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J.S. Bach
Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2
Jill Crossland
2 CD Set
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"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.
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