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.