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.

Vienna Concert
Live album by
Keith Jarrett
Released1992, September [1]
Recorded1991, July 13
VenueVienna Staatsoper, Vienna (Austria)
Genresolo piano improvisations
Length68:08
LabelECM Records
[ECM 1481]
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buch II
(1990)		 Vienna Concert
(1992)		 Dmitri Shostakovich: 24 Preludes And Fugues Op. 87
(1991)
Keith Jarrett solo piano chronology
Paris Concert
(1988)		 Vienna Concert
(1991)		 La Scala
(1995)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Track listing
All music by Keith Jarrett
  1. "Vienna, Part 1" - 42:05
  2. "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
  1. ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Vienna concert accessed May 2020
  2. Ginell, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 9, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 768. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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