Two Strangers Make Beautiful Music Together In A Paris Train Station

[kpete]

One man had just sat down at the piano and started playing around when the second man, in the white shirt, approaches and observes admiringly. At the 1:10 mark, the second man jumps in, augmenting the original music.

The two men barely look at each other as their composition grows, but more and more travelers stop to watch as it becomes obvious something beautiful is unfolding.

The men really hit their stride around the 2:50 mark, then shake things up again around the 4:30 mark, at which point the entire train station seems to have stopped in awe of them.

After their big finale, they finish with nothing more than some shy shrugs and a high-five, proving once again that music is not only universal, but truly magical.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/two-strangers-make-music-together-paris-train-station_5679f8a9e4b014efe0d780a6

[2naSalit]

1. That was really cool.

Music, a universal language, an art and so much more!

[monmouth4]

2. I am always in such awe of this kind of talent. Wonderful, thanks for posting..n/t

[passiveporcupine]

3. I had to clap at the end

That was so beautiful and just soooo cool.

I wish I had that kind of talent...the is an amazing talent to just "make" music in the moment like that.

[Unknown Beatle]

4. Wow!

That is so freaking cool!

[Hotler]

5. Way cool.....

[sorechasm]

6. Beautiful!

Those of us without musical talent (me) are in awe of spontaneous synchronicity to create such lovely works. The composition may not have been original but it's performance certainly was.

CORRECTION: This article previously suggested that the music performed by the two men was improvised wholly on the spot. The music is likely based on "Una Mattina" by Ludovico Einaudi.

Thank you kpete!

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

7. I do that all the time. Yeah, that's the ticket!

[Peace Patriot]

8. Wow! What a lovely Christmas gift!

Delightful! Thank you!

[DFW]

9. This kind of thing happens all the time here in Europe

There are pianos in a lot of train stations. The one in Utrecht in the Netherlands is almost never idle.

A few decades ago, I was playing solo guitar at a German folk festival. A fiddler from a Dutch folk group was doing some licks from some Celtic and Appalachian tunes in the parking lot, and I joined in. A small crowd gathered. We ended up recording two albums together.

[Stuart G]

10. Wonderful...thanks for posting .!!

[Suich]

11. That's amazing!!!