Live In Bremen
Dot Time, 2022
8/10
The New York resident and Italy native Chiara Izzi brings her stunning pipes to this 2nd album on the Dot Time label, where her multi-lingual singing unfolds with much intimacy across this live set from 2018 in Germany, which lluminates the piano work of Andrea Rea.
“Miradas” opens the listen with intimate keys pairing well with the very eloquent, cultured singing, and “Tu, Musica Divina” follows with the pretty piano amid dreamy, gorgeous singing as much beauty flows from the pair.
The middle tracks include the hypnotic and soulful “Pavane For Peaceful Times”, and the playful “Samba In Preludio”, which showcases swift piano playing and vivid storytelling from Izzi’s inestimable singing.
The final two tracks, “Cuerpo Y Alma” and “Terra Nostra”, don’t disappoint either, where the former displays some of the most firm singing and a diverse range, and the latter exits with a very mature dynamic that truly showcases the wealth of talent from both artists.
Rea’s sublime piano work can’t be praised enough here, and though we may have heard many of these songs before, they’ve never sounded quite like this, as Izzi and Rae truly make them their own.
Travels well with: Deanna Witkowski- Force Of Nature; Catherine Russell- Send For Me