Brad Mehldau "Three Pieces after Bach" - Live at the Philharmonie de Paris.

Format:

Video

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States and Canada.

Post-Bop.

Jazz.

Concerts.

Music festivals.

Musical genres.

Musical performances.

Music.

Local Subjects:

United States and Canada.

Post-Bop.

Jazz.

Concerts.

Music festivals.

Musical genres.

Musical performances.

Music.

Genre:

Performance

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Paris, Ile-de-France : Qwest TV, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In this resounding April 2, 2018 solo concert at Philharmonie de Paris, jazz’s most creative pianist Brad Mehldau dived into the legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach. Mehldau may be a jazz master, but, as classically trained, he’s also well-versed in the classics—in this case Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier composed in all 24 major and minor keys. Mehldau told me in an interview a few years ago, “It’s hard to talk about this without coming off as sounding pompous. But one of the big deals for me is that I have my own voice. That’s been manifest by being a bandleader of two trios. Without getting too technical, I have a certain soloistic vocabulary and a certain way of approaching melody and harmony that I think some people might recognize as my own.” Indeed, Mehldau is an original, a deep thinker whose sound is beautifully inventive. Originally commissioned by American performing arts organizations, this piece pushes improvisational boundaries of the original Bach work. Mehldau performs four preludes and one fugue. Interspersed are three originals of Bach’s music. The production of the video is superb with closeups of Mehldau approaching the piano keys and facial views that show how committed he is in his imaginative majesty. Dan Ouellette

Notes:

Performed Philharmonie de Paris

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