„Urban Songs“

[ List of compositions ]
Kindermusikverein
1. Road Tunnels (C minor) 1:27
2. Anthem (C sharp major, F sharp major) 3:35
3. Polka (D major) 1:31
4. Tango (D minor) 1:22
5. March I (E flat major, A flat major) 1:24
6. Apple Tree – Air (E major) 1:44
7. Rondo (B major) 1:03
8. March II (G sharp minor) 1:16
9. Samba (D sharp minor, F sharp minor) 2:52
10. Lullaby (A major) 2:35

11. Hiking on a Trail along the Brook towards the Woods 2:43
12. I Have Always Loved You 4:42
13. Vivid Vixens 4:39

Suite in the Manner of Požoň
14. Introduction. Boris plays the drone and the rhythm, Ľubo and Marek play the melody in fifths, and Peter adds some fast broken chords. 1:51
15. Lively. Boris plays the melody, Peter helps, Ľubo and Marek repeat a rhythmic riff. 1:23
16. Silently. Marek plays the melody, Peter strikes the low pitches and provides a little rhythm, and others play sustained chords. 2:00
17. Storm. Boris again plays the drone, he is noisy, Peter plays scales and Marek with Ľubo play out of tune. 1:40
18. Peacefully. Ľubo plays the melody, the others provide a simple accompaniment, later they play a lively rhythm. 2:24
19. Quietly. Ľubo plays a single pitch, Peter, essentially, plays a melody, Marek and Boris provide a soft accompaniment. 1:02

Urban Songs
20. Creation of the Genius Loci 4:51
21. A Sunday at the Trajců’s 0:42
22. Danda the Rivet Maker 1:38
23. Dance I. A Girl at the Printing Press 2:31
24. Grab the Shirt with Your Teeth 0:39
25. In Pankrác 1:50
26. When I Arrived 0:57
27. Variation of the Genius Loci 4:00
28. The Elite Used to Go to Vonasků’s 2:17
29. A Slap in the Face 0:45
30. Dance II. The Living Whip in the City 1:03
31. In the Pond 1:51
32. I Had Three Fingers 1:37
33. Apotheosis of the Genius Loci 2:53
34. The Graveyard 0:46
Traditional urban songs “Grab the Shirt with Your Teeth”, “When I Arrived”, “A Slap in the Face” and “In the Pond” arranged by Piaček; “A Sunday at the Trajců’s”, “Danda the Rivet Maker”, “In Pankrác” and “The Elite Used to Go to Vonasků’s” by Lenko; “I Had Three Fingers” by Zagar and Piaček; “The Graveyard” by Bondy.

35. Bonus: Things Heart Cannot Express 3:00

[ Musicians ]
Middle-Class Chamber Orchestra Požoň Sentimental
Marek Piaček flute (1–20, 23–25, 27–33)
Ľubomír Burgr violin (1–20, 23–25, 27–31, 33)
Boris Lenko accordion (1–33)
Peter Zagar piano (1–20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29–33)

Guest appearance
Egon Bondy voice (21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34)
Ronald Šebesta clarinet (8) and bass clarinet (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 20, 23, 27, 33)
Peter Šesták viola (1, 2, 7–10, 11, 13, 20, 23, 27, 33)
Martin Čorej guitar (1, 2, 6–10, 20, 23, 27, 33)

Middle-Class Chamber Choir Požoň Sentimental
Ľubomír Burgr, Boris Lenko, Daniel Matej, Juraj Mironov, Marek Piaček, Adrian Rajter, Ronald Šebesta, Peter Šesták, Peter Zagar, Ľudo Zupko (24, 26, 31)

Požoň Sentimental in “Things Heart Cannot Express”: Boris Lenko violin, Ľubomír Burgr guitar, Marek Piaček and Peter Zagar accordions.

[ tirage ]
This CD is a co-production with ATRAKT ART, society for actual arts and culture, with generous support of Karol Frühauf, Baden, Switzerland. Recorded at Solid Studios Bratislava in January 2001. Music supervision Peter Zagar. Recording engineer Ján Machut. Digital mastering Martin Čorej. Art photography by Ria Kmeťová. Portraits by Pavel Kastl. Cover and design Marek Piaček. Notes Elena Kmeťová, Jozef Piaček. Translation Peter Zagar. This CD has been produced with financial support from Pro Slovakia – The State Fund for Culture. (p) 2001, HF (Music Fund Bratislava) Medená 29, 811 02 Bratislava 1, www.musicaslovaca.sk, phone +421 (2) 5443 1689. (c) Marek Piaček