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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
Released	1992, September [1]
Recorded	1991, July 13
Venue	Vienna Staatsoper, Vienna (Austria)
Length	68:08
Label	ECM Records [ECM 1481]
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buch II (1990) Vienna Concert (1992) Dmitri Shostakovich: 24 Preludes And Fugues Op. 87 (1992)
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
Source	Rating
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

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