We usually associate "Carol of the Bells" with Christmas because of its English lyrics. (I've seen many versions, but they're all about Christmas.) However, the original Ukrainian version of this song, "Shchedryk," was about the New Year. In 1919, Mykola Leontovych wrote it based on Ukrainian folk chants. The lyrics describe a little bird coming to a home, proclaiming all the good fortune that is on its way. If only it could visit us this year...
Listen to the song here
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In my last 2 posts, I wrote about how recording is a way of defining how you played at a certain time. It also lets you see all your mistakes and missed opportunities.
If I feel like recording your music doesn’t just entail perfectionism, but is perfectionism, how do the professionals feel?
How do they work up the courage to lay their music down on records? They’re in a public position, representing the peak of piano playing. The consequences of slipping up on a famously difficult section, or missing some information about how the music should be played, are an order of magnitude greater.
Now think about professional musicians in the early 1900s, the start of the recording era, who are now being listened to over 100 years later! They put their playing on full display, with limited editing capabilities, for future generations to hear. I was pleasantly surprised to find how many of these recordings we still have!
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