Does anyone else find it hauntingly beautiful?

I'll share something. I know very little about composing and composers. I can only say that when my wife of 38 years passed away recently, I had to change the alarm setting on my smartphone....because the morning she died, it's what woke me up so I could provide her next dose of medicine. She passed away the moment it went off. It's been a little more than An otherwise pleasant collection of notes to awaken to, it never failed to remind me of that morning. I had to change it. About a week ago I sat on my bed and went through every selection searching for an alternate and chose "Erik Satie Gymnopedie" for the alarm and my ringtone. It is his first of the three compositions, Lent et Douloureux, which translated means "slow and painful." Appropriate, since the music and its title have matched my state of mind ever since. And I wish this experience on no one....not even my worst enemy.

for work for focus, for a wine, for love, for just contemplating... always Satie .

When I heard Gnossienne No. 1 for the first time, it felt like 1885 and the streets were foggy and damp. This tune was ahead of its time and has influenced so many musicians, the fact Satie was an eccentric also showed he was not able to express himself in his own time, born out of time as are all geneiuses...this particular piece is saying farewell as we all must do

When I heard Gnossienne No. 1 for the first time, I basically unlocked a new emotion/feeling.

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.

Satie came from another planet. He weaves such a fine gossamer of dreams, hopes, nostalgia, and I don't know what... you feel light as a fly that treads on the web of a hypnotic spider that will devour you the moment you reach a blissful climax, but you don't care)

what a palette of emotions his music offers. Calming yet uneasy, mystic and even a bit sinistre. just perfect for introverts :))

This music was composed in 1890, I think it was futurist and ahead of its time, it's mystic and psychedelic. This music was invented for movies before the invention of cinema.

Timeless. Makes me want to lay on the floor in a pool of sunlight and enjoy dust drifting along.

Gnossiennes - a moment of awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private and mysterious inner life, and somewhere in the hallways of their personality is a door locked from the inside, a stairway leading to a wing of the house that you’ve never fully explored-an unfinished attic that will remain maddeningly unknowable to you, because ultimately neither of you has a map, or a master key, or any way of knowing exactly where you stand.

Impressionism, decadent verse, Gnossiennes... All portray an emotion I have been living with in the past year and a half: the longing to be left alone to contemplate. There is so much to see and so much to read, yet so little time, and people seemingly always come up with a way to pull you back into the hustle and bustle of daily life. If you are also seeking an escape from mundaneness and searching for beauty, then I am not alone

When I went thru the deepest pain in my life I listened to this and rode it out and somehow it helped

Each note breaks my heart and the next one mends it. The motif is asking an unanswerable questions at all times. This song has been a part of my life since I was a child. Satie, I have played a lot of his music .Gymnopedies.. Brava to everlasting passions in music. If I were not a musician I probably wouldn’t be here still. It is the most divine place to hang out if you know what I mean and I know you do if you play an instrument also. I spend every night of my life at the piano practicing. It’s what I do it’s where I live it’s my passion. I don’t care if anyone hears my music it’s the journey the finished product. And then the finished product is about as high as I can get in this life. Happy new year! Play lots of music lots and lots and lots and lots and lots for yourself and for the world. It makes it a softer place to be

【에릭사티, 그노시엔느】 No.1 00:00 No.2 03:32 No.3 05:38 No.4 08:18 No.5 10:32

Erik Satie’s music touches something in me that other music does not. It’s haunting but familiar at the same time. Love it !

Always makes me feel like I've always known this, from a long, long, time ago...

I hear everyone speaking or referring to the same thing…. Some type of innate nostalgia. Very cool we can all feel that. 💜

Thank you 🙏 Noticing that more than 1.8 million people have ‘viewed’ this video to date is heartwarming.

Opiates for the ears. Causes bliss.

Music to dive into oneself... and reflect, forgive, forget and remember.

Satie is one of the most amazing classical composers I've ever been moved by. It's so heavy and beautiful. Dramatic and emotionally-stirring. I'm not sure why. It brings out the feels.

The beauty of this composition is endless...

INTERESTING. Based on the artwork displayed in the video, it appears I am not the only person who, when hearing Satie, feels transported to a rather shaded, cool room with the curtains drawn, a late march rain soaking the world outside just before the trees begin sprouting their first buds. The gently bittersweet melancholy of the music is profound.

This masterpiece gave me the key to opening the gate for a new level of consciousness, something mysterious, and at the same time revealing.

Can't thank you enough for this! I thought I was crazy for wanting to listen to Satie on repeat for hours. Now I know that I'm not the only one.

I studied piano for many years, from 5 to 20 years old. But I'd never heard Satie until I bought an LP of Blood Sweat and Tears in the late 60s. The first short track was Gymnopedies. I bought sheet music that day. And just now my husband (who is not even close to being a classical fan just popped into my office, "Who's this? It's soothing and beautiful". Every human can hear this and be moved. Peace.

When I hear Satie, it provokes an inner contemplation: what did I accomplish, who loved me, who did I love, who really knows me, am I truly honest with myself, how long will I be remembered?

I could feel my soul dance in this kind of music.

This is the bridge to connect with the other world, Thank you.

Un voyage dans l'intime absolu...on l'écoute un temps, sans durée, toujours recommencé, et toujours surpris, émerveillé , de jour , et puis les nuits, longtemps...MERVEILLEUX!

I have loved Gnossiennes for years. I just can't get enough of where it takes me. The ups and downs of crescendos and then a pause. Erik Satie takes you to a place that is one that you want to stay in.

I dont want to ever stop listening to this.

Erik Satie fait naître des émotions subtiles mêlant le chaud et le froid, le passé et le présent ; un pur régal !

The power lies in the unresolved chords, which leave one with a feeling of melancholic yearning tinged with omnipresent beauty.

Eric Satie gave a new definition for introspection . You could not get closer to emotion expressed on the keyboard as he did.

A simple, genuine and great music from a genius👍👏 Thank you Erik Satie, you're still alive with your epic work 🙏💐

i always look for satie compilation to listen to when i'm doing academic stuff. this helps a lot.

This brings me soo much peace. And i don't know why or how but dear lord did i NEED it

This was my father's most beloved music. Today would be his 86° birthday, but we lost him 20 days ago. Still hurts like hell, but this music brings a bit of him back, even if it's just for today

Excellent music, while I read Edgar Allan Poe!

It has just started to rain. In the distance I hear thunder. Immediately I think of Satie and his Gnossiennes - and here I am. They seem the most perfect accompaniment to slowly falling rain, which softly hits my window pane... and from my window I watch as I listen, and all that I can see is gradually bathed in grey.

Despair, and hopelessness. It's good to know others feel that way.

I first heard Satie in the movie The Painted Veil. I’m grateful for finding Satie here. Thank you for sharing this lovely music ❤️.

they are reminding me of beautiful and fond memory that I've never had before...

Idk why but after listening to this you can’t listen to any other music as this holds you back to listen to it again and again every time.

As a child I head this music in my favorite movie. I searched for 3 years then heard it on the radio late at night traveling and knew it immediately since I had seen the movie many times. I stopped the car on a lonely highway and a miracle occurred, they said who the artist was and began to cry like a child in complete happiness. The movie is Being There with Peter Sellers. I will forever have a special relationship with this beautiful music.

Tenho 70 anos. A primeira vez que ouvi sua música foi aos 17 anos e me encantei! Até hoje. Amo Eric Satie!

When you finally accept, you were alone all along.

I never get tired of listen to this.

His music is very soothing, meditative spooky ,Trance-like dreamy quality to it . Satie's music casts a magical spell on its listeners, me included .

Gnossiene #5 is a remarkably optimistic and merry piece of music, great contrast with #4. It's like the sun reappearing behind the clouds on a rainy winter's day.

I close my eyes and go somewhere else. The first piece does something to my soul

Satié nos transporta al París de la Belle epoque, a los impresionistas, a Monet, a Renoir, a Caillebotte y sobre todo a Maurice Utrillo.

So deep__so beautiful to listen to while lying under a tree, in the afternoon, in spring and summer. I swear, if I had a house with a small piece of property, I would have high-quality speakers set up outside and play this so I could enjoy it while in my gardens. That is a simple dream of mine. 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🌻🐝🌳🌎💖🙌😺

I don't like the piano.. But when I hear Erik Satie. It touches the heart, then there after I think of the piano as a magical instrument. Erik Satie makes it magical...

Erik Satie et sa contribution incroyable pour l'âme humaine. De l'émotion à l'état pure.

Absolutely... it was like journey into one of my past lives 🤍

this music has something in it, brings me back to it again and again...

I was forced to take piano lessons as a kid, had they tried to teach me this I might have took more notice.

this is such a gem of a piece

Beautiful, twirling, sepia shadows and ghostly nostalgia.

Satie, the man, the myth, the legend. I can't get enough of this!

It is a magnificent Spring day and I’m laying on a floral beach towel in my side yard. The bright green leaves have just popped out on the trees and the sunny daffodils and purple irises have burst forth. A tray of fresh lemonade and Satie’s music accompany a pink plate of fresh fruit and vegetables under egg salad and avocado on rye. A Robin has laid her aqua eggs in a snug nest within the rhododendron beside me. A soft breeze gently whispers that today is a day to rejoice and reflect. Slowly I savor each bite, each sight, each sound. To lay down and soak up the energy from the warmed earth and rays in a puffy clouded sky make me feel the exquisite dance of life these Gnossiennes sing of and I bow in thankfulness.

I've melted and gone to heaven, Satie Heaven.

this is perfect for staring out of a window into a rainy day sipping hot cinnamon wine and slipping slowly into that soothing melancholic feeling of happy sadness❤️

I find myself nodding my head in agreement, as if I stand under the language being Spoken. Thank you for sharing this. My life will be different now.

When I watched the movie The Unpainted Veil, where this music is played, something happened in my mind. I wasn't joyful but extremely melancholic. Then, I saw my mother's face, dying at 31. This is spiritual music. OMG. The deep, soft, relaxaing sounds, the spectacular views. I'll die to listen to it personally. Sometimes, love hurts. 💖

From time to time, I need to play Gnossiennes to keep me sane.

Perfect background music for my study!

Erik Satie is a real artist!!! It's incredible to be so good

Magnifique, poétique, planant, génial.

Erik Satie uno de los mas grandes, quedo inmortalizado con Gnossienne No. 1 ❤ Hoy en dia 2022 todavia habemos personas que sabemos deleitarnos con obras exquisitas como estas! ❤

Melancolía, nostalgia, frivolidad, alegría, tristeza y sublimidad, cada composición me hace desbloquear un nuevo recuerdo y un nuevo sentimiento mientras escucho esta obra maestra y estudio.

I concur with all the conclusions being concluded concerning Eric Satie. I get in the zone doing my art to his music, and that is timeless!

With The Touch Of Every Single Note, It's Like Hundreds Of Tiny Hearts Leaving The Piano.

I love the 4th. There is something sly and almost sinister about it. It's like those strange windy Autumn nights that appear so gloomy from the window, but which seem to draw you out, as if some secret pleasure was waiting for you there.

Satie’s music Is a panacea to heal and purify the soul, and comfortable in an ear, and inspirational

The first time I heard Gnossienne NO. 1 was in a movie. It bewitched me immediately and looked it up. I'm besotted with it. So beautiful.

Ohh my goodness I absolutely love this. Im a music buff but where has this been all of my 40 years? Oh thank you for sharing this. My heart💕

Thank you for posting this. I'm very ignorant about this type of music and never heard this composition before.

All of these pieces bring out distinctly different emotions in me. Satie is incredible. Gnossienne 1 has got to be my favourite, though. It’s calming in a slightly somber way, but the tune is also mildly hopeful… I’m not sure if I’m making sense, though.

Someone who i didn't deserve introduced me to Erik Satie, listening to the compositions is an experience of deep, dark, sad and reflective emotions.

C'est une découverte pour moi ! J'avais jusqu'à présent un a-priori négatif pour ces "sonates". Mais 50 ans plus tard, je le DECOUVRE et que c'est bon et relaxant.

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I am accomplishing much of my research because of this music. I might be a physiatrist because of you!

Merci beaucoup pour ce partage,cela me rappelle des souvenirs nostalgiques où il m’arrivait de jouer de temps en temps quelques pièces de ce compositeur français, toute une époque 😌

Ya no trato de hacer sentido de los sentimientos nuevos y profundos que su música provoca, cohibe al principio, pero después de que te dejas llevar a ese lugar donde Satie tenia la intención de lllevarnos, es un lugar de donde no quieres salir, quedarte ahí y escuchar una y otra vez las gnossiennes....aveces siento que estoy en persona escuchandolo tocar el piano, es como estar en su epoca, las texturas, colores, aromas, todos transmitidos por estas piezas magnificas que no solo son para escuchar y disfrutar, estan creadas miticulosamente para transmitir sentimientos que pasaban por Satie en su tiempo. Y si, lo hizo espléndidamente fabuloso, algo que otros o demasiado pocos compositores han podido lograr.

wow this just fell into my lap, so to speak. wonderful serendipity.

サティの素敵な音楽を3時間ループにしてくださってありがとうございます。　豊かな時間が過ごせます。

Sembra di entrare in un mondo pulito e sereno. Grazie per queste note che avvolgono di calore il cuore e l anima. ♥️✨

This is a happy sadness. Not a sad sadness.

I return to Satie for many of the moods in my drawings and paintings.

I love the mood, progressions, and the vibe is so relaxed yet very touching. He hits all the right notes that are very effective in relaxing ones soul.

It is earger to see people in Autumn and a heart dries Satie·s music will quench the dryness of the soul

Always having a weird feeling of loneliness when listening Satie.

I don't listen to music much anymore,it has quite a powerful emotional effect upon me. That said I have never gone out of my way to listen to Mr Satie's contributions to my ever growing list of evocative, coordinated sound - scapes . Whenever I find myself within earshot I feel I am being confronted by an old friend whose presence I can't imagine having gone without and too soon gone, as though forever. Apologies for what may seem a somewhat exaggerated view, non the less it is genuine.

C'est sublime, émotions, sentiments, poésies… tout est là.

These songs are so alive. Especially 1, 4 and 5. He's giving out and expressing his inner stories or conversations. We play Satie in our home weekly. It's background to ours and our cats lives and we all love it. (along with Keith Jarrett, Miles, Aznavour a few gospel house, jazz and others)

Oh Satie!, como me encaminas a mis recuerdos, algunos nostálgicos otros nebulosos y fríos, como sea a donde me lleves con tus composiciones, siento que la vida fluye por mis venas y aún vibro de la emoción reviviendo episodios pretéritos.