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J.S. Bach
Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2


Jill Crossland

2 CD Set


 

 

 

 

"Within seconds you’re drawn into the gentle hammer-strokes that unlock Crossland’s warm, rounded and perpetually singing sonority"

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Following Jill Crossland’s successful release of J.S. Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1 earlier this year, Signum are pleased to announce the release of Book 2 in this new 2CD set.

Completed by 1742, Book 2 was intended as a complement to Book 1, not as a replacement. It is generally far more difficult than Book 1 however, with greater technical and structural difficulty for the performer. It was the ultimate workbook, open to constant change and refining by Bach himself.

In Jill Crossland’s own words, ‘No other music is so perfect an integration of emotional expression and intellectual rigour’. Jill first performed the complete Well-tempered Clavier from memory as a student in Manchester.

 

 

Title Page
Reviews
SIGCD123 Booklet pdf
Jill Crossland
Release date: 26th May 2008
Order code: SIGCD123
Barcode: 635212012321
Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2
J.S.Bach
Disc 1
No. 1 in C major BWV870
1. Praeludium
2. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 2 in C minor BWV871
3. Praeludium
4. Fuga a 4 voci
No. 3 in C sharp major BWV872
5. Praeludium
6. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV873
7. Praeludium
8. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 5 in D major BWV874
9. Praeludium
10. Fuga a 4 voci
No. 6 in D minor BWV875
11. Praeludium
12. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 7 in E flat major BWV876
13. Praeludium
14. Fuga a 4 voci
No. 8 in D sharp minor BWV877
15. Praeludium
16. Fuga a 4 voci
No. 9 in E major BWV878
17. Praeludium
18. Fuga a 4 voci
No. 10 in E minor BWV879
19. Praeludium
20. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 11 in F major BWV880
21. Praeludium
22. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 12 in F minor BWV881
23. Praeludium
24. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 13 in F sharp major BWV882
25. Praeludium
26. Fuga a 3 voci
Disc 2
No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV883
1. Praeludium
2. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 15 in G major BWV884
3. Praeludium
4. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 16 in G minor BWV885
5. Praeludium
6. Fuga a 4 voci
No. 17 in A flat major BWV886
7. Praeludium
8. Fuga a 4 voci
No. 18 in G sharp minor BWV887
9. Praeludium
10. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 19 in A major BWV888
11. Praeludium
12. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 20 in A minor BWV889
13. Praeludium
14. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 21 in B flat major BWV890
15. Praeludium
16. Fuga a 3 voci
No. 22 in B flat minor BWV891
17. Praeludium
18. Fuga a 4 voci
No. 23 in B major BWV892
19. Praeludium
20. Fuga a 4 voci
No. 24 in B minor BWV893
21. Praeludium
22. Fuga a 3 voci
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