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The Vienna Concert: Recorded at the Vienna State Opera | 
| Artist: Keith Jarrett
Label: Ecm
Category: Music
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 7616
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 513437
UPC: 731451343728
EAN: 0731451343728
ASIN: B0000247YQ
Release Date: September 28, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Vienna (1) | | • | Vienna (2) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
It is permitted to disapprove of Keith Jarrett, despite the years of adulation which have accumulated behind his peculiar brand of virtuosity which somehow juggles spontaneity with an almost preternatural awareness of form. However, even his detractors can usually be persuaded to agree that this particular solo piano disc is an essential item. Opinionated, assertive and with a strong collaborative instinct, Jarrett nevertheless seems to function best when left to his own devices. There have been plenty of other recordings of the pianist's solo performances, of which The Sun Bear Concerts--a galumphing set of six CDs or, originally, 10 LPs--is perhaps the most often alluded to. Even on his own terms, though, Jarrett has had his faults. If he realises he's taken a performance up a blind alley, he will, notoriously, often carry on regardless rather than suffer the indignity of abandoning an idea. His expositionary passages can be laboured, self-conscious and almost patronising in their sheer over-statedness. When he manages to leave all this baggage at home, however, his melodic sense, beautifully monstrous harmonies and structural inventiveness are unsurpassed. This disc preserves just such an occasion. --Roger Thomas
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| Customer Reviews:
The language of the flame itself April 11, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am not musically trained and so I can't offer a technical appraisal of Keith Jarrett's solo work, but I have found his music to be life changing. This is partly because I was unaware that sounds like this could emanate from a piano. As beautiful and uplifting as I have found parts of the Paris and Koln Concerts to be, the Vienna Concert in particular is a meditation that can stir the soul. The opening 10-15 minutes of the first piece are transcendentally exquisite, and in a strange way, even humbling. I think this is because experiencing the music is like being taken to a hidden and very special place inside oneself or else being allowed to share the "sacred vision" of the musician. The latter part of the first piece is dark and stormy. After the warmth and glow of the opening I find it evokes images of black forests windswept skies and jagged mountains. This is a place of emotional turmoil, doubt and existential angst all of which are brilliantly resolved in the exultant conclusion. The second piece is by turns menacing, brooding and contemplative. If the first piece touches the spirit (the flame Jarrett speaks of in the sleeve notes), the second rattles and then seeps into the bones. The Vienna Concert is an unforgettable masterpiece. Buy it.
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