ECM Records Celebrates Keith Jarrett’s 70th birthday with Two Albums

To celebrate Keith Jarrett’s 70th birthday, ECM Records is releasing two albums, Creation and Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto op. 38 and Béla Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3. This is first simultaneous release of Jarrett’s work in two genres since 1992.

Creation includes pieces selected by Keith Jarrett from his improvised solo concerts recorded in 2014 in Japan, Canada, and Europe. Jarrett focuses on the most revelatory moments from six concerts in Tokyo, Toronto, Paris and Rome.

During the 1980s, Keith Jarrett balanced his improvisational activities with classical music concerts and contemporary composition. On this album with concert recordings from 1984 and 1985, he is heard playing Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto op. 38 and Béla Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Keith Jarrett plays piano and is joined by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken with Dennis Russell Davies, conductor; and New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra with Kazuyoshi Akiyama as conductor.