Album guide
Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More
- Composers
- Beethoven; Tchaikovsky; Prokofiev; Mussorgsky; Ravel
- Released
- 2025
- Label
- Sony Music
- Forces
- Piano, Trio
- Personnel
- Jo-Yu Chen, Chris Tordini and Tommy Crane
Chen spent a year on the project and has said her classical training initially made her cautious about altering the repertoire.
Recorded in New York with Chris Tordini and Tommy Crane, it treats the encounter as a conversation with earlier composers; the opening track even combines Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata with his Fifth Symphony.
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The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.
The classical player follows the album order in the original scoring; the opening jazz track draws on two Beethoven works, so both appear before the remaining seven sources.
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Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5 / Piano Sonata “Moonlight”Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 — opening motif; Piano Sonata No. 14 — I. Adagio sostenuto
- Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Dance of the Reed FlutesTchaikovsky: The Nutcracker — Dance of the Reed Flutes
- Beethoven Sonata No. 8, Pathetique 2nd MovementBeethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 — II. Adagio cantabile
- Tchaikovsky Swan LakeTchaikovsky: Swan Lake — Scene
- Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Dance of the KnightsProkofiev: Romeo and Juliet — Montagues and Capulets
- Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition The Old CastleMussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition — The Old Castle
- Prokofiev Piano Concerto #2Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 — I. Andantino
- Ravel Pavane Pour Une Infante DefunteRavel: Pavane pour une infante défunte