Barber/Bartók

Classical · 2015 · 7 tracks · 58m

Barber/Bartók

A jazz legend tackles the rigorous architecture of Barber and Bartók. High-tension orchestral power met with a singular, percussive piano touch.

It's Keith Jarrett playing some of the most difficult 20th-century piano music with the intensity of a man possessed.

A high-stakes collision of rigorous 20th-century composition and a jazz master's percussive, soulful touch.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 58m

01

Piano Concerto, op. 38: I. Allegro appassionato

12:32

02

Piano Concerto, op. 38: II. Canzone. Moderato

6:16

03

Piano Concerto, op. 38: III. Allegro molto

7:55

04

Piano Concerto no. 3, Sz 119: I. Allegretto

7:42

05

Piano Concerto no. 3, Sz 119: II. Adagio religioso

10:16

06

Piano Concerto no. 3, Sz 119: III. Allegro vivace

9:08

07

Tokyo Encore: Nothing But a Dream

4:52

Moments Worth Waiting For

The explosive, percussive entry of the piano in the Barber Allegro appassionato where Jarrett matches the orchestra's sheer mass.

The shift into the Adagio religioso of Bartók's Third, where the jazz-trained touch brings a unique, hushed vulnerability to the spiritual themes.

The sudden, crystalline clarity of the Tokyo Encore, acting as a gentle, improvised bridge back to Jarrett's more familiar solo language.

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