First time I heard this piece I was a little boy (I am 44 now). My father used to play the cassette recorder, little did he know how hypnotizing this music was for me, with the hiss of the radio and the sound of lazy rain drops outside. I did not know the name of this master piece or the composer until very recently when I heard it in the background of a video on KZfaq. My father passed away three weeks ago. But whenever I play this music I could see him sitting in his favorite spot, smoking his cigarette and gazing through the window, with the hiss of the cassette recorder and the sound of the lazy rain drops. Rest in peace dear father.

Now thats a nice interpretation. Satie's songs should be so hard to make them sound "Satiesh" on guitar, because that obscure and urban sound kinda gets lost. On Piano, Gymnopédie sounds somewhat eerie, nostalgic, and depending on guitar strings, it feels just like a sad summer.

Amazing! The reverb of the environment and the tone coming from the wood makes the notes sound even more incredible!

I'm from a poor town in Brazil, I got a guitar and I fell in love with satie, specifically this song is my obsession. I hope to learn and execute it with patience and beauty, just like you!, Thank you very much for the video, you carry lightness in your hands. Bravo!!!!

Mr Durrant... Thank you for that. I just heard this song recently and started exploring different interpretations on the Internet. I think your version was sublime. Truly inspirational. I've been playing for 40 years, but this is the first year I've been playing classical guitar and I'm going to study your work and try to learn from you. Thank you so much.

I really appreciate him playing it out at the end rather than just stopping. It was very nice.

When it comes to certain pieces of Classical music I tend to lean toward the instrument I first heard them on and piano was a stickler for me on Satie's but hearing this for the first time here, I was so taken to a new sound wave that I feel motivated to learn it on guitar and without so many notes as compared with the piano where the right hand follows the left in perfect harmony as a set but with two different 'brains', both hands have to play their own arrangements as if trying to 'complement each other'. The guitar becomes a true melodic way to achieve the same harmony with so much less and with a smoother sound that pleases the senses. I would like to know what 'Brand' of guitar was used here so I could buy it. The sound just blew me away in a frenzy of Ecstasy! Even while playing the last fading notes, the sound could reach the tiniest corner of that Studio set, just amazing... Simply. Thanks in advance if you could provide this info. Thanks again...

It was.. an amazing performance. It was like you own that wonderful piece.

Le salió demasiado linda la interpretación, muy luminosa y alegre. Satie es más misterioso, oscuro, melancólico y bello.

Love those high notes! 2:25

I decided to listen to this acoustic cover over the other ones on you tube because his hands looked sad to me. That's when you know in artist's soul is an the music he's playing. When even his hands look sad. Beautiful.

Posso ficar ouvindo por horas ❤

I love this version played for guitar. I think Satie would like too. ❤❤❤

Man, this is cool. I'm not a music person, but I feel like this song manages to keep the same softness of the original piano piece, all while taking on a life of it's own. The original was sad, somber, melancholy, but hauntingly beautiful. This version, while retaining a bit of the haunting-ness of the original, has a happier, nostalgic feeling. It sets itself apart while still clearly being a cover. Absolutely incredible.

This is my all time favorite interpretation of Gymnopedie 1. I continue to come back to this recording when I want to hear the song.

Very beautiful work

Que maravilha de música, dá vontade de ficar ouvindo por horas...

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT PERFORMANCE, THIS IS NO TO COMPLICATED, BUT YOU MADE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT WITH YOUR OWN TOUCH IN THIS INTERPRETATION. CONGRATULATIONS. MIL GRACIAS Y SALUDOS DESDE MISSION, TEXAS.

This is... The real perfection, and the real sound of a good guitar. God job dude ♠️💂🏽‍♂️🎖️👍

Bellissima.......👍👍👍💝💝💝💙.....💯👍

I heard this as a child while watching Sesame Street. I've loved it ever since. I'll be 58 this summer.

very good feelings!!!

I'm mesmerized 😳

Human beings are a wonderful creation,,,with all these wars going on and terrible crimes people do commit I sometimes wonder if God did not make a mistake. But when I hear such creations like this I know He did well..

Love this also, this some how gives me similar feel to the water world from Mario 64

To nelson x. This is the rift played for AMC's year of past stars remembered. Makes me believe I'll be able to see old friends again, that passed through my life and made it more meaningful. Bravisimo.

cuando reunes todos los sentimientos posibles en tus manos para no dejarlos ir pero se escapan entre tus dedos

I'm in love 💕

Beautifully recreated :3

Great job mate, devilish piece!

Beautiful

*Crying with the guitar*

maaaan! I love it!

So much texture. Amazing touch.

Manual fade out. Terrific!

Superb version!

como um vídeo deste não tem milhões de visualizações?

very nice indeed!

just brilliant

Very nice interpretation

Such playing is hypnotizing 💗 Well done

WONDERFULL

Que linda melodía.... La andaba buscando

Masterpiece

favorite

Impresionante!

Michael, I find your rendition that little bit more lovely. I'm not a musician but I seem to have an ear for finer detail. Thanks. Now to subscribe and also go through more of your vids.

Bravo 👏

begging you to put this on spotify 🙏

Incrível

I use this video to test distortionon speakers since it has a high volume and a really pure sound. Btw, this made me try to play it. Far worse, but still, i love this

Amazing job!

Omgggg es divino ❤️

Great

Wow...very nicely played ...

beautiful man

Beatfulll

1:42 Oops! Nevermind ...it's still very nice.

This got me to subscribe

Close my eyes and exhale....🥰

Nice playing!

This guy is a definition of beauty

[weeping]

❤😌

Good👍

You should listen the chrono cross soundtrack, that song that you're playing its so similar to it...deepfull. Congratss anf greetings from México.

I know this is an old video but is there any possible way to buy the music without buying the book you put in the description

Che pace

Great. He got big feet. 👍👏😊

Massa, agora eu sei de onde o rapaz que canta " te vi na rua ontem" tirou a melodia

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Can you tell me the guitar that is using?

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Beautiful! A masterful recording as well. And I love how some anal retentive ***hole pointed out a minute imperfection in the comments and this guy replied humbly and humorously. Bravo. Encore, Rock On, \m/. Satie!!!!

Nice guitar .....It would be better if there’s a longer piece of performance 😁

Carola?

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I NEED THE TABS

Triline eres tú

Marry me!!

Is hard to play?

Play at 0.75 speed to enter heaven

Shits fucking litty as fucking shit

cool now its in animal crossing

Are you serious ? I think you don’t understand the Sati Spirit !

Good player but the "truncated" arrangement does not work well in my opinion.

Couple of wrong notes here and there but beautiful nonetheless.