If the World Were My Lover

If the World Were My Lover

If the World Were My Lover

Track Listings
 
1. If the World Were My Lover
2. L.C. Smith
3. Angel Coming Your Way
4. Heaven Down Here
5. Thunder
6. Winter
7. Dig Down Deep
8. Because You Do
9. Keep on Strong Heart
10. I Think We're Going to Make It

If the World Were My Lover,Libby Roderick,Turtle Island,Contemporary Folk,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Singer/Songwriter
Janácek: Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa
  • Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes
 Janácek: Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs
Leos Janacek , Iva Bittová , ¿kampa Quartet , Vladimír Godár , and Skampa Quartet
Manufacturer: Supraphon
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00061X9YC
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

  1. Tuzba (Desire)
  2. Stst'/Steadiness
  3. Lavecka (Bench)
  4. Stesk (Woe) - Skampa Quartet
  5. Obrk Mileho (Lover's Likeness)
  6. Svatba Kom (Gnats Wedding)
  7. Kouzlo (Charm)
  8. Slib (Promise)
  9. Orisek Lovy (Hazel Nut) - Skampa Quartet
  10. La (Love)
  11. Jablunka (Apple Tree)
  12. Jabucko (Sweet Apple)
  13. Co Je to Za Nebe (What Sky)
  14. Safva C (Alderman's Daughter)
  15. Cervenab(Little Red Apples)
  16. Dobr(Good Hunt)
  17. He Warden)
  18. Kony Mil [My Lover's Horses]
  19. Kv MilodejnLove Herbs)
  20. Pcko (Posy)
  21. LoucenMilou
  22. Jindy a NynThen and Now)
  23. T (Uneasy)
  24. VzknMessage)
  25. Belegrade (Belgrade) - Skampa Quartet
  26. Milenec Vrah (Lover Killer)
  27. Pomluva (Calumny)
  28. LoucenParting)
  29. Sirota (Lonely Soul)
  30. Osamel Alone)
  31. Komu Kytka (For Whom the Posy)
  32. Z Od Mil (Love Shining)
  33. Polajka (Thyme)
  34. Kol(KolTown)
  35. Psano (Love Letter)
  36. Karafi(Carnation)
  37. Rozmarsemary)
  38. Pamy (Mementos)
  39. Zpevulenka (Tender Little Tune)
  40. Nejistota (Uncertainty)
  41. Kukacka (Cuckoo)
  42. Zahrcka (Fence)
  43. Muzikanti (Musicians)
  44. Vernost' (Faithfulness)
  45. Bolavlava (Headache)
  46. Osud (Fate)
  47. Daleko ProvdanWedded Far Away)
  48. Budk (Wakening)
  49. Dobrada (Sound Advice)
  50. Slzy echou (Tears of Comfort)
  51. Koukol (Corncockle)
  52. Kalina (Guelder Rose)
  53. Pohreb Zbojnv

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa.......2006-05-09

This is a unique recording of Janacek's transcriptions of Moravian folk songs. Originally for piano and voice, they have been transcribed by Slovak composer Vladimir Godar for string quartet and (occasionally) three-voice male chorus. Here they are performed by renowned Czech singer and violinist Iva Bittova, accompanied by the Skampa Quartet and chorus. The effect is not so much of classical liede, but of authentic eastern European "popular" songs - the sonority of the string quartet adds to this in no small part. Janacek would be proud.

2 out of 5 stars Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes.......2005-07-28

I honestly did not know what I was getting myself into when I bought this CD. I love Janacek, I love folk songs... how could I go wrong? Iva Bittova! I was concerned that she would have a 50yr old woobly voice, but instead what exists is a thin VERY nasal tone... perhaps she should be singing traditional Bulgarian music! The voice is expressive, just ugly.
The recording quality is not very good, either. On many of the tracks, Iva seems to be muffled and in the background of the recording.
Really - dont waste your time and money, unless you really would just like to have a recording of over 50 Janacek songs.
If the World Were My Lover
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    		If the World Were My Lover
    Libby Roderick
    Manufacturer: Turtle Island
    ProductGroup: Music
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    1. If The World Were My Lover
    2. L.C. Smith
    3. Angel Coming Your Way
    4. Heaven Down Here
    5. Thunder
    6. Winter
    7. Dig Down Deep
    8. Because You Do
    9. Keep On Strong Heart
    10. I Think We're Going To Make It
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      A Room With a View: Complete Recordings, Vol.1
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • The style is the man--and the song
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      Tracks:

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      5 out of 5 stars The style is the man--and the song.......2001-05-02

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      Add to all this two classical scenes with Coward and co-star Gertrude Lawrence from his "Private Lives," incredibly valuable for those local drama groups who butcher this work in that this CD can teach them the tone and rhythms that are essential in making this classic succeed.

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