Liszt- La Chapelle de Guillaume Tell from Annees de Pelerinage Book I - Switzerland

Ning Hui See (17)
Esplanade Recital Studio, Singapore
The Tempest - a September 2013 piano recital supported by Steinway Gallery Singapore

The first piece from the first suite of pieces composed during his travels, William Tell’s Chapel depicts the Swiss struggle for independence, with a caption of "All for one - one for all." Liszt clearly places the work in line with the Romantic literature of his time, with each work inspired by a different atmosphere or scene. A noble opening marked lento leads to a hymn-like Swiss folk tune, the main melody of the freedom fighters. A horn call rouses the troops, echoing amongst the tremolo accompaniment, the sound of heroic struggle. As the music intensifies the mood turns gloriously all-conquering, before subsiding and concluding in a solemn but positive tone.
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