Rating: - A sublime experience
Each of Keith Jarrett's performances demands respect but, for me, this is the solo concert which surpasses the rest. Part 1 is a jaw-dropping piece of improvisation which culminates in one of the most moving, stirring and transcendant sequences you are likely to hear; the long, intricate journey resolves into a sublime resolution of the musical ideas. This intensity is sustained in the second track where the ideas and sheer pianism can knock you back, before lifting and transporting you to an intense ... Read More
Rating: - Emotional
I am always left emotionally drained when I listen to this recording. I agree with one of the reviewers above that the 13 mins to 24 mins of Part 2 are is some of musics most beautiful and emotional moments. It is almost as if at that point of the concert he reaches nirvana and shares it with you. Breathtaking.
Rating: - Stunning
I heard Over the Rainbow on the radio in the car first, and I was so touched by it that I went out and bought it the very next day. His interpretation of the piece is so completely mesmerising that it seems like every note is perfect. He knows exactly how to give a beautifully measured performance - just the right amount of dynamics and rubato to make it reach the soul. (I don't normally use such drastic methods of description about music, but this is an exception)
Rating: - indescribable beauty
My entry into the world of Keith Jarrett's solo concerts was perhaps his most famous recording, the "Koln Concert". Great though that is, I was soon left hungry for more. Fortunately Jarrett is, or was before he succumbed to ME, a prodigous performer. Improbable though it may seem, this concert recorded some twenty years after Koln is at least its equal.
Forget the rendition of "Over the Rainbow" - touching though it is. The 18th to 24th minutes of the second composition are quite possibly the ... Read More
Rating: - A virtuoso performance of movingly brilliant piano solos
Keith Jarrett brings all of his skill, technique and musical spirit to bear in this brilliant gathering of solo piano improvisations. This is THE recording to play late at night when the rain is pouring down and you are alone or with a loved one and you want the musical atmosphere to warm and inspire you.
