Vienna Concert
Vienna Concert is a live solo piano album by American pianist Keith Jarrett recorded on July 13, 1991 at the Vienna Staatsoper in Vienna, Austria and released by ECM label in 1992.[1] It has a forty-two-minute arch-like opening movement that exhibits a much greater debt to classical music than Jarrett's earlier improvised concerts.
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| Released | 1992, September [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1991, July 13 | |||
| Venue | Vienna Staatsoper, Vienna (Austria) | |||
| Length | 68:08 | |||
| Label | ECM Records [ECM 1481] | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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In its original liner notes Jarrett himself wrote "I have courted the fire for a very long time, and many sparks have flown in the past, but the music on this recording speaks, finally, the language of the flame itself."
Reception
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Jarrett's exalted judgment is close to the mark; though more Eurocentric than ever, these are his most impressive solo performances since Sun Bear".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Track listing
- All music by Keith Jarrett
- "Vienna, Part 1" - 42:05
- "Vienna, Part 2" - 26:03
Total effective playing time: 66:43 (the album contains 1:25 applause approximately)
Personnel
Keith Jarrett – piano
Technical Personnel
- Peter Laenger - Recording Engineer
- Kuni Shinohara - Photography
- Barbara Wojirsch - Cover Design and Layout
- Manfred Eicher and Keith Jarrett - Production
Production
- Peter Laenger - Recording engineer
- Manfred Eicher - Producer
References
- ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Vienna concert accessed May 2020
- Ginell, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 9, 2011
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 768. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.