, unnecessary pauses. Otherwise KILLER, except for the non-human feel.

[chefjaike]

your playing is exquisite...I've been listening to this video for about 4 years now...sorry it took so long to leave a comment! :)

[minouneetzoe]

you missed a part you know? It,s not for nothing that the original is 3-4 min (I dont remember) and it's too fast. Kept working and it should be good.

[nossino]

too. fast. you HAVE to play the pauses too y'know

[fireflyever24]

I Love it

[HappyCubevids]

a bit to fast



[Terrantulla]

heh I think this despute about too fast or slow is exactly what Satie intended :)

[birdsthebees]

Everyone's saying it's too fast but the Erik Satie version I know (Six Gnossiennes No.1 Lent) is soooo much faster! I think this is beautiful. In saying this though I don't know piano all that well, I just love the music.

[DjHyphie]

If you like this artist, check out 'Avril 14th' by aphex twin, he was inspired by Erik. Its amazing seriously : D

[Veronicuddles28]

Easy on those keys :S Needs to be softer and slower, almost hypnotic.

[Yeronimus77]

Respect !!!! :)

[lauparidalandia]

I like this version. I prefer fast :)

Good work :)

[exranio]

the rest of you may say its to fast but i actually prefer hearing this particular song at a faster pace

[coffeecake26n]

needs more work.. a little too hard on the keys! but good work ! :)

[Vayanator]

maybe it should be a little slow...but in my opinion you made a great play

i dont know a lot about music but i recognize you play very very beautiful the piano

sorry about my english XD

i like how you perform this song

[mozaikmuziek]

Way too fast! Relax, this ain't Chopin. You'll get it right when it feels too slow.

[elquemando]

Too 'compressed' for my taste...

[Elkanaism]

Much too fast

[Elkanaism]

Much too fast!!!!!

[BarnabasFolk92]

Hello Everyone! If You like this kind of music please check my chanel at youtube, Im a beginner composer who uploaded some of my compositions and I'm interested in your opinion Thank you:)

[ncoc15]

Seems to be just the right speed to me, but no "ex-spurt" on the matter. Thanks for posting!

[Gtesshotig00b]

Great Piece!

excellent..........

[sararosamunda]

it's too fast!

[1979rike]

@sararosamunda

Yes you're rigth!! It's to fust!!! Mhh....maybe he is in a hurry!

[lowtaxas]

@1979rike maybe most of us dont know the appropriate speed and dont want to sit through 5 minutes of piano. Pesronally i think this was freakin awesome, i dont care about the speed

[Nederdien]

@lowtaxas

Well, some people think that criticising someone else makes them look superiour - and I don't say it doesn't, actually that is why I am criticising them ...

[GreatUnwashedMass]

@Nederdien careful, pointing the camera at the mirror makes the universe implode!!

[samuelmichaud]

@sararosamunda I usto say that when I heard every Gymnopedies except for Pascal Roge's interpretation. Because it was the first one I heard.

But then I heard an entire record of satie's pieces very dry and square tempo'd.

I eventually found myself being annoyed whenever I heard Satie being played with too much emotion. It doesn't leave as much to the listener.

Kind of like when reading a book with the author describing the scene with too many details... It forgets to leave room for readers.

[ModernPianoAble]

@sararosamunda please can u watch my version! I promise it's better than this!

[DeathNeedsTime]

I don't know about half-speed but definitely slower would be better. Also, there's too much gain on your mic in. You can hear the clipping. 4 stars.

[Originaljw]

This piece is so.. exciting to play! Just because you can play in so many different ways! I even think, if i remember correctly, there are some notes in the sheets of Gnossienne where Satie actually says that you should "make your own demands" and that you should "ask" or "question" the piece. This piece you've performed is great. But it's too stiff and you play to much according to the sheet! ..try to LIVE! :D

[TheLimiter]

Originaljw> Absolutely, the tempo is "free"..

Deniro20.> You should try to play it again with more variations in gain and tempi.

Satie used a lot the "free tempi and time signature". ;)

And you use too much the sustain pedal.

Add more feelings to this song. This song is not about technics, it's about emotions.

Good anyway. ;)

[Pianopod]

♫ ♥ ♫

Well played, but I agree with the last comment. Look at my video of the love scene from "The Painted Veil". Imagine the scene when you are playing it! I bet it will help you feel the emotion that Satie intended for this piece. (I wish I could play this as well as you can!!!)

♫ ♥ ♫

[WhyNne0w]

I think, I'm just thinking of it, it would be better if you made the tone of the whole piece a bit mysterious and lift your foot at correct timing I suggest :D

As a comment to the whole video, I enjoyed your hands, but I don't feel your emotions there. It's like your just reading the notes and pushing the keys... Try feeling the music itself and think of what happened before that makes you release strong emotions. It's like appreciating what satie's thinking while doing this piece.

[young1balla]

erik satire was brilliant

im looking for another piano piece that goes in the same direction as this one can you help me?

[draculauploader]

I think you mean the Gymnopédie's ;)

[BenvanderPoorten]

Yeah, this just feels rushed. I play this better.

[Slipknotchick55]

It you play it better make a video.

I am not trying to be rude,it really is rushed

[NameFrUtube]

Dude just buy a CD and you won't have to bust ur balls trying to play it.

[snakeskin2u2]

You are still the best I have heard play this - even compared to the top pianists.

The only other version I liked sounded like yours had been sampled and speed altered here and there (by a DJ).

Many thanks !

[limeginger]

What was your hurry...? do you *like* the piece?

[Frank332666]

I don't feel it

[bharath088]

need to working on your pedalling. Otherwise, Its nice.

[dylanthomaszimmerman]

i love your interpretation, i always heard a lot fire in this song and i think your tempo brings it out a bit.

[Kebabbish]

wow, beautiful :D

[snakeskin2u2]

Beautifully played, and perhaps one of the best renditions on you tube. Although personally, I feel the tempo is too regimental, and should be more loosely interpreted, and in key with the accents.

Excellent !

[troikagirl]

The notes sound right.....but played too fast, harsh and with no sensitivity or feeling....sorry.

[azzaggax]

too fast! no dynamics...lack of gnosi sorry

[issie6254]

great playing,

love the dynamics :)

[zephyrina2000]

Nice. However. . . In the edition I have of the printed music, Satie (or the editor?) marked that each of the grace notes should be played simultaneously with the note it precedes, rather than separately. The "crushed" effect, if you will. (This is notated by a small diagonal line printed thru the stem of the grace note.) I rather like to play it that way. Wondering if other pianists have opinions on this - or other editions?

[JAPANJR7GPJ]

Wonderful !!!! From JAPAN

[TorqueJones666]

very well played, marvelous playing..

[Nawtas90]

esecuzione senza anima.penosa.

[Adolfey]

Satie said once, while speaking to a music critic about his Gnossienne..

"..the tempo is set by the mood on the interpreter..."

;) nice executed, trés bien...

[Makedonwow]

@Adolfey We don't care what Satie said, let's listen to all the youtube critics instead ;)

[hellfirenecrotrash]

@Adolfey and i am absolutely agreeing with this

[xLauraMayCupcakex]

i'm doing this piece for my AMEB exam in 2 hours :)

i play it very similar to this, i prefer it to the slow one :D

[williammoomoo]

AMEB exam? what gradeing is that simular to ABRSM? and grading? nice piece to play to :)

[xLauraMayCupcakex]

Australian Music Examinations Board :)

it was for my grade 6 exam :D

and yeah its really nice to play :)

x

[DoctorChrisChris]

I dont mind the speed - I prefer it, actually. When its slow, I find it too slow, and get a sense of over-emotions, of deep, slow-moving bits in films. When done this fast, its about the music and nothing else - I like the pedal work too - just adds to athmosphere.

[FERDELART]

quiero aprender esta ¬!

[theINSIGHTSchannel]

Too fast. But played quite well.

[Tjerkotjuhh]

Very fast, but well played.

[brainwasher9876]

I'm surprised to hear that this is grade piece. It's oftentimes very freely interpreted and the technique is not difficult. Not that I'm attempting to degrade this wonderful piece.

[SophosVII]

sorry that I didn't finish to watch your video, I actually stopped it after 5 seconds because the audio is awful! looks like you were doing pretty well although.

best regards

[Dromon5081]

FamilyPrisonerBlues :

From WikiPedia:

Gnosis (from one of the Greek words for knowledge, γνῶσις) is the spiritual knowledge of a saint or mystically enlightened human being. 

Erik Satie wrote these pieces of music for the Lectorium Rosicrucianum, ( Rosecrucians) a gnostic school.

[juliehoyas]

Magnifique♥

[1632823572R]

The meaning on Gnossienne is several pieces of music that have a dance like quality.

[FamilyPrisonerBlues]

Can anyone who is fluent in French please let me know what the title of this piece means in English ?

 To me this piece sounds mysterious.

[marysnowsnow]

From Wikipedia:

Le mot « gnossienne » semble être dérivé du mot gnose, ce qui ne semble pas trop surprenant dans la mesure où Erik Satie a été impliqué dans des sectes gnostiques et des mouvements au moment où il commence à composer les Gnossiennes. Toutefois, certaines versions publiées revendiquent que le mot dérive de Knossos crétois Gnossus.

[Hrzwrz]

Approximative translation :

The word "gnossienne" seems to come from "gnose", which is not surprising because Erik Satie was involved in "gnostiques" sects when he started to compose thoses "Gnossiennes". Although, some of the published versions claim that the word comes from Knossos cretan Gnossus.

[KhyberAino]

As far as I know "Gnossienne" is not an existing word. Satie made it up and there is quite some discussion around the internet about what words it was derived from. Quite mysterious indeed!

[Memale2009]

To FamilyPrisonerBlues

This title cannot be translated into english language. It is an imaginated title of a phrase because Satie didnt accept the traditional names of the phrases and imaginated his own terms. Excuse my english!!!!!

[JupiterIV]

I know, but it has a good beat, doesn't it?

[Hardwyck]

Shouldn't the beat be rather less marked? Perhaps if it were taken at a slightly slower pace with the left hand a little quieter?

[1632823572R]

I am playing this song for my grade 6 AMEB exam and Erik Satie wrote this song so it could be interpreted not played. As the song doesn't have any bar lines it shows that Satie ingnored the rules of music. Meaning that the player should also ignore the rules of music and let the piece be full of expression and less robotic.

[3picFilms]

is this song grade 6 material? i can play, but ive never done grades..

[MangakaWannabe]

according my AMEB book, it is grade 6. i'm doing this song for my AMEB exam :)

[alaman321]

its piano for leisure I believe. Not sure if its in the full syllabus

[almosbuda]

70%

[JonR47]

yo i dont care the song is perfectly played

fast or slow, still awesome

GOOD JOB MAN!!!

[danielfreitas1000]

muito forçada, falta um pouco de sentimento/dinâmica... é uma peça mais lenta...

[yass1324]

It's fast, but it's a nice interpretation nonetheless