ERIK SATIE: Nocturne No.2

Erik Satie's 2nd from "Trois Nocturnes". Such beautiful, peaceful music, way ahead of it's time (1920). Also, if you like this , you'll LOVE the music of Frederic Mompou, which is similar and even, deeper in some ways. See my channel for more. Thanks! Please comment!

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[jaymusic143]

Thanks. I'm amazed how many hits this video got!

[chaplinconspiracy]

I would urge any serious listener to listen to any other interpretation apart from Ciccolini and Kormendi. They play the pieces far too fast. Please do look into how these compositions are MEANT to be played.

It's sad that the best sleling CD' are by these two pianists.

[jaymusic143]

@chaplinconspiracy Then PLEASE recommend who YOU would approve of. Ciccolini has long been considered the best interptreter of Satie., although I have the complete works set by FRANCE CLIDAT, whom I consider cold and unimpressive in the feeling. Who then???

[jancivil]

@chaplinconspiracy everyone has an opinion. you seem to think yours carries some weight of authority, eg., with 'MEANT to be played'. are you Satie?

[jaymusic143]

@jancivil - Good comment. This guy never suggests any other alternate pianist and can't seem to come up with any names. Who the hell does he think he is? Thanks jancivil!

[aesthetic1950]

Are you playing this?

[jaymusic143]

No.  I believe its Aldo Ciccolini.

[curbowman]

It's incredible how modern Satie's work sound today. He was Way ahead of his time.

[Physdelicdreaming]

A beautiful song - it is like looking at a world from inside a glass ball, seeing all the pains and the beauty, all the loves and hatreds, everything that makes that world a world.

[theeSammEnglish7]

sounds wonderful

[aishaxoxobela]

too fast

[subvert47]

lovely stuff :) – and it's the right tempo for me

though I'd prefer it without the pianist pulling it around in the bridge. It's a hymn – play it straight!

[BosendorferWoman1]

@jaymusic143 I am teaching Mompou to a young student. You are the first person I've read who knows of Mompou. "Within Mompou's chosen limits he often achieved perfection."

[BosendorferWoman1]

@eloyhbermudez I am teaching this Satie Nocturne #2 to a young student who has played several

Monk tunes. I introduced Satie to her by saying he was the Monk of his time. Your posting was lovely to read.

[CedricKristian]

@jaymusic143

He does have a point considering that Satie wrote this piece for 40-48 bpm [or thats what my sheets say ;], and here it is played quite faster. Nevertheless I enjoy this interpretation the most.

[eloyhbermudez]

before herbie, chick, mccoy, keith, meldhau, monk, evans, there was a humble genius called ERIK SATIE. God bless his soul. i want this piece be played in my funeral

[kgmacd]

This is my favorite of the Nocturnes - it's so ephemeral and fragile.

I don't think it's Aldo Ciccolini - the section at 1:00 in his version gathers in speed and intensity more than this one. I prefer the version you posted (thanks!)

btw, BIG THANKS for introducing me to the music of Frederic Mompou - I wouldn't say better or deeper, but certainly another sublime composer.

[goingfortheone1]

@jancivil One could argue that even if one WERE satie, he'd still have little say on how the pieces can be interpreted.

Not in todays postmodern world anyway.

[rockerMan0987]

@curbowman actually he knew, because at it's time the music was way too complicated, so he thinked, music is not only technique! he knew Picazzo, that can say a little bit of how influential this was in his work