Reflections On A Journey
Mistyland, 2020
9/10
Listen to Reflections On A Journey
A pianist and composer from Novi Sad, Serbia, Kosta Jevtić delivers an album of originals here, armed with just keys and a very imaginative mind as he pens songs very much rooted in the Mediterranean landscape.
“Chiostro del Paradiso” starts the album with soft, elegant keys under a hypnotic melody that’s both soothing and captivating, and this approach continues to the darker, more forceful quality of “Sweet Sun of Southern Lands”, as well as the brief but triumphant “Capri”, where a fuller blast of key acrobatics leaves an indelible mark.
Further along, “Tseria” moves with a gentle, emotive pulse of divine beauty, while “Procide” is a playful and charming jaunt that incorporates classical ideas in a dreamy, poetic album highlight. The record exits on “The Lighthouse”, where a reflective quality enters a sublime yet adventurous finish.
An extremely expressive, stirring and, at times, meditative effort, Jevtić pulls off an outstanding performance here that anyone with an ear for piano music will adore.
Travels well with: Casey Gibson- Piano Music; Rachel Grimes- The Clearing