Erik Satie Gymnopédie nº 3

[FriendlyMushroomx3]

This piece of music is quite strange.Its beautiful,but its so simple.Weird isn't it.

[contradictioCRM]

My absolute favorite song <3

[TheaterTori]

simple and beautiful... can't be bested by anyone

[bukhavul]

satie was GOD!!!

[burokawatha]

that beautiful song

[erinbardwell]

My great Aunt (who has now sadly passed away) introduced me to Erik Satie's music. I had written and recorded a piece of music called 'Groundwell Farm' back in 2003 and it reminded her of Erik Satie. I can hear the link.....

Erin Bardwell

[psycheisssdelic]

that silence once its finished. so good.

[maxLeifermann]

I've been listening to all the Satie pieces here on Youtube, and it's funny that so often in the comments people mention listening to his music while watching the rain outside, it's like Satie's music evokes the gentleness of rain.

[Tobiaz117]

who would dislike this? seriously?

[shockmartin1]

I've tried to find this play everywhere on the internet, and I can't find it. This is really the best played gymnopedie no3 there is. Is there any chance you share a link for an audio download?

[ahverypro]

@shockmartin1 you could search up youtube mp3 converters on google.

glad to help.

[shockmartin1]

@ahverypro no no, I was thinking about full quality audio like lossless or something. This song by this player specifically.

[selinbinay94]

these three compositions are so relaxing..they're so clean and simple. Uncomplicated. Nothing ridiculous. talk about refreshing.

[Migu3lCald3ron]

Mr.Nobody

[rockerMan0987]

Listening to this feels like a quiet night alone in Paris

[zemo0606]

what a emotioanl song..ı want to cry..

[ssssssllis]

do you ever have the feeling, when you listen to this kind of music you just could die and be happy as long as you listen to this music?... How awesome would it be if you could play this, im definitely going to learn this... <3

[TSRzero]

Perfect.

[hmro1978]

ça c' est moi

[iisadoraf]

merdaacontece muito bom obrigada pelo upload

[taffywindsor1]

The most beautiful song in the world; I would like this played at my wedding, my funeral, and I must listen this every day as it is truly a masterpiece filled with emotions and is calming.

[deadpeasantmoon]

If you think today's music is lacking in emotions, overly dramatic, and cliche sounds, please listen to this: /watch?v=9J8fu_p1DwI

[blackbutlerland]

I'm just .... dreaming

[darcon81]

I've listened to a lot of great contemporary pianists today, but they sound like Satie only that it pales in comparison. Today, the music is either overly dramatic, touching cliched harmonies, or incomprehensible, lacking in emotions. Satie sounds more modern, more subtle, more simple but complex and pure and fermented soul. How can a 120 plus year old music sound avantgarde and ahead of its time even in the year 2011?

[VilleSkateKrewRep]

@darcon81 i feel like he was overlooked a little bit. which probably was a frustration for him to live with, which saddens me. but yeah, you're right on the mark hey, this dude tore it down, and present day music isn't adding to music in any way.

it really feels like the only thing people are gonna remember from music in the late 2000's - 10's is which popstars put out a sex tape :(

[PoisonedUPSB]

@VilleSkateKrewRep I disagree, there is modern day music adding to music. It's just a lot harder to find, its "overlooked" as you say. The Six Parts Seven and The Mercury Program are two groups that really remind me of Satie, in the way that they carry such emotion and evoke deeper feelings. Will they be remembered as the music of the period? Probably not.

[VilleSkateKrewRep]

@PoisonedUPSB actually yeah you're right, if i had re-read my comment before posting i wouldn't have expressed such certainty about it. a lot of present-day music could contribute substantially to the future of music. but yeah, definetely getting overlooked :(

[Enev4]

@VilleSkateKrewRep. To my knowledge Satie wasn't overlooked by his contemporaries he was ridiculed. It was believed his music was too simple and didn't stand up to the complexity of Debussy's music for example, even though they were good friends and studied together. Don't let the blanket of popular culture blind you from the good music out there, its just slightly different from past centuries. Minimalism is a good place to start plus the 1000's of electro-acoustic composers out there.

[RayquazasLilGirl]

@darcon81 true genius lasts forever.

[ThePancakeRepairman]

@darcon81 Please check out "Goldmund - Threnody" and "Nils Frahm - Unter"

[darcon81]

@ThePancakeRepairman thanks for sharing threnody. i listen to that everyday in writing d novel. i've added that wd gymnopedies. Very moving and soothing and perfect for the atmosphere I'm writing. thanks a lot!

[oomdagobert1996]

@darcon81 because music is timeless...

[rodrigojoseunb]

@darcon81 well said 

[beralder9]

@darcon81 O think because it's timeless

[ichbinned2]

@darcon81 2012* :P

[bladecat4]

@darcon81 2012 and still going!

[theindiefanclub]

@darcon81 2012 now! And I totally agree with you, it isn't dated whatsoever.

[kshitigarbhadasa]

@darcon81 So true.

[ahverypro]

@darcon81 because people now are influenced by the ever changing world, one way or another. you have to set your mind away from the world if you want to make good music, it was easier to do 120 years ago.

a music i recommend would be waltz for ariah. i wouldn't think it would suit your taste, but just listen to it.

[Keewaf]

Lent et grave...des mots parfait pour cette pièce...

[ansofiemarie]

wow

[HermanBerntzen]

This is music without time, it is art. For me Eric Satie is that kind of man who, for example. If he ran out of ink while he composed a play he would let the piece stand unfinished as it was and thought that was the fate. If the name of the play he was composing was unfinished and he ran out of ink Perhaps he would let the play be called "Gymnop". Eric Satie was a strange man , that maked him a genius.

[craftybecky72]

Gymnopedies - translation of the Greek word describing a yearly festival at which young men danced naked (or perhaps simply unarmed)

Dominique Mondo's Dictionnaire de Musique defines it as a 'nude dance, accompanied by song, which youthful Spartan maidens danced on specific occasions'

from the book Erik Satie by Mary E Davis

[rockerMan0987]

@craftybecky72 Gymno-Naked

Pedies-Feet

NakedFeet

[flowerpower111]

@rockerMan0987 gymnopaedia- comes from gymno- naked and pais- youth, or child.

[JONATHAN87464]

estoy enamorado¡"

[JamaisFilmes]

Please, see the movie "Limite", directed by Mario Peixoto (brazilian film maker) in 1931. This song opens the movie.

[MsMissSunday]

this gives me chills

[SYN7HOR]

I love how that first high note just breaks through. I usually don't listen to pure piano music, but I can't stop listening to this piece.

[texstead]

Great music accompanied by great photos



[SYN7HOR]

Wow. This is a new favorite. I wish there were more Gymnopedies.

[PeasantOfPerversion]

I think I've died and gone to Silent Hill....

[StarightRippin69]

this music is to far moving for words and to think it was written over a century ago....

[MotEmantsalon]

@StarightRippin69 It's quite remarkable how so much wonderful music was written so long ago. :D

[JesusCristo2002]

When I hear this I think of the passage of time - a life of one through a narrative of fragmented memories, vignettes.

[tigerarmyrule]

@JesusCristo2002 exactly the effect it has on me. I imagine sitting in a cafe watching rain outside while thinking about the past and the people and dreams that inhabited it. This is wonderful music.

[davidyee]

Trying to explain this music is like trying to dance architecture. Its not about technique, its the same emotion an artist puts into her painting, the same a loving cook puts into his bread, the same these musicians put into their songs.

[scriptonian]

6 people do not like this... UNBELIEVABLE !

[piersastontaylor]

I swear Gymnopedie No. 2 and No. 3 sound very very similar..

[MotEmantsalon]

@piersastontaylor Well spotted! Gymnopedie No. 3 is in A Minor, while Gymnopedie No. 2 is in C Major. Since No. 3 is in the relative minor, they do sound ever-so-slightly similar.

[awsomenesscaleb]

@MotEmantsalon

"every-so-slightly"

Surely you are being sarcastic.

[MotEmantsalon]

@awsomenesscaleb Are you implying I was understating, or mocking Piersastontaylor?

[darcon81]

i think Satie's fame suits him well. He's like the music he plays. The most beautiful melodies are the ones the are not played.

[egentile30]

good music never goes out of style

[sophie7715]

simplement MAGNIFIQUE !!!! love so much

[haroonkhn]

Serenity

[berelara1]

Todas as três peças Gymnopedie são lindas...

[ryanblaze2011]

He deserves so much more attention than he got...

[willigehtkackn]

so peacefull and spirit soothing

[gotsoccer119]

Could somebody please explain to me why the comment 'Mr Nobody.' has so many thumbs up? I don't understand it..

[spacepretentions]

louder please

[darcon81]

For me this tops Clair de Lune and moonlight sonata, this may be the most beautiful song I've heard. it is the most subtle. it gives a lot by giving so little. The melody is not that obvious, there is no obvious sorrow, or obvious joy, there is no over the top emotionality. The music has quiet joy and sorrow combined that we start to mistake one for the other. It is the music of a beginning and of an end.

[artemis12061966]

beautiful !

[MrTaylorClint]

Very beautiful, the only thing that sticks out to me is how hard the notes are being struck. I was taught that the melody should sound as if it were being sung, gliding smoothly along lyrically, while also being pushed out over the bass. idk, to each his own

[DF13NatalRN]

Very very beautiful!!

[AR485]

Where can I find the first photograph of the trees in the fog?

[gaphoogys]

@AR485 hey i tried looking, but i couldn't find it. Go on deviantART site, and type in fog, a lot of pictures you'll like, hoped i helped

[AR485]

@gaphoogys Thank you. I am mesmerized by pictures of trees like that.

[gaphoogys]

@AR485 oh yeah me too hha

[nathanwilefrazier]

@kristianweston haha - where is your sense of humor??? XD

[AxelDesade]

People that argue over Youtube comments and stereotype all Americans as ignorant twats are pathetic. Not to say nathan is any more mature, but stereotyping is just the most idiotic thing in the world.

[nathanwilefrazier]

@kristianweston ...and it sounds like you may not be getting enough fiber in your diet either... that can lead to a lot of tension, frustration, and a face turning purple...

[nathanwilefrazier]

@kristianweston It sounds like you didn't recieve sufficient praise during your TT ;(

[nathanwilefrazier]

this makes me think of the loss suffered before one gets the chance to turn around and admire one's creation in an auto-flush toilet ;(

[DF13NatalRN]

Magnifiq!!!

[AkumaUchitoru]

Mother 3. :D

[clonetrooper250]

@AkumaUchitoru Not quite, the song used in Mother 3 was Gymnopedie No. 1

[ReptilianJewAtheist]

Growth, ripening, decay

As the melody unfolds

We are transformed...

[pizzamix]

It's not a song.

[Invisiblefiyah]

this reminds me of when i slip into riddle dreams 

[neptek91]

Mija rok odkąd nie wyzbywam się zadurzenia w utęsknionej Pani nauczyciel ...

Muzyka koi moja namietność, wzmaga ją na powrót, przypomina te dni ...

[electrondady1]

i love this music 1, 2 and 3

as was mentioned it's about the colours.

the sadness is there of course

to me it gives voice to that transition .

when you have suffered a great loss and are so fragile.

but but are reconciling your self to the fact that you must go on.

[TheBaesment]

0:46 - 0:54 my favorite notes. I'm about to lose it D:

[ReptilianJewAtheist]

@TheBaesment Nicely put' I'm blithering

[Erylis36]

I don't feel sadness. More like contemplation.

[darcon81]

when i listen to Satie, i always listen at gymnopedie no. 1 only. but when i listened to this, i thought, well this is another gem. it sounds like the way our minds create reveries, it also reflects my personality. Great sadness and peace combined with a tinge of deep, spiritual solace. Satie, one of the greatest musical poetry ever. Definitely one that will resonate when human kind fades.

[chiruzbg]

@darcon81 what`s your star sign ?

[darcon81]

@chiruzbg I'm a Leo, bout u? :)

[chiruzbg]

@darcon81 thought it`s a more of a virgo thing( i am one too) , but i guess it`s human nature.

Saw somewhere recently that music is something like chocolate to the brain , since it doesn`t really have any use for evolution , but it developed independently in every human culture. :)

[darcon81]

@chiruzbg is that so? Bro, i think our stars have a bearing with how we behave too. i agree, music is a chocolate indeed.

[Abhaskaran20]

The piece is quite sad and makes you effect becuase of that elongated um chaa rhythm

[jonymanero99]

the word for theses gymnopedidies is emptyness

[GirlFriday84]

when I hear sati's music on piano specifically, i have a feeling of vast melancholy, but with the feeling that it will all end well.... so a paradox, but love it!

[Samiie19]

This is a dream.

[merdammuffita]

stupenda

[paulinapardon]

FOR ME IT IS A PICTURE OF WARM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE SO MUCH THAT THERE IS NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT. BUT ONE OF THEM WILL HAVE TO GO AWAY FIRST, SO FAR... AND FOR EVER

[NitsujNotyal]

Mr Nobody.

[zososhu]

@NitsujNotyal  I LOVE MR. NOBODY!!!! and jared too ;)

[colora40]

colora40 Bautifull.beautifull it makes dreams.Rainy night and lonelines.

[TheScriabin]

It is perfect but it is not a song!!!!

[cementbug]

both the Gymnopédies I & III make me want to weep. Regal, intimate, soul wrentching, and also soothing, calming; my heart soars and breaks simultaneously. Truely, the music of the soul and heart.

[GretaTossani]

Dream, a fantastic dream!

[Kecidek]

HOW CAN 5 PEOPLE NOT LIKE THIS?!

[letsbeone]

@Kecidek Because, inside, they are dead.

[JogoBelIa]

music of Erik Satie is moving...

[rockerMan0987]

indeed a PERFECT song

[vryselctiv]

as i stated to others, i like the music cold sounding of it's era.

[rockerMan0987]

This music is not about technique, it's about colours, creating atmospheres

[gokucrazy22]

@rockerMan0987 that's probably why i don't like Bach. Bach is too...technical? erm not the right word but it sounds rly artificial and rigid. lifeless?

[dotchoo]

@gokucrazy22 i've always found him boring, i dunno why. guess i should listen to more and figure it out.

[hellomate639]

@rockerMan0987

That takes expressive technique.

[jdgrahamo]

@rockerMan0987



Gymnos = naked

pes = foot

It's about bare feet.

[Hiddenned]

@jdgrahamo It's actually "pedes" meaning "child"

[flerb]

@Hiddenned And Gymnos means Naked Can you imagine someone using this title in todays hysterical environment?

[Mythezza]

@rockerMan0987 I don't disagree. But technique is vital to musicianship. We've all seen that scene in Shine: "The notes. Would it be asking too much to learn them first?"

[rockerMan0987]

@Mythezza Well I didn't mean that technique isn't necessary what I mean is that is doesn't need to be like Bach's music with lots of complicated techniques, this is just playin' it simple

[supercooled]

@rockerMan0987 Beauty can often be found in simplicity but conversely, complexity to some have a tendency to be needlessly shrouded and veiled.

[ambientpiano]

@supercooled So true! Thanks for your statement!

[skeveperry]

This is one of my favorite songs from the Cosmos series by Carl Sagan. I spent two hours hunting this down so I could learn to play it for piano. Thanks for the upload!

[morpheus9494]

slow and painful slow and serious i wonder wat the 2nd one is called

[cyril7650]

mais comment 4 personnes peuvent ne pas aimer ça PUFFFF

[lmfviolet78]

it IS what sadness sounds like... when i hear the gymnopedies i imagine this empty, endless white city with no people in it, just pale shadows, and its a relaxing image but so melancholy

[sophie7715]

genius never die ....... magnifique

[backdrifterliar]

I admire the photos you used..Do you know the photographer? Nice Video . . .

[Godslayer79]

The Background contrast with the music.

[beebisbiasedbigtime]

Daniel Varsano, the performer here, is absolutely astonishing. In this version (lent et grave) he presents the music perfectly - no other pianist I have heard comes close.

[superearthbender]

No.s 1 and 2 are much better, in my opinion.

[Gabby4270]

@superearthbender Oh, for me this is the best. But that may be because it was the first, and maybe made the first impression of Satie in my mind

[steyaertr]

love the photography

[MoAtLarge]

satie & chopin,however,paganini will complete them with a solo violin. ;)

[MrSnowwitje]

This one is also nice! 3w.youtube.com/watch?v=0NKLjYY­6JGw

[bartek838]

apex twin takes a lot from satie:)

[MadHatta13]

I remember the first time I heard this song a couple years ago. Since one of my muses/characters, Erik, plays the piano, I decided to search around for some nice piano pieces, just to get an idea of what he plays and maybe find out something new about his character somehow...

I stumbled across this song, and oh my gosh, I sobbed like a baby. Something about the song, its sound, just touched me in some way. It overwhelmed me with how much it actually reminded me of him.

[cgnetwork1]

He walks the fine line of brilliance that separates the most obscure, intricate melody from the most expected, basic notes that only the innocence of a small child could create with any intent...and the result is a melody that flows into our ears peacefully whilst preserving the fundamental structure of beauty and art: to generate thought and please the mind.

[debussyfreak]

As a musician and as a photographer, I give an a++ both. Beautiful job.

[caschneider100]

muito inspirador, parabens !!!!

[27pesufa]

Laissons tomber les notes en gouttes de pluie

[MDYSSL06]

So beautiful ♥ I can't stop listen (:

[mauricetomas]

Sounds like it was transposed down a whole step, isnt the piece originally in Bm? Nicely played:-)

[cuntscab555]

satie takes a lot from aphex twin

[priapus56]

So, who's playing it then? I ask, because it sounds, to me, one of the best attempts I've heard.

[eightyeightthousand]

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[4Brownie4]

@eightyeightthousand this is bullshit . This guy dided, his art should be PUBLIC.

[phase866]

1:08 is so nice. I'd really like to know where in the world that is..

[GerritvanLoenen]

@phase866 Those stairs are in Montmartre, Paris.

[smrndoff]

'' Each note plays a nerve, each mind finds a 'relation' to lifes experiances (sic)....''

Reading the above quote from 1963LOP is like listening to people who are convinced they are great singers, as they assault us with an unasked for, caterwalling performance, dreadfully delivered into our unprotected ear. Nothing grates quite so much as a presumtuous and misconceived attempt at profundity from someone whose ambition outweighs their ability.

A tragicomic Ernie Wise moment of unawareness.

[Mroulee]

@smrndoff lol

[Yonderin]

@smrndoff shut up

[smrndoff]

@Yonderin

Yeah, right, whatever you say gran.

[BiolanteX]

@smrndoff Ironic since those words certainly apply to you, pretentious twit.

[MrBirdy7]

Gorgeous, thanks poppet! xx

[tigerarmyrule]

Beautiful.

[musicfanBRA]

And could you please give us the interpreter's name? thank u.

[maestrojimbo]

Beautiful presentation. Here's my "surreal" video - hope you like it.

[biggtroy101]

This song is dedicated to my good friend Samantha!!

[ehswan]

So. How is it that we can nuke each other and then produce such inexpressible beauty? Any ideas, any answers, anything?

[Sunchild333]

@ehswan Some people just prefer to isolate themself away from the terrible things in life to preserve inner beauty =)

[bedacoals]

Stunning Photos to go along with this Masterpiece~!~ Thanks for Sharing!