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I particularly warmed to Gillham’s cushioned, rounded tone…He is a storyteller, as is obvious from the opening Fugue in E major…That impression is reinforced by the Bach-Rachmaninov Suite from... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2019 More…

Release Date: 25th Jan 2019
Catalogue No: ABC4817686
Label: ABC Classics

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Contents

Excerpt, Bach, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

2:01

Jayson Gillham (piano)

Fugue in E major BWV 878 (Arr. by Percy Grainger)

2:01

Excerpt, Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006

8:09

Jayson Gillham (piano)

1. Preludio (Arr. by Sergei Rachmaninoff)

3:27

3. Gavotte (Arr. by Sergei Rachmaninoff)

2:58

6. Gigue (Arr. by Sergei Rachmaninoff)

1:44

Bach, J S: Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV904

8:06

Jayson Gillham (piano)

1. Fantasia

3:37

2. Fugue

4:29

Excerpt, Bach, J S: Cantata BWV208 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!'

4:30

Jayson Gillham (piano)

IX. Sheep May Safely Graze (Arr. by Egon Petr)

4:30

Bach, J S: Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV992

10:41

Jayson Gillham (piano)

1. Arioso (Adagio)

1:53

2. (Andante)

1:03

3. Adagisissimo

3:36

4. (Andante con moto)

0:29

5. Allegro poco. Aria di Postiglione

1:13

6. Fuga all'imitatione di posta

2:27

Bach, J S: Flute Sonata in E Flat Major, BWV 1031 - For Piano

4:20

Jayson Gillham (piano)

II. Siciliano

4:20

Excerpt, Bach, J S: Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'

3:41

Jayson Gillham (piano)

X. Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. for Piano by Dame Myra Hess)

3:41

Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein'

2:14

Jayson Gillham (piano)

Chorale Prelude (Transcr. for Piano by Ferruccio Buson)

2:14

Excerpt, Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004

13:42

Jayson Gillham (piano)

Chaconne in D Minor (Transcr. by Busoni)

13:42

Bach, J S: Organ Prelude in E minor, BWV 555

4:13

Jayson Gillham (piano)

Johann Sebastian Bach, Percy Grainger: Blithe Bells (Arr. from "Sheep may safely graze" from J.S Bach's Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208)

3:50

Jayson Gillham (piano)

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Featuring 11 of Bach’s compositions transcribed and arranged, from Rachmaninov’s arrangement of the Violin Partita in E major into a pianistic showpiece, to Myra Hess’s sublime ‘Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring’, Jayson Gillham’s latest release is a love letter to Bach from a who’s who of the great pianists and pianist-composers - Rachmaninov, Percy Grainger, Hess, Busoni, Siloti and Petri.

“The thing about Bach,” says Jayson, “is that it works so well on whatever instrument combination you put it on. It’s something to do with the way Bach thinks, and the way he writes the music - the content is more important than the timbre of the instrument that it’s played on. And so it’s really effective on all instruments - particularly the piano.”

Born 333 years ago in Germany, Bach remains arguably the most important musician in the Western musical tradition. Nowhere does his outsized brilliance shine through more brightly than in his keyboard works, and the influence that they have had on centuries of composers and musicians. This celebrated repertoire allows the full extent of Jayson’s artistry to shine through, revealing the profound depth of his musicality, and a mind constantly interrogating his performance, his instrument, and the music.

Born and brought up in rural Queensland, Jayson Gillham travelled for hours to piano lessons in Brisbane, before shooting to fame in a number of prestigious international competitions. He is now recognised as one of the finest pianists of his generation, performing across the globe with the world’s most prestigious orchestras, venues and festivals.

ABC Classics signed Jayson for a three-album deal, and his debut record, an all-solo offering surveying music by Bach, Schubert and Chopin, reached No.1 in the ARIA Charts on release. Soon afterwards the great pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy, conducting the Sydney Symphony, chose to make his first-ever recording of a Beethoven concerto with Jayson Gillham at the keyboard. Jayson’s Medtner and Rachmaninov album, recorded in 2017 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Benjamin Northey, received unanimous praise and was Recording of the Month in Limelight magazine.

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May 2019

I particularly warmed to Gillham’s cushioned, rounded tone…He is a storyteller, as is obvious from the opening Fugue in E major…That impression is reinforced by the Bach-Rachmaninov Suite from the E major Violin partita, as witty and sprightly in the outer movements as it is elegant and knowing in the Gavotte…the mighty Bach-Busoni Chaconne [is] unquestionably among the best performances on disc.

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