Bibiel Hears Things: Cécile Corbel – “Valse des Ondines” (Waltz of the Ondines)

Hey people! For today I chose to feature an instrumental piece, from a Breton harpist who’s already had her airtime in “Bibiel Hears Things”, and several times. In fact, the last time I featured Cécile Corbel was just a few months ago, with her arrangement of the traditional Irish song “Blackbird”. Aside from that, earlier in this blog’s history, I’ve featured her interesting arrangement of “The Great Selkie” (alongside Aine Minogue’s rendition of the same song). This is the first piece of hers on my blog that is entirely instrumental, as well as being Cécile’s own composition, and the first original piece in her discography, as it was first released on her debut album “Harpe Celtique et Chants du Monde” (Celtic Harp and Songs From Around the World) and was the only original composition on it. And, as you can surely guess from the title, much like “The Great Selkie”, this one is also about female water spirits from western European folklore. Ondines, which are also called undines in…