 Born in Yorkshire, his piano teacher was Fanny Waterman in Leeds. While a student at Oxford University, he was discovered by Olivier Messiaen and his wife Yvonne Loriod, who heard him play and immediately invited him to come to Paris to study with them. In 1968 he won the Messiaen Competition in Royan, France. Crossley is particularly associated with the music of Messiaen and British composers such as Michael Tippett, Nicholas Maw and George Benjamin. Tippett wrote his third and fourth Piano sonatas specifically with Crossley in mind. His extensive discography includes the piano works of Tippett, Fauré, Debussy and Ravel and the Fauré Violin sonatas with Arthur Grumiaux.
Paul Crossley was artistic director of the London Sinfonietta from 1988 to 1994.
He presented a landmark television series on avant garde classical music entitled Sinfonietta for Channel 4. |
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Janacek: | Sinfonietta Vienna Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras Taras Bulba Vienna Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras Lachian Dances London Philharmonic Orchestra, François Huybrechts Suite for string orchestra, JW 6/2 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Neville Marriner Mládí (Youth), for wind sextet Bell (flute/piccolo), Craxton (oboe), Pay (clarinet), Harris (bass clarinet), Gatt (bassoon), Eastop (horn) Capriccio for piano (left hand) & chamber ensemble, JW VII/12 'Vzdor' London Sinfonietta, David Atherton Concertino, JW VII/11 Paul Crossley (piano) London Sinfonietta, David Atherton |
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“Faure-lovers have long prayed for a CD reissue of the two sonatas from Grumiaux and Paul Crossley. And they won't be disappointed. The sound itself is pleasing-better, even, than I remember it on LP. And there is a radiance in the playing suggesting an unerring understanding of structure and style that somehow goes hand in hand with the joyous spontaneity of new discovery. The hyper-sensitive suppleness of Grumiaux's shading and phrasing is a particular delight, as is his awareness that just as much of the musical message comes from the piano-particularly in the Second Sonata. As for Crossley, not for nothing has he come to be recognized as one of this country's most dedicated Faure specialists. It would certainly be difficult to over-praise the subtlety of the two artists' interplay in both works” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Music such as this requires a preternatural sensitivity of touch and an acute awareness of dynamic nuance, while the sustaining pedal is almost as important as the keyboard. In all these qualities Crossley seems ideal… Admirers of Takemitsu's music need look no further.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2010 ***** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Scriabin: | Four Pieces, Op. 51 Trois Morceaux Op. 52 Two Pieces, Op. 57 Albumblatt, Op. 58 2 Pieces for Piano, Op. 59 Poème-Nocturne, Op. 61 2 Poems for Piano, Op. 63 Preludes, Op. 67 (2) Poèmes, Op. 69 Nos. 1 & 2 Deux poèmes Op. 71 Vers la flamme, Op. 72 Deux Danses Op. 73 Preludes, Op. 74 (5) |
“Sciabin's late piano pieces remain among the most revolutionary ever written for the instrument. These Morceaux, Poèmes, Danses and Préludes certainly call for a player of unusual insight… with the requisite technical command to give substance to the insubstantial. In all this Crossley succeeds admirably...” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 ***** “Virtuoso ease and well modulated, evenly balanced sonorities have always marked Paul Crossley's way with repertoire that fuses thorny and sensual elements.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2008 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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