La Scala (album)

La Scala is a live solo piano album by American pianist Keith Jarrett recorded in concert on February 13, 1995 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan (Italy) and released by ECM Records in 1997.[1]

La Scala
Live album by
Released1997, May [1]
Recorded1995, February 13
VenueTeatro alla Scala, Milan (Italy)
Genresolo piano improvisations
Length1:18:38
LabelECM Records
[ECM 1640]
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
W.A. Mozart: Piano Concertos, Masonic Funeral Music, Symphony In G Minor
(1994)
La Scala
(1997)
Tokyo '96
(1998)
Keith Jarrett solo piano chronology
Vienna Concert
(1991)
La Scala
(1995)
A Multitude of Angels
(1996)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The music overall develops slowly but always holds one's interest, reinforcing one's viewpoint of Keith Jarrett as one of the top pianists of the 1980s and '90s.".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Track listing

All music by Keith Jarrett except as indicated.
  1. "La Scala, Part 1" - 44:54
  2. "La Scala, Part 2" - 27:42
  3. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) - 6:01

Total effective playing time: 1:16:34 (the album contains 2:04 applause approximately)

Personnel

  • Keith Jarrett – piano

Technical Personnel

  • Jan Erik Kongshaug - Remixing Engineer
  • Judith Joy Ross - Liner Photo
  • Mayo Bucher - Cover Graphic
  • Michael Hofstetter - Cover Design
  • Manfred Eicher - Remixing Engineer and Executive Producer

Musicological notes

Probably not without a sense of irony to the setting of this recording, Part 1 climaxes into a sheer citation of the famous aria Nessun Dorma from the opera Turandot by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini.

References

  1. ECM Records Keith Jarrett: La Scala accessed May 2020
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 770. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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