A collection of Bittová's collaborative work, showing her incredible skills at musical forms from Czech folk, RIO/experimental music including several pieces with percussionist Pavel Fajt, to a collaboration with Zimbabwe singer Stella Chiweshe. Bittová is an extraordinarily versatile and accomplished performer on violin and voice, and also as a composer, as this album well demonstrates. Cover art is by Bittová, and the booklet includes descriptions of each work by Bittová.
Related Categories of Interest:
Improvised Music RIO (Rock in Opposition) Stringed Instruments Unusual Vocal Forms Cultural Musics from Around the World Staff Picks & Recommended Items June 2007
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Track Listing:
1. Stane se, ze (Jaro Filip / Michal Horacek) 1:49
Iva Bittova - voice, Richard Muller - voice, Jaro Filip - Rhodos piano, Oskar Rozsa - bass guitar
2. Prostri mi platnem (scottish traditional) 4:22
Iva Bittova - voice, Lubos Novotny - dobro, Vladka Liskova, Lenka Feltlova - voices
3. Smutenka (Stanislav Filip) 2:09
Iva Bittova - voice, violin, Stanislav Filip - guitar, Pavel Barsa - double bass
4. V cernem (Jiri Kolsovsky / Karel David) 3:40
Iva Bittova - voice, Pavel Fajt - percussion, Vladimir Vaclavek - bass guitar, guitar, Pavel Richter - guitar, Jiri Kolsovsky - guitar
5. Ticha domacnost (Marek Eben) 3:11
Iva Bittova - voice, Marek Eben - voice, piano, David Eben - clarinet, Krystof Eben - recorders, sanza, Jaromir Honzak - double bass
6. Vidis, vidis (Marek Eben) 3:40
Iva Bittova - voice, Marek Eben - Fender piano, David Eben - soprano saxophone, Pavel Skala - guitar, Jiri Vesely - bass guitar, Jiri Zelenka - percussion
7. Gloomy Sunday (L. Javor, D. Carter, L. Seres) 3:31
Iva Bittova - voice, Brian Dee - piano, Andrew Cleyndert - bass, Clarke Tracey - drums
8. Ej lasko, lasko (moravian folk song, arr. Iva Bittova) 1:31
Iva Bittova - voice
9. Sedi sokol (moravian folk song, arr, Ida Kellarova) 4:52
Ida Kellarova - voice, Stella Chiweshe - voice, mbira, Iva Bittova - voice
10. Kaddish (Maurice Ravela, Vladimir Godar) 4:01
Iva Bittova - voice, ensemble of historical instruments Solamente naturali, Martin Majkut
11. Francouzska (Iva Bittova / anonym) 3:44
Iva Bittova - voice, violin, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble - winds, bass, bass, percussion
12. Divna slecinka (Iva Bittova / Jean Pierre Duprey) 5:28
Iva Bittova - voice, violin, Nederlands Blazers Ensemble - winds, bass, bass, percussion
13. Flageolety (Pluto, Stepan Rusin) 3:26
Iva Bittova - voice, violin, Vaclav Bartos - voice, Petr Zavadil - guitars, Tomas Frohlich - bass guitar, Pavel Fajt - percussion
14. Pro Johanku (Pluto / Stepan Rusin) 2:57
Iva Bittova - voice, violin, Vaclav Bartos - voice, Petr Zavadil - guitar, Tomas Frohlich - bass guitar, Pavel Fajt - percussion
15. Absint (Geert Waegeman / Zbynek Hejda) 2:39
Iva Bittova - voice, Pavel Fajt - percussion, Geert Waegeman - other instruments
16. Pax vita 2:01
Iva Bittova - voice
Total Time 52:59
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