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J.S. Bach
Well-tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2


Jill Crossland

4 CD Set


"Within seconds you're drawn into the gentle hammer-strokes that unlock Crossland's warm, rounded and perpetually singing sonority ... The preludes inspire Crossland's best work "

Gramophone
   

"What strikes first is the sheer variety of Crossland’s styles – a virtuosity of interpretation. Her performance modes allow both softness of touch and hardness of articulation ... At all times, her playing is assuredly clear and controlled ... Her sense of structure and form is outstanding – making the might of climaxes an experience of passionate dynamism and something inexorable ... Crossland has put her admirable technique in the service of her cool-headed compassion"

ClassicalSource.com
       

" ... the eminent and revered Bach interpreter, Jill Crossland ... A highly fitting addition to any collection of piano repertoire"

MusicWeb International
             

"I report on the Crossland discs with a smile in my voice, as the pianist so often succeeds in coaxing from the instrument an effect that coincides with my personal perspective of what the music amounts to ... The slippery business of tempo selection is a major criterion here – Crossland rarely disappoints or antagonises with extremes, catching all the brilliance and nimbleness of the Prelude No. 21 in B flat major one could ask for ... Crossland's is a reading of great weight and intensity ..."

International Record Review

This box set consists of the complete Well-tempered Clavier series by J.S. Bach, performed by Jill Crossland. Colloquially known as the “48” from the two books of twenty-four preludes and fugues, these works form one of the great landmarks of keyboard repertoire.

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.

Gill Crossland

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CD Booklet Book 1 pdf
CD Booklet Book 2 pdf
Jill Crossland
Release date: 29th September 2008
Order code: SIGCD136
Barcode: 635212013625
Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1
DISC 1
1-2 No. 1 in C major BWV846
3-4 No. 2 in C minor BWV847
5-6 No. 3 in C sharp major BWV848
7-8 No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV849
9-10 No. 5 in D major BWV850
11-12 No. 6 in D minor BWV851
13-14 No. 7 in E flat major BWV852
15-16 No. 8 in E flat minor BWV853
17-18 No. 9 in E major BWV854
19-20 No. 10 in E minor BWV855
21-22 No. 11 in F major BWV856
23-24 No. 12 in F minor BWV857
DISC 2
1-2 No. 13 in F sharp major BWV858
3-4 No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV859
5-6 No. 15 in G major BWV860
7-8 No. 16 in G minor BWV861
9-10 No. 17 in A flat major BWV862
11-12 No. 18 in G sharp minor BWV863
13-14 No. 19 in A major BWV864
15-16 No. 20 in A minor BWV865
17-18 No. 21 in B flat major BWV866
19-20 No. 22 in B flat minor BWV867
21-22 No. 23 in B major BWV868
23-24 No. 24 in B minor BWV869
Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2
DISC 1
1-2 No. 1 in C major BWV870
3-4 No. 2 in C minor BWV871
5-6 No. 3 in C sharp major BWV872
7-8 No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV873
9-10 No. 5 in D major BWV874
11-12 No. 6 in D minor BWV875
13-14 No. 7 in E flat major BWV876
15-16 No. 8 in D sharp minor BWV877
17-18 No. 9 in E major BWV878
19-20 No. 10 in E minor BWV879
21-22 No. 11 in F major BWV880
23-24 No. 12 in F minor BWV881
25-26 No. 13 in F sharp major BWV882
DISC 2
1-2 No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV883
3-4 No. 15 in G major BWV884
5-6 No. 16 in G minor BWV885
7-8 No. 17 in A flat major BWV886
9-10 No. 18 in G sharp minor BWV887
11-12 No. 19 in A major BWV888
13-14 No. 20 in A minor BWV889
15-16 No. 21 in B flat major BWV890
17-18 No. 22 in B flat minor BWV891
19-20 No. 23 in B major BWV892
21-22 No. 24 in B minor BWV893
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