Now playing: Ravel: Miroirs - La vallée des cloches (The Valley of Bells) by rach3master. Paused, Muted
Ravel: Miroirs - La vallée des cloches (The Valley of Bells)
I only recently gave this piece a good listen, and I think it's actually one of the better pieces in the Miroirs set. For me, it has a hypnotic effect that reminds me of his Le Gibet. Also in the middle section there is a curious coincidence with Rachmaninoff's Op. 39 No. 5 that almost seems borrowed. According to Ravel, this piece was inspired by the sound of bells at noontime in Paris.
The number of French pieces I've played before I can count on one hand, and for Ravel only with one finger,