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.