Vienna Concert

Vienna Concert
Live album by Keith Jarrett
Released	September 1992 [1]
Recorded	July 13, 1991
Venue	Wiener Staatsoper Vienna, Austria
Length	68:08
Label	ECM ECM 1481
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
The Cure (1991) Vienna Concert (1992) Bye Bye Blackbird (1993)
Keith Jarrett solo piano chronology
Paris Concert (1990) Vienna Concert (1992) La Scala (1997)

Vienna Concert is a live solo album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded on July 13, 1991 at the Vienna State Opera in Vienna, Austria, and released by ECM September the following year. ^{[1] [2]}

A 2016 concert in Vienna was released in May 2025 ^[3] and called New Vienna, in reference to this album. ^[4]

Reception

Jarrett reportedly defined it as his best concert. ^[5] 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." ^[6] It exemplifies what has been described as ”long arcs of improvisation that characterised his earlier landmark solo piano series”. ^[7]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[8]

Track listing

All music by Keith Jarrett

1. "Vienna, Part 1" – 42:05
2. "Vienna, Part 2" – 26:03

Personnel

• Keith Jarrett – piano

Technical production

• Manfred Eicher, Keith Jarrett – producer
• Peter Laenger – recording engineer
• Barbara Wojirsch – cover design and layout
• Kuni Shinohara – photography

References

1. ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Vienna concert accessed May 2020
2. Grillo, Tyran (June 15, 2012). "Keith Jarrett: Vienna Concert (ECM 1481)". Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
3. "Breves | Aos 80, Keith Jarrett lança "New Vienna - At the Musikverein, 2016"". jazz.pt. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
4. "New Vienna". ECM Records. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
5. "Keith Jarrett's Vienna Concert: A Timeless Solo Masterpiece". DeBaser. February 14, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
6. Ginell, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 9, 2011
7. "Keith Jarrett - Hear Everything". Jazzwise. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
8. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 768. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.