Satie, Erik - Gnossienne No. 1

Satie, Erik - Gymnopedie No. 1

Xuefei Yang 杨雪霏 on Instagram: "For your enjoyment this weekend, a new, special video cut of Erik Satie’s beautiful Gnossienne 4. The Gnossiennes and Gymnopedies are rich in subtle contrasts. They feel as old as time itself yet strangely contemporary, tender yet detached, structured yet floating. For me they are all about creating atmosphere using the dynamic interplay between sound and silence, closeness and distance, warmth and coolness. It’s an aesthetic I recognise in traditional Chinese art