St. Stephen's Episcopal Church - Middlebury, VT
Rebecca Mitchell - Les Cloches de las Palmas
During this time of social distancing, the arts can feed our souls.
Rebecca Mitchell is sharing audio recordings of a trio of her performances, along with program notes on the pieces and visuals. We hope they bring you comfort, calm, joy, and renewal.
Installment #1 – “Les cloches de las Palmas” from Six Etudes, op.111, no.3 (1899) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Church bells were a source of musical inspiration for both Romantic and Impressionist composers, and Saint-Saëns’ evocation of the resonant bells of Las Palmas, capital of the Canary Islands, follows in the tradition of keyboard writing explored by Franz Liszt (Jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este). The shimmering heat and pensive mood of a quiet evening are expressed through low sustained bass chords in the left hand and rapid sextuplet figures in the right hand reminiscent of a carillon. As a piece that conjures a peaceful aural image rather than a narrative flow, I find this work conducive to quiet meditation and reflection.
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- 04 Apr 2020
During this time of social distancing, the arts can feed our souls.
Rebecca Mitchell is sharing audio recordings of a trio of her performances, along with program notes on the pieces and visuals. We hope they bring you comfort, calm, joy, and renewal.
Installment #1 – “Les cloches de las Palmas” from Six Etudes, op.111, no.3 (1899) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Church bells were a source of musical inspiration for both Romantic and Impressionist composers, and Saint-Saëns’ evocation of the resonant bells of Las Palmas, capital of the Canary Islands, follows in the tradition of keyboard writing explored by Franz Liszt (Jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este). The shimmering heat and pensive mood of a quiet evening are expressed through low sustained bass chords in the left hand and rapid sextuplet figures in the right hand reminiscent of a carillon. As a piece that conjures a peaceful aural image rather than a narrative flow, I find this work conducive to quiet meditation and reflection.