Dans une combinaison unique de jazz, de musique populaire, de musique classique et de rock, Iva Bittová et Anıl Eraslan développent leur propre style en mettant en musique d'anciennes chansons populaires européennes dans "What my father sang to me".
Ausgangspunkt sind dabei die Lieder, die Iva Bittová seit ihrer Kindheit aus dem Munde ihres Vaters gelernt hat und ihm nun als Geschenk zurückschickt. In ihre Erinnerungen an die Sommer auf dem Land in der Slowakei an der Grenze zu Ungarn mischen sich musikalische Einflüsse aus Volksliedvertonungen von Leoš Janáček und Béla Bartók. Mit Anıl Eraslan trifft sie auf einen der spannendsten improvisierenden Cellisten der Gegenwart. Gemeinsam werfen sie sich spielerisch Motive aus den alten Melodien zu und improvisieren über Verse aus den zugrunde liegenden Gedichten. So wird „What my father sang to me“ zu einer sehr persönlichen und berührenden Erinnerung an die Kindheit und die Eltern, aber auch Traditionen, Leidenschaften und Emotionen.
"Chaque moment est une nouvelle vibration, une nouvelle résonance, de nouvelles idées et de nouveaux messages à l'univers. Après toutes mes expériences éducatives, c'est le processus musical créatif en direct qui apporte de la puissance à la planète".
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de Iva Bittová
As the daughter of a Moravian mother (a teacher and singer) Lidmila Bittová and Slovakian father (who played various instruments) Koloman Bitto, this choice of songs came naturally: I would use melodies that my parents loved. This selection would offer me a chance to send back a „thankful gift“ to them for giving me such an amazing childhood.
During the totalitarian era in Czechoslovakia the Czech and Slovak languages were used in the media and spoken at home. Some of older people also spoke German. The official foreign language taught in school was Russian. Our relatives were spread out over the entire country and my favorite time was the visits each summer to the family on my father’s side. They lived in small village near the Hungarian border where many people enhanced their lives with playing music. Those summers, especially experiencing traditional
Moravian, Slovak, and Hungarian folk music, are reflected in my piece. After separation between Czech and Slovak Republic in 1993 many culture bonds perished and the younger generations were unable anymore to speak both languages. Every time that I go on tour in Slovakia, I feel as home and the audience gives me welcoming and appreciative response. I have been particularly inspired by the Moravian folk poetry in songs (Leoš Janáček) and Slovak songs (Béla Bartók), musical gems that areon the top of my repertoire.
Faire partie d'une culture musicale, non seulement en tant que musicien mais aussi en tant qu'auditeur, a nourri mon sentiment d'être en harmonie avec la terre. Chaque moment est une nouvelle vibration, une nouvelle résonance, de nouvelles idées et de nouveaux messages à l'univers. Après toutes mes expériences éducatives, c'est en direct
processus musical créatif qui apporte de la puissance à la planète.
When I was 20 my father, Koloman Bitto, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. He could not exist anymore without music, playing his double-bass, cimbalom, trumpet, and other instruments. He died three years later and decided to follow his musical path. It is the best way for me to express myself, to communicate, to understand myself and others. It is a healing process just to work with the voice and violin and to practice every day. This musical language sometimes means more than our world, it could open “the sky”.
Paroles de chansons
Holub
Chanson d'Ukraine
Cohérence
Chanson du nord-est de la Slovaquie
Panna
Chant du nord de la Moravie
Modry Kvietok
Chanson de Slovaquie
Javor
Chanson d'Ukraine
Javor, javor javoryna,
L’udy brešut’, ja ne vina.
Trava zelena, stojit’ nad vodov,
nebolyt’ ňa moje serce za Tobov.
Zvony
Chanson de Slovaquie
Čí to zvony zvoňá
Či orgóny hrajú
Či to ťe lieskovske
ďoučata spievajú
Zvony to nezvoňá
orgóny nehrajú
Ale to ťe lieskovske
ďoučata spievajú