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

Jill Crossland (piano)

At its best, Crossland's Bach is intimately scaled and sensitively nuanced, abetted by engineering that reproduces her dulcet sonority in the loveliest light.

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

Jill Crossland (piano)

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At its best, Crossland's Bach is intimately scaled and sensitively nuanced, abetted by engineering that reproduces her dulcet sonority in the loveliest light.

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Proving that Jill Crossland "well deserves her enviable reputation as a Bach pianist", BBC Music Magazine, this superb recording of Bach's Well-tempered Clavier, colloquially known as the '48' from the two books of 24 preludes and fugues, completes her foray into one of the great landmarks of keyboard repertoire. Jill Crossland studied at Chethams School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music with Ryszard Bakst, and in Vienna with Paul Badura-Skoda and Sally Sargent. She performed the complete Well-tempered Clavier from memory as a student in Manchester and has always been closely associated with the work.

Contents and tracklist

Prelude I in C Major, BWV 870
Track length2:24
Fugue I in C Major, BWV 870
Track length1:48
Prelude II in C Minor, BWV 871
Track length2:22
Fugue II in C Minor, BWV 871
Track length2:39
Prelude III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
Track length2:05
Fugue III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
Track length3:27
Prelude IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
Track length4:36
Fugue IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
Track length2:15
Prelude V in D Major, BWV 874
Track length3:43
Fugue V in D Major, BWV 874
Track length3:25
Prelude VI in D Minor, BWV 875
Track length1:30
Fugue VI in D Minor, BWV 875
Track length2:15
Prelude VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
Track length2:43
Fugue VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
Track length2:25
Prelude VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
Track length4:05
Fugue VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
Track length4:07
Prelude IX in E Major, BWV 878
Track length5:28
Fugue IX in E Major, BWV 878
Track length3:12
Prelude X in E Minor, BWV 879
Track length3:55
Fugue X in E Minor, BWV 879
Track length3:17
Prelude XI in F Major, BWV 880
Track length3:02
Fugue XI in F Major, BWV 880
Track length1:46
Prelude XII in F Minor, BWV 881
Track length4:28
Fugue XII in F Minor, BWV 881
Track length2:01
Prelude XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
Track length3:05
Fugue XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
Track length3:31
Prelude XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
Track length3:06
Fugue XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
Track length5:04
Prelude XV in G Major, BWV 884
Track length2:37
Fugue XV in G Major, BWV 884
Track length1:20
Prelude XVI in G Minor, BWV 885
Track length2:32
Fugue XVI in G Minor, BWV 885
Track length3:25
Prelude XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
Track length3:20
Fugue XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
Track length3:24
Prelude XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
Track length3:47
Fugue XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
Track length5:13
Prelude XIX in A Major, BWV 888
Track length2:07
Fugue XIX in A Major, BWV 888
Track length1:29
Prelude XX in A Minor, BWV 889
Track length4:49
Fugue XX in A Minor, BWV 889
Track length2:07
Prelude XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
Track length8:08
Fugue XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
Track length2:12
Prelude XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
Track length3:09
Fugue XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
Track length6:00
Prelude XXIII in B Major, BWV 892
Track length2:11
Fugue XXIII in B Major, BWV 892
Track length4:31
Prelude XXIV in B Minor, BWV 893
Track length2:23
Fugue XXIV in B Minor, BWV 893
Track length2:00

Awards and reviews

Awards Issue 2008

At its best, Crossland's Bach is intimately scaled and sensitively nuanced, abetted by engineering that reproduces her dulcet sonority in the loveliest light.
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