伊娃-比托瓦（Iva Bittová）和安尼尔-伊拉斯兰（Anıl Eraslan）将爵士乐、民间音乐、古典音乐和摇滚乐独特地结合在一起，在 "父亲对我唱的歌 "中将古老的欧洲民歌配上音乐，形成了自己的风格。
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.
"每时每刻都在产生新的振动、新的共鸣、新的想法，并向宇宙传递新的信息。在我所有的教育经历之后，是现场创造性的音乐过程为地球带来了力量"。
打开天空
作者：伊娃-比托瓦
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.
作为音乐文化的一部分，我不仅是一名音乐家，也是一名听众，这滋养了我与大地和谐共处的感觉。每时每刻都在产生新的振动、新的共鸣、新的想法以及向宇宙传递的新信息。在我所有的教育经历之后，这是现场
创造性的音乐过程为地球带来了力量。
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”.
歌词
霍卢布
乌克兰歌曲
Cohutic
斯洛伐克东北部之歌
番泻叶
摩拉维亚北部之歌
莫德里-克维托克
斯洛伐克歌曲
雅弗
乌克兰歌曲
Javor, javor javoryna,
L’udy brešut’, ja ne vina.
Trava zelena, stojit’ nad vodov,
nebolyt’ ňa moje serce za Tobov.
Zvony
斯洛伐克歌曲
Čí to zvony zvoňá
Či orgóny hrajú
Či to ťe lieskovske
ďoučata spievajú
Zvony to nezvoňá
orgóny nehrajú
Ale to ťe lieskovske
ďoučata spievajú