Jayson Gillham - Chopin Etudes (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 67:54 minutes | 1,02 GB
Classical | Label: ABC Classic, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 67:54 minutes | 1,02 GB
Classical | Label: ABC Classic, Official Digital Download
Internationally acclaimed Australian-British pianist Jayson Gillham turns his artistry to the Etudes of Chopin: music written to take pianists to the extremes of virtuosity while enchanting listeners with their beauty, elegance and tunefulness. On this landmark album Jayson performs all 27 of these brilliant and captivating pieces, plus the stirring and passionate ‘Heroic’ Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53.
Chopin’s genius, as both composer and pianist, earned him the title ‘poet of the piano’: his seemingly magical touch brought the instrument to new dimensions of expressiveness that had never been heard before. Before Chopin, etudes – the French term means ‘study’ – were little more than finger exercises; in Chopin’s hands, the etude took flight into new realms of creativity and delight. Pianists now love to perform them, and audiences flock to hear them.
For Jayson Gillham, hailed by Gramophone as a ‘story-teller’ and described by Limelight magazine as ‘the ideal romantic’, Chopin’s music is a perfect fit, requiring both breathtaking technical skill and expressive mastery. “The Chopin Etudes are a pinnacle of the piano repertoire—not just technically, but emotionally. Each one is a miniature world, and recording them has been a deeply personal journey. I wanted to bring out the poetry and drama in these works, not just the virtuosity.”
Tracklist:
01. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major
02. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor
03. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major
04. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
05. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major
06. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor
07. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 7 in C Major
08. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major
09. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 9 in F Minor
10. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 10 in A-Flat Major
11. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major
12. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor
13. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major
14. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor
15. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
16. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
17. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor
18. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
19. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
20. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major
21. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major
22. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor
23. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor
24. 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor
25. Trois Nouvelle Etudes: No. 1 in F Minor
26. Trois Nouvelle Etudes: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
27. Trois Nouvelle Etudes: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
28. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53
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log date: 2025-10-16 16:29:54
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Analyzed: Jayson Gillham / Chopin Etudes
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DR14 -1.10 dBFS -22.44 dBFS 3:56 03-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major
DR12 -1.62 dBFS -18.37 dBFS 2:00 04-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
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DR12 -4.61 dBFS -20.70 dBFS 2:23 08-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major
DR12 -3.63 dBFS -20.53 dBFS 1:50 09-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 9 in F Minor
DR12 -4.31 dBFS -20.57 dBFS 1:58 10-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 10 in A-Flat Major
DR11 -5.44 dBFS -21.90 dBFS 2:18 11-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major
DR12 -2.04 dBFS -17.71 dBFS 2:36 12-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor
DR12 -6.23 dBFS -22.83 dBFS 2:11 13-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major
DR11 -7.53 dBFS -24.38 dBFS 1:33 14-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor
DR11 -6.35 dBFS -21.76 dBFS 1:47 15-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
DR13 -4.05 dBFS -21.95 dBFS 1:38 16-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
DR12 -5.04 dBFS -21.26 dBFS 3:07 17-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor
DR11 -4.77 dBFS -20.84 dBFS 2:07 18-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
DR15 -2.99 dBFS -25.36 dBFS 5:02 19-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
DR11 -2.04 dBFS -19.11 dBFS 1:05 20-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major
DR11 -4.00 dBFS -20.53 dBFS 1:00 21-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major
DR11 -1.09 dBFS -17.62 dBFS 3:50 22-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor
DR13 -1.97 dBFS -18.44 dBFS 3:26 23-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor
DR11 -1.58 dBFS -16.53 dBFS 2:38 24-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor
DR11 -7.12 dBFS -23.58 dBFS 1:49 25-Trois Nouvelle Etudes: No. 1 in F Minor
DR11 -5.75 dBFS -22.23 dBFS 1:36 26-Trois Nouvelle Etudes: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
DR12 -4.86 dBFS -23.89 dBFS 1:47 27-Trois Nouvelle Etudes: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
DR12 -1.04 dBFS -17.50 dBFS 6:42 28-Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53
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Number of tracks: 28
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2144 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-10-16 16:29:54
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Analyzed: Jayson Gillham / Chopin Etudes
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DR14 -4.14 dBFS -25.13 dBFS 1:23 02-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor
DR14 -1.10 dBFS -22.44 dBFS 3:56 03-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major
DR12 -1.62 dBFS -18.37 dBFS 2:00 04-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
DR12 -3.94 dBFS -20.81 dBFS 1:39 05-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major
DR14 -4.59 dBFS -25.30 dBFS 3:18 06-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 6 in E-Flat Minor
DR12 -4.40 dBFS -21.92 dBFS 1:24 07-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 7 in C Major
DR12 -4.61 dBFS -20.70 dBFS 2:23 08-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major
DR12 -3.63 dBFS -20.53 dBFS 1:50 09-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 9 in F Minor
DR12 -4.31 dBFS -20.57 dBFS 1:58 10-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 10 in A-Flat Major
DR11 -5.44 dBFS -21.90 dBFS 2:18 11-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major
DR12 -2.04 dBFS -17.71 dBFS 2:36 12-12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor
DR12 -6.23 dBFS -22.83 dBFS 2:11 13-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major
DR11 -7.53 dBFS -24.38 dBFS 1:33 14-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor
DR11 -6.35 dBFS -21.76 dBFS 1:47 15-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major
DR13 -4.05 dBFS -21.95 dBFS 1:38 16-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 4 in A Minor
DR12 -5.04 dBFS -21.26 dBFS 3:07 17-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 5 in E Minor
DR11 -4.77 dBFS -20.84 dBFS 2:07 18-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor
DR15 -2.99 dBFS -25.36 dBFS 5:02 19-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
DR11 -2.04 dBFS -19.11 dBFS 1:05 20-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 8 in D-Flat Major
DR11 -4.00 dBFS -20.53 dBFS 1:00 21-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major
DR11 -1.09 dBFS -17.62 dBFS 3:50 22-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 10 in B Minor
DR13 -1.97 dBFS -18.44 dBFS 3:26 23-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor
DR11 -1.58 dBFS -16.53 dBFS 2:38 24-12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor
DR11 -7.12 dBFS -23.58 dBFS 1:49 25-Trois Nouvelle Etudes: No. 1 in F Minor
DR11 -5.75 dBFS -22.23 dBFS 1:36 26-Trois Nouvelle Etudes: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
DR12 -4.86 dBFS -23.89 dBFS 1:47 27-Trois Nouvelle Etudes: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
DR12 -1.04 dBFS -17.50 dBFS 6:42 28-Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53
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Number of tracks: 28
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2144 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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