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 and released by ECM Records in 1997.

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.".

Track listing

  1. "La Scala, Part 1" - 44:54
  2. "La Scala, Part 2" - 27:42
  3. "Over the Rainbow" - 6:01
Total effective playing time: 1:16:34

Personnel

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.