As part of the year-long celebration of Nonesuch Records' 60th anniversary, Brad Mehldau joins the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists stop by the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. Mehldau stopped by and chose recordings by Richard Goode, Dawn Upshaw, Adam Guettel, Kronos Quartet, and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society.

A scrolling piano score for “Après Fauré: Prelude” from Brad Mehldau's 2024 album, Après Fauré. On the album, Mehldau performs four nocturnes, from a thirty-seven-year span of Gabriel Fauré’s career, as well as a reduction of an excerpt from the Adagio movement of his Piano Quartet in G Minor. Here Mehldau’s four compositions that Fauré inspired are presented in a group, bookended by two sections featuring the French composer’s works. Video by Robert Edridge-Waks.

Brad Mehldau performs “Golden Slumbers” from his 2023 album, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles. The live solo album, recorded in September 2020 at Philharmonie de Paris, features the pianist and composer’s interpretations of nine songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and one by George Harrison. The album ends with a David Bowie classic that draws a connection between The Beatles and pop songwriters who followed. An extended version of this live performance video, recorded at New York City’s legendary Village Vanguard, preceded by an introduction by the pianist, may be seen here. 

Brad Mehldau performs “I Am the Walrus” from his 2023 album, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles. The live solo album, recorded in September 2020 at Philharmonie de Paris, features the pianist and composer’s interpretations of nine songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and one by George Harrison. The album ends with a David Bowie classic that draws a connection between The Beatles and pop songwriters who followed. An extended version of this live performance video, recorded at New York City’s legendary Village Vanguard, preceded by an introduction by the pianist, may be seen here. 

Brad Mehldau performs the title track from his 2023 album, Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles. The live solo album, recorded in September 2020 at Philharmonie de Paris, features the pianist and composer’s interpretations of nine songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and one by George Harrison. The album ends with a David Bowie classic that draws a connection between The Beatles and pop songwriters who followed. An extended version of this live performance video, recorded at New York City’s legendary Village Vanguard, preceded by an introduction by the pianist, may be seen here.

The members of the legendary original 1990s Joshua Redman Quartet—Redman (saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Christian McBride (bass), and Brian Blade (drums)—perform "Disco Ears" from their album LongGone. Filmed by Matthew Beighley and Jacqueline Santillan live at the Falcon in Marlboro, New York, on September 7, 2019.

Brad Mehldau's "Tom Sawyer," from his 2022 album, Jacob's Ladder. The song, Mehldau’s interpretation of the Rush classic, features his Nonesuch Records label mate Chris Thile on lead vocals and mandolin as well as Joel Frahm on saxophones and Mark Guiliana on drums; Mehldau plays keyboards and provides additional vocals. Video animated by Robert Edridge-Waks with artwork by Mehldau.

Brad Mehldau's "maybe as his skies are wide," from his 2022 album, Jacob's Ladder. Video edited by Robert Edridge-Waks.

Variation 4 from Brad Mehldau’s 2021 album, Variations on a Melancholy Theme, with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Video by Robert Edridge-Waks.

Brad Mehldau’s Variations on a Melancholy Theme features the pianist/composer and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which commissioned this orchestral version of the work, which comprises a theme and eleven variations plus a cadenza and postlude; the album also includes an encore, “Variations ‘X’ and ‘Y.’” This video, created by Robert Edridge-Waks, features selections from the album's Theme, Variation 3, Variation 4, and Postlude.