Bridge of Light

Bridge of Light
Studio album by Keith Jarrett
Released	1994
Recorded	March, 1993
Genre	Contemporary classical music
Length	68:56
Label	ECM
Producer	Keith Jarrett and Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
At the Deer Head Inn (1992) Bridge of Light (1994) G.F. Handel: Suites for Keyboard (1993)

Bridge of Light is an album of contemporary classical music written by Keith Jarrett and performed by Jarrett with The Fairfield Orchestra conducted by Thomas Crawford which was released on the ECM label in 1994.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "This is Keith Jarrett's most accomplished collection of classical compositions yet, seated squarely in the American East Coast neo-classical tradition of Samuel Barber, David Diamond, Irving Fine, etc. Jarrett's writing for strings is masterful here; the lines move and interweave instead of being shoveled on as in some pieces of the '70s, and the compositions have shape and direction. Most of all, they share a common feeling of reflection and an unabashed willingness to let the instrumental soloists sing... Though these works have nothing to do with jazz per se, all Jarrett buffs should investigate this music on its own terms.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett

1. "Elegy for Violin and String Orchestra" - 14:50
2. "Adagio for Oboe and String Orchestra" - 9:54
3. "Sonata for Violin and Piano" - 27:11
4. "Bridge of Light for Viola and Orchestra" - 17:01

• Recorded at the State University of New York in Purchase, New York in March, 1993

Personnel

• Keith Jarrett – piano
• Marcia Butler - oboe
• Michelle Makarski violin
• Patricia McCarty - viola
• The Fairfield Orchestra conducted by Thomas Crawford

References