Jill Crossland
The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1
- Type CD
- Label Signum Classics
- UPC 0635212011324
- Catalog number SIGCD 113
- Release date 01 July 2008
About the album
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, Book 1, is a great way to start the New Year. 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. Bach’s own description from the title page of his copy of Book 1 reads “Preludes & Fugues through all tones and semitones including (both) major & minor (keys).” Schumann even referred to the work as his “daily bread”. Revered for her performances of Bach, Jill Crossland gives concerts across the world, first performing the complete Well-tempered Clavier from memory as a student in Manchester.
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11No. 1 in C major BWV846 :Praeludium
02:10 -
12No. 1 in C major BWV846 :Fuga a 4 voci
02:32 -
13No. 2 in C minor BWV847 :Praeludium
01:41 -
14No. 2 in C minor BWV847 :Fuga a 3 voci
01:36 -
15No. 3 in C sharp major BWV848 :Praeludium
01:16 -
16No. 3 in C sharp major BWV848 :Fuga a 3 voci
02:17 -
17No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV849 :Praeludium
03:25 -
18No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV849 :Fuga a 5 voci
05:48 -
19No. 5 in D major BWV850 :Praeludium
01:19 -
110No. 5 in D major BWV850 :Fuga a 4 voci
02:08 -
111No. 6 in D minor BWV851 :Praeludium
01:18 -
112No. 6 in D minor BWV851 :Fuga a 3 voci
02:35 -
113No. 7 in E flat major BWV852 :Praeludium
03:43 -
114No. 7 in E flat major BWV852 :Fuga a 3 voci
01:50 -
115No. 8 in E flat minor BWV853 :Praeludium
04:37 -
116No. 8 in E flat minor BWV853 :Fuga a 3 voci
06:28 -
117No. 9 in E major BWV854 :Praeludium
01:27 -
118No. 9 in E major BWV854 :Fuga a 3 voci
01:15 -
119No. 10 in E minor BWV855 :Praeludium
02:21 -
120No. 10 in E minor BWV855 :Fuga a 2 voci
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121No. 11 in F major BWV856 :Praeludium
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122No. 11 in F major BWV856 :Fuga a 3 voci
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123No. 12 in F minor BWV857 :Praeludium
02:23 -
124No. 12 in F minor BWV857 :Fuga a 4 voci
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21No. 13 in F sharp major BWV858 :Praeludium
01:39 -
22No. 13 in F sharp major BWV858 :Fuga a 3 voci
02:22 -
23No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV859 :Praeludium
00:55 -
24No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV859 :Fuga a 4 voci
03:18 -
25No. 15 in G major BWV860 :Praeludium
00:47 -
26No. 15 in G major BWV860 :Fuga a 3 voci
02:22 -
27No. 16 in G minor BWV861 :Praeludium
02:43 -
28No. 16 in G minor BWV861 :Fuga a 4 voci
02:48 -
29No. 17 in A flat major BWV862 :Praeludium
01:20 -
210No. 17 in A flat major BWV862 :Fuga a 4 voci
03:18 -
211No. 18 in G sharp minor BWV863 :Praeludium
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212No. 18 in G sharp minor BWV863 :Fuga a 4 voci
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213No. 19 in A major BWV864 :Praeludium
01:22 -
214No. 19 in A major BWV864 :Fuga a 3 voci
02:35 -
215No. 20 in A minor BWV865 :Praeludium
00:56 -
216No. 20 in A minor BWV865 :Fuga a 4 voci
04:47 -
217No. 21 in B flat major BWV866 :Praeludium
01:11 -
218No. 21 in B flat major BWV866 :Fuga a 3 voci
01:47 -
219No. 22 in B flat minor BWV867 :Praeludium
03:51 -
220No. 22 in B flat minor BWV867 :Fuga a 5 voci
03:47 -
221No. 23 in B major BWV868 :Praeludium
01:08 -
222No. 23 in B major BWV868 :Fuga a 4 voci
02:11 -
223No. 24 in B minor BWV869 :Praeludium
06:52 -
224No. 24 in B minor BWV869 :Fuga a 4 voci
08:25