℗ 2024 Signum Records
Released | February 23, 2024 |
Duration | 43m 32s |
Record Label | Signum Records |
Catalogue No. | SIGCD861 |
Genre | Classical (Keyboard) |
Études, Op. 10
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1.1
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No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse"
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
3:44 | |||
Études, Op. 25
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1.2
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No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp"
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
3:05 | |||
Preludes, Op. 28
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1.3
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No. 4, Largo in E Minor
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
2:33 | |||
1.4
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No. 15, Sostenuto in D-Flat Major, 'Raindrop'
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
3:07 | |||
Mazurkas, Op. 68
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1.5
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No. 2, Lento in A Minor
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
2:25 | |||
1.6
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Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
4:51 | |||
Preludes, Op. 28
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1.7
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No. 7, Andantino in A Major
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
2:06 | |||
1.8
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No. 6, Lento assai in B Minor
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
2:28 | |||
Waltzes, Op. 64
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1.9
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No. 1, Molto vivace in D-Flat Major "Minute Waltz"
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
5:09 | |||
1.10
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Waltz in A Minor, B. 150
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
3:39 | |||
Mazurkas, Op. 7
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1.11
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No. 2, Vivo, ma non troppo
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
2:09 | |||
Preludes, Op. 28
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1.12
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No. 20, Largo in C Minor
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
2:03 | |||
1.13
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No. 17, Allegretto in A-Flat Major
Frédéric Chopin; Joshua Spacht |
3:32 | |||
1.14
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Dorothy's Theme
Joshua Spacht; Joshua Spacht |
2:41 |
Pianist Joshua Spacht releases a new programme of Chopin, aptly titled Chopin at Midnight.
"Chopin at Midnight is a reimagining of some of my favorite Chopin pieces for solo piano. I’ve wanted to do a solo piano / classical project for years, and Signum’s Steve Long embraced my vision. While Chopin mostly wrote for small, live performances in the salons of Paris, I’ve wondered for some time what his compositions would sound like if he were alive today in the age of streaming? What lengths would they be; which motifs would he choose to repeat; which tempi and miking techniques would he use? I’ve approached these arrangements with those parameters in mind, while still embracing the idea that Chopin is fundamentally more harmonically complex than most Neo-classical music. I wanted to squeeze out melodic and secondary phrases and allow the listener to enjoy them in perhaps a way that one couldn’t in a typical, full-paced interpretation. I’ve found there’s an entirely different world of colors, textures, and moments when we’re allowed to linger a bit longer on the pieces — unhurriedly. The one original piece, 'Dorothy’s Theme', was largely improvised in the studio as we were wrapping up the recording session. It’s a tribute to my grandmother who was in hospice at the time or recording."
- Joshua Spacht
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.30 -6.00 to -0.67 | -24.69 -26.76 to -21.54 | -21.79 -23.80 to -18.30 | 13 12 to 14 | |
1 | No. 3 in E Major "Tristesse" | -0.67 | -24.10 | -21.5 | 14 |
2 | No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp" | -5.31 | -24.33 | -21.4 | 12 |
3 | No. 4, Largo in E Minor | -3.88 | -26.30 | -23.5 | 12 |
4 | No. 15, Sostenuto in D-Flat Major, 'Raindrop' | -2.14 | -24.89 | -21.8 | 13 |
5 | No. 2, Lento in A Minor | -5.14 | -25.21 | -22.2 | 13 |
6 | Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 | -1.19 | -23.58 | -20.9 | 13 |
7 | No. 7, Andantino in A Major | -2.49 | -24.96 | -21.8 | 14 |
8 | No. 6, Lento assai in B Minor | -2.66 | -23.88 | -21.0 | 13 |
9 | No. 1, Molto vivace in D-Flat Major "Minute Waltz" | -3.84 | -25.29 | -22.6 | 13 |
10 | Waltz in A Minor, B. 150 | -4.12 | -25.47 | -22.7 | 13 |
11 | No. 2, Vivo, ma non troppo | -3.82 | -23.95 | -21.0 | 12 |
12 | No. 20, Largo in C Minor | -6.00 | -26.76 | -23.8 | 14 |
13 | No. 17, Allegretto in A-Flat Major | -3.57 | -25.40 | -22.5 | 13 |
14 | Dorothy's Theme | -1.39 | -21.54 | -18.3 | 12 |