Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1 - Seth Ford-Young 

Somewhere beyond the veil, Erik Satie is smiling.

For me this music evokes an emotion that I cannot define. Not happy, not sad, not fear, not anger, not desolate. Some eerie type of formless emotion that is neither positive or negative that I don't want to stop listening. An emotion from another dimension that lurks deep inside the gray universe inside my skull.

Unlike half the pianists that have done this on RU-vid these guys actually got the actual tempo right. Subdued, mysterious, LENTO. And the violin improv totally got be by surprise!

This arrangement has a strong Gypsy feel to it. I can almost hear Nicolae Neacsu singing in the background.

When there is music like this there is hope.

Satie is a great Alchemist of the soul , and his music is a magnificent elixir of the mind

This is the best version of Gnossienne No 1 in my mind, so haunting. It plays on my heart strings, makes me long for the country of my ancestors.

everybody likes violin but for me accordion is also masterpeace.

I'm from Sarajevo and Gnosienne 1 always reminds me of having a slow, late afternoon coffee at one of the points overlooking Sarajevo and contemplating life, because it sounds as if that's excactly what Eric was doing when he composed it. This version I hear now for the first time and it just reinforced that feeling :)

the violin 1:11 brought my tear, this is so beautiful

I love the violinist, he's so calm and does his job masterfully in this piece.

This is for those Saturday or Sunday afternoons when the temperature is just right and through the open windows you sit and feel the breeze and fall into remembrance of your life. Those moments when time seems to stand still, even as the shadows lengthen and move across your vision. People and experiences that cannot ever be recovered and yet feel so palpable in those moments. A trance. A surreal experience!

1:21 this part absolutely sends shivers down my spine. It is so beautiful, look at the little twitch of emotion on his face, the violin sounds like it is telling me a story

One of my favourite performances online. I’ve watched this countless times. The arrangement is so interesting and it’s great to see how the accordionist partners with the violinist. Just a great master class in chamber music. Thank-you.

Collect everything, close the houses and let's go from the Earth, there is nothing else to listen to here, THIS IS THE MAXIMUM !!!!.

I did not realize the accordion could be so versatile.

was very skeptical about this, since the whole point of Satie is his minimalism and this piece is all about that. But having heard this, its amazing and very emotive. hope to hear more from these guys. very nice piece. play it in the car on the way to work and think about happier times.

Despite all the controversy .. I don't think I could ever hate RU-vid because it keeps hooking me up with the most amazing music. Bravo!

Wow, just wow! A mind-blowing interpretation of Satie's masterpiece. A highly evocative and reverential performance!

This simple and graceful music is off the charts

i can replay this one million times and not get tired 😍

What Seth Ford-Young did was to creatively blow a new life on an already celebrated masterpiece. His rendition is sets the reincarnation of Satie's beautifully testament of mystery and caprice, in the hands of apt, free and passionate gypsies travelling through the French fields to borrowing inescapably personal accordion. All the solos flow freely over the ever faithful pillars of the syncopated guitars strung peacefully, smiling on its adopted children dancing, running within the harmonic structure its sets or simply follows. Beautiful! Thank you for this gift Seth

Quelle magnifique interprétation et à quel point les Gnossiennes et les Gymnopédies d'Erik Satie demeurent universelles. Elles sont souvent reprises de différentes manières, sans altérer les originales que nous connaissons généralement interprétées au piano, et l'on se sent emporté par ce génie artistique qui nous touche au fond du coeur, merci pour ce plaisir précieux.

I never before knew this music, Erik Satie, Seth Ford-Young, any of it. It came one afternoon to me as "random" pick via Pandora. I was totally unprepared for what moved thru me, upon listening to this melody and then surrendering to it. I wept so deeply and fully. It was all at once disturbing and true InJoyment. A story was unfolding within me. This music fused with and has become a part of me. I Love this Life experience soooo much! The Sentient Body that I Am Thanks you so much Porto Franco for posting this!❤❤❤

I love Gnossienne and how diffent musicians play it on so many different instruments. This version is quite unique with its unusual tango like interpretation. Brilliant.

I think this master piece from Satie, is showing how our regular, daily lives, shaping us in a way of pity. I can see my and every other person's life in pity, monotone and in black-white. Doing the same things all over again. This version just adds more kick to it. Brilliant.

Satie's genius is that he wrote timeless classics that can be arranged in so many different ways. This arrangement is a gem!

FANTASTIC! Loved the "arabic fiddle" work. I think it really builds on the themes of the song.

I am always stunned by this version of a stunning piece of art. These guys are just incredible. How to evoque the silence, the gravity, the shift between the violin and the accordion. Mesmerizing. I cry a little each time.

I have listened this to music so many times ,every time it takes my soul far away sometimes ı can not find myself with the music rhythm.

Soothing and very melancholy..... sensational!

One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.

I have touched nirvana. This is an absolutely phenomenal rendition of this piece. What I have always imagined myself hearing walking through Verona, Italy during the turn of the century. Thank you !

I think the violin is the most expressive instrument out there. It's so versatile. The ensemble ere is great.

LOVE this rendition. It just strikes home with me!

Utterly beautiful;filled with a deep joy yet an ache for a all that is lost.

I can keep listening to this beautiful music over and over again

i could die to this

the violin really pushes this over the top

Such a mystical version!💛

I can't even put this music into words.. It goes right to the heart ...Thank you ..:))

To me this feels like the definition of life, the ebbs and flows. Neither happy nor sad, just as it is. My favourite piece.

This is how to make a masterpiece become another (different)​ masterpiece

So captivating. I cannot stop listening to the music. Great.

How beautiful.

Outstanding performance

Just wonderful!

Such a fantastic performance! Congratulations to all these wonderful and super talented men. I enjoy this so much, every time I hear it, and just can't get tired of hearing it...I need to be careful! Its addictive....

Όταν σταματήσει το διανοητικό «παραλήρημα»... όταν ο νους ησυχάσει... Αποκαλύπτεται η Ύπαρξη Αιώνια, Άπειρη, Ελεύθερη... όπως ήταν πάντα...

L’accordéon est bouleversant ! Vive la France !

WOW, A VERY GOOD INTERPRAETATION OF THE FIRST GNOSSIENE TUNE. ALL THOSE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS REALLY DO IT JUSTICE, ESPECIALLY THE VIOLIN. GREAT JOB!

Just went I think I've heard the most captivating rendition of this piece, along comes another to keep it company,all with their own special flavor and intrigue.

What a beautiful interpretation... ❤❤❤

Sooooo enchanting 😍😍😍 !!!!

so soothing, so pure

I always come back to watch this. It has been years now since i first discovered this marvelous performance. And I watch and listen to it at least once every month. It transports me to a world i wish i could live in forever. thank you for this beautiful gift.

ah love the gypsy feel to one of my favorite classical pieces! Thank you!

I feel a hundred years of loneliness My soul will be wandering in Paris to spread infinitely in my mind

This rendition really carries me away, absolutely beautiful...

Thank you!!! You amazing musicians just feed my very soul. Was exquisite....fantastic...

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Love the "Jam" on this. It sounds so perfectly perfect.

This is just perfection!

Beautiful!

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im in love

What a beautiful interpretation

Just incredible. Love it.

Absolutely enchanting.

Like in Paradise... soooo beautiful... thanks!

Wow. what a beautiful masterpiece!

so good.... no need for words

I can't help but listen to each version I come across, the music is genius.

Absolutely wow!

I could listen to this all day.

Wow this is soooo beautiful!!! Wow! Just wow!

Absolutely perfect and amazing!!!!

Beautiful!!!!

welcomes every version of this masterpiece.. THX for uploading!

This piece is so amazing!

That is so superb!

Hauntingly, mesmerisingly, beautiful... an incredible arrangement... wow!

This sounds so awesome in many ways! Wonderful musicians!

Incroyablement sublime.

this just goes right to the heart the violin is so unreal, wonderful!

It took RU-vid algorithm 12 years to find this for me, but it may be my favorite recommendation, period. This is _fantastic_

Sublime orchestration qui renforce l'orientalisme de la mélodie et confère à cette musique une présence décorative et une musicalité expressive, qui sont moins sensibles dans la version pour piano.

I love it!

I love a work of art !!! :3

Magnifique!!! Great!!!

This is marvelous!

Sooo cool, I've never heard music like this, where have I been hiding, yes. You guys are great, I loved every second. Gonna get my violin out again, I've been learning this on classical guitar and stumbled on this vid, it's on my likes list forever now. Thanks for sharing your talent to the world.

Love this rendition. It reminds me of the Buena Vista Social Club. It kind of has that Cuban vibe.

Amazing!!!!

Super fantastic!

Such a playful and lively interpretation. Simply sublime.

This the sexiest, most beautiful rendition of Satie's Gnossienne No.1 ever! Please come to Austin Texas and play for us... this is perfection! Thank you!

Have Seth's album -- wonderful. Love Satie, and it is so amazing to see this piece performed live. It's a composition that already defines a distinctive sense of space -- but these musicians really occupy that space and make it something special. Thank you.

That's how you bring someone to life. Brilliant, fresh, charming, beautiful!!!!

wow i love this!

wow!! amazing and very cool impros... preserves the essence of the original piece. I love the timbrical mixture of the ensemble.... congratulations!