Polish Christmas Carol "Lulajże, Jezuniu" (Sleep, Infant Jesus) - Fryderyk Chopin - Stefan Witas ! скачать в хорошем качестве

Polish Christmas Carol "Lulajże, Jezuniu" (Sleep, Infant Jesus) - Fryderyk Chopin - Stefan Witas !

To these friendly people for whom the time of Christmas may be a moment of meditation over the re-birth phenomenon. The "Scherzo in B minor Op. 20" was written in 1831 (though the final version was not completed until 1834-5) while Chopin was in Vienna, spending his first Christmas away from his family home. The letters he then wrote were filled with sadness, sorrow and longing for his homeland, and these are the feelings present in his "Scherzo in B minor". It must have been the separation from his country and family which made Chopin introduce a Polish note, the tune of the Christmas Carol "Lulajże, Jezuniu" ("Sleep, Infant Jesus") in the middle part, where the monotonous, rocking movement of the melody and the unchanging bass accompaniment build an image of a baby being brought to sleep. In the video I am presenting the carol, recording of which reaches the year 1932 when it was made by the young Polish singer Stefan Witas (1908-2006) for the Polish Columbia label. All three Christmas postcards belong to the family collection and were used in 1962, ("Wesołych Świąt" means "Merry Holidays !"), whereas the records of other Polish carols presented herewith cover the period 1929-34 and constitute part of the JP's, author of the video, collection.