Vladimir godar iva bittova, milos valent, marek stryncl, solamente. Three more musicians on cikori are the same as on bile inferno. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from iva bittova at the discogs marketplace. He has been championed by many distinguished performers, including iva bittova. Jul 24, 2008 great czech musician iva bittova and her improvisation. You have to wonder if it was exactly what the audience expected, but they certainly seem appreciative.
While researching the record, i wanted to see what the artist has been up to lately, so i checked out her tour dates as well. Sep 02, 20 iva bittova iva bittova voilin, voice, kalimba recorded february 2012, auditorio radiotelevisione svizzera, lugano engineer. I believe there are fundamentals to my performance, such as the musics vibration and resonance between the violin and my voice. Iva bittova ecm a charged, mystical, batty blend of folk, chant, modernclassical and jazz improvisation, performed solo singing, playing violin and karimba. White inferno bile inferno iva bittova, vladimir vaclavek. Ecm records has done more to blur, stretch and dissolve musical boundaries than any other.
James blackshawlubomyr melnyk watchers cd important. Cd, album ecm records, ecm records, ecm new series, ecm new series. May 14, 20 iva bittova, iva bittova ecm in the past few years this distinctive, charismatic moravian violinist and singer has recorded her own composed material with new yorks eclectic bang on a can for. The former, because her minimal tools of violin and voice elicit a museums worth of colors. The music on this album represents an exploration of world music traditions inspired by authentic or imaginary landscapes and people, with improvisation bringing it all together. Iva bittova was previously showcased in 2007 on the widelyacclaimed ecm. After living in the countryside near brno for 17 years, iva decided to relocate her personal and professional life to the united states. Vladimir godar iva bittova, milos valent, marek stryncl.
Czech avantgarde violinist, singer, composer, and actress. Her mother, ludmila bittova, a trained teacher, spent her life singing in professional vocal ensembles. Iva bittova superchameleon listen and stream free music. Wycliffe gordon the intimate ellington criss cross. Deerhunters dreamily scuzzy monomania and 14 more record. Iva bittova superchameleons profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Check out fragments vi by iva bittova on amazon music. Viola milos valentvioloncello juraj kovacvoice iva bittova. Iva bittova vocal, violin zoran majstorovic oud, guitar, saz, ukulele, kamal. White inferno both with the band members and the albums poetics but also with its song form and the overall sound of the recordings.
As an academic, he is a writer, editor and translator of books on historical music research. Get iva bittova setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other iva bittova fans for free on. She began her career as an actor in the mid1970s, appearing in several czech feature films, but switched to playing violin and singing in the early 1980s. Distributor catalogue numbers are not provided here. Vladimir godar, iva bittova, milos valent, marek stryncl, solamente.
She started recording in 1986 and by 1990 her unique. Kula kulluk yakisir mi live in bursa, 2011 erdal erzincan kayhan kalhor. Iva bittova at the synagogue in timisoara everything is. After four years, iva bittova returned to her collaboration with acoustic guitarist vladimir vaclavek in 1997she recorded successful album as duo with him bile inferno. An arts journal dedicated to publishing excellent literature on and by underrepresented artists from around the world. Phil collins, air supply, elton john, lobo, bee gees best soft songs 2019 duration. Ecm r ecords 1 part 1 agiger part 2 gismontio part 3 pzimportant while we make every effort to ensure that the information contained on these pages is as current as possible record company catalogues often change suddenly and without warning. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq. Passionate about music, iva bittova learned a lot from her father, koloman bitto, an instrumental player able to express himself on the contrabass, the cimbalom, the guitar and the trumpet.
Iva firmly believes that, as playing the violin places extreme demands on musicians, the composers work depends utterly on commitment and diligence. The vocalist is,on most of the tracks, iva bittova who has a voice ideally suited to music of this style,which although written in this century sounds authentically old. Iva bittova was born july 7, 1958, in bruntal, moravia czech republic. For three decades now she has been recognized on the. This is lovely and odd, juxtaposing calm classical music and some of the most edgy of iva bittovas vocals. Iva bittova by aaj italy staff, published on september 2, 20. Concert with bang on a can in prague palac akropolis 26. So, you can expect similar music, and you will be right. She perfected her knowledge at the brno conservatory where she graduated in 1978 at the age of twenty. Originally issued on pavian records solely in the czech republic and slovakia this is a fine recording well worthy of association with the ecm new series. The audio portion of that experience is the focus of her selftitled album on ecm records, produced by label founder manfred eicher. Contributors include gerald murnane, vladimir godar, and iva bittova. See more ideas about album covers, cover and cover art. Pavian records slovak pm 00242 vladimir godar mater iva bittova, milos valent, marek stryncl 2006 ecm new series g ecm 1985 2007 ketil bjornstad terje rypdal duo.
She started recording in 1986 and by 1990 her unique vocal and instrumental. Deciding on a name for my style of music is far from over yet. The second of three daughters, she grew up in a musical environment. A live recording of iva bittovas appearance with the nederlands blazers ensemble playing the music of iva bittova and leos janacek. The sanctified soul of arizona drane, tompkins square, church of god in christ, michael corcoran, jan garbarek i dansere, ecm, bobo stenson. Stefano amerio produced by manfred eicher characterizing the music of iva bittova as resistant to definition both. Iva bittova was born in 1958 into a musical family and lives in a small village near brno called lelekovice. Iva bittova iva bittova voilin, voice, kalimba recorded february 2012, auditorio radiotelevisione svizzera, lugano engineer. Vladimir godar iva bittova, milos valent, marek stryncl, solamente naturali, bratislava conservatory choir, dusan bill mater. In its fourplus decade career, ecm records has done more to blur, stretch and dissolve musical boundaries than any other label on the planet. Characterizing the music of iva bittova as resistant to definition both describes it perfectly and does it a disservice. From 1975 through 1988 she was involved with the theater group na provazku.
My intuition works very well the multitasking moravian singer can yodel, play the violin, act in oscarnominated films and even knit alex needham. Bile inferno vladimir vaclavek, iva bittova vzpominka. Mar 26, 20 iva bittova iva bittova cd ecm czech singerplayercomposer iva bittova has said the violin is a mirror reflecting my dreams and imagination. Her father, koloman bitto, played guitar, trumpet, and double bass in folk and classical ensembles. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for pavian records 2 releases. A discography of albums released by the ecm records label. Iva bittova voilin, voice, kalimba recorded february 2012, auditorio radiotelevisione svizzera, lugano engineer. Ecm new series albums are denoted by ns added to the catalogue number. Contributors include iva bittova, teju cole, vladimir godar, matthew jakubowski, hari kunzru, gerald murnane.
Oct 04, 20 a few days ago i wrote an article about iva bittovas selftitled album released this year under the prestigious ecm label. Iva bittova by john kelman, published on march 19, 20. Nine original songs follow up marvellously the legendary album bile inferno i. The czech violinist, vocalist and composer iva bittova is one of europes great musicalinnovators and traditionalists. She is also one of those truly rare musicians capable of an artisticbalancing act that maintains a nodding acquaintance with the musical rule book while having apassionate affair with nonconformity. Iva bittova was previously showcased in 2007 on the widelyacclaimed ecm album mater by composer vladimir godar. Stefano amerio produced by manfred eicher characterizing the music of iva bittova as resistant to definition both describes it perfectly and does it a disservice. Iva bittova born 22 july 1958 is a czech avantgarde violinist, singer, and composer.
Chick corea piano sun ra piano oregon bandorchestra fred frith. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter. He is also known for his collaboration with the czech violinist, singer and composer iva bittova. Musical notation, black and white and color photographs and illustrations, notes, contributors.
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