Laura Antonioli

[Larry Kart]

Anyone know of this singer? Picked up today a recent duo album "Varuna"  by her and Richie Bierach, whom I’ve warmed to a good deal in recent years. I particularly like Antonioli’s somewhat husky Irene Kral-like timbre in the lower register.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A490j7sSrSA

 

What a fine lyricist Howard Dietz was.

 

My haunted heart;

Ghost of you

My lost romance.

Lips that laugh,

Eyes that dance.

Haunted heart   

Won’t let me be,

Dreams repeat a sweet

But lonely song to me.

Dreams are dust, 

It’s you who must

Belong to me

And thrill

My haunted heart.

Be still,

My haunted heart.

In the night, 

Though we’re apart,

Dreams repeat a sweet but lonely song to me

Dreams are dust,

It’s you who must 

Belong to me

And thrill 

My haunted heart.

Be still,

My haunted heart.

 

The genius part probably is the internal rhymes plus semi-enjambment of "Dreams repeat a sweet/But lonely song to 

me . . .” and its its extension-modified echo in "Dreams are dust,/It's you who must/Belong to me . . . " 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQJdKNlYTBY 

 

(words by L.A., music by R.B.)

 

[Larry Kart]

Here's something informative:

 

[soulpope]

Don`t know the recording you are refering to, but once heard excepts of this one :

The vast part of the music was written by Austrian Pianist Fritz Pauer ....

[HutchFan]

So far, I've only listened to Antonioli's new record with Richie Beirach a few times -- but I've really enjoyed it.

I'm much more familiar with their earlier record, The Duo Session (Nabel), from 2004. 

Beautiful music.

Edited July 7, 2016 by HutchFan