Bach, Mozart, Gluck–Sgambati Jill Crossland
Album info
Album-Release:
2022
HRA-Release:
18.11.2022
Label: Signum Records
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Artist: Jill Crossland
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Album including Album cover
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903:
- 1 Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia 07:24
- 2 Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: II. Fugue 05:02
- Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826:
- 3 Bach: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: Ia. Sinfonia – Grave Adagio 00:52
- 4 Bach: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: Ib. Sinfonia – Andante 01:49
- 5 Bach: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: Ic. Sinfonia – Allegro 01:41
- 6 Bach: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: II. Allemande 04:19
- 7 Bach: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: III. Courante 02:32
- 8 Bach: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande 02:58
- 9 Bach: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: V. Rondeaux 01:23
- 10 Bach: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: VI. Capriccio 03:18
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787): Melodie from 'Orfeo ed Euridice' (Dance of the Blessed Spirits) [Arranged for Piano by Giovanni Sgambati]:
- 11 Gluck: Melodie from 'Orfeo ed Euridice' (Dance of the Blessed Spirits) [Arranged for Piano by Giovanni Sgambati] 04:39
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Rondo in D Major, K. 485:
- 12 Mozart: Rondo in D Major, K. 485 06:04
- Rondo in F Major, K. 494:
- 13 Mozart: Rondo in F Major, K. 494 05:34
- Rondo in A Minor, K. 511:
- 14 Mozart: Rondo in A Minor, K. 511 09:34
- Adagio in B Minor, K. 540:
- 15 Mozart: Adagio in B Minor, K. 540 12:15
Info for Bach, Mozart, Gluck–Sgambati
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.
Jill pursues an active concert and recording career in the UK and abroad, including regular appearances at the Wigmore Hall and South Bank in London. She is particularly known for her performances of eighteenth-century music. Jill has also played at Bridgewater Hall, Fairfield and Blackheath Halls, St George’s Bristol, the Sage Gateshead, National Concert Hall Dublin, Vienna Musikverein, Vienna Konzerthaus and Leipzig Gewandhaus and numerous performances for festivals and other venues.
Jill has been a member of the Musicians in Residence scheme, supported by funding from Arts Council England. She also participates in audience development projects in her nativeYorkshire and the surrounding region.
Jill Crossland, piano
Jill Crossland
was born in Yorkshire, and began playing the piano at the age of four. She studied at Chetham's School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music, with Charles Hopkins and Ryszard Bakst. While a student, Jill performed the complete cycle of Bach's 48 Preludes & Fugues from memory, and won the Pinson Book Prize for her Bach playing. She later studied in Vienna with Paul Badura-Skoda, and performed throughout Austria as soloist and chamber player.
Since her return to the UK, Jill has played extensively at major venues including the South Bank and Wigmore Hall in London, and has made several radio and TV appearances. She is now pursuing an active concert and recording career.
Jill's recordings are available from Warner Classics, Divine Art and Signum Classics, including a complete recording of Bach's Well-tempered Clavier and his Goldberg variations. Jill is a member of the Musicians in Residence scheme, supported by funding from Arts Council England.
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