Paul Crossley
English pianist Paul Crossley is world-renowned for his expertise and artistry in the interpretation of twentieth century keyboard literature. Although he has made his reputation as a pianist, Crossley began his studies on the organ at Mansfield College in Oxford; he first undertook serious instruction on piano in Leeds with Fanny Waterman, later founder of the Leeds International Piano Competition. In 1967 Crossley was awarded a scholarship to France in order to study with Yvonne Loriod and Olivier Messiaen and in 1968 won first prize in the Messiaen Piano Competition.
Paul Crossley first came to prominence in the concert world at the 1973 Bath Festival, premiering the Piano Sonata No. 3 of Michael Tippett; likewise, Tippett's Piano Sonata No. 4 (1983-1984) would be entrusted to Crossley for its first performance. On the concert circuit, Crossley is most readily associated with "new music." He has given the first performances of piano works by composers Magnus Lindberg, Nicholas Maw, Hans Werner Henze, George Benjamin, Toru Takemitsu, John Adams, and Henryk Górecki. He has also made something of a specialty of the significant piano part in Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony and has recorded it with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. As a recording artist, Crossley has appeared on more than 50 releases, and has recorded the complete keyboard output of composers such as Tippett, Ravel, Poulenc, and Debussy. Crossley became an Internet music marketing pioneer in 2001 when he offered his complete recording of the piano works of Takemitsu through an Internet download at www.gmn.com before he released it at the retail level.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Takemitsu: Quotation Of Dream; Two Signals From Heaven; How Slow The Wind; Twill By Twilight; Archipelago S; Dream/Window
Paul Crossley, Peter Serkin, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 9 Feb 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Takemitsu: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Classical - Released by CRD Records on 27 Mar 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fauré: The Complete Piano Works
Classical - Released by CRD Records on 24 Nov 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces
Classical - Released by CRD Records on 1 Oct 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fauré: Violin Sonata in E minor / Franck: Violin Sonata in A etc.
Arthur Grumiaux, Paul Crossley, György Sebök
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Paul Crossley Plays Poulenc - Complete Works for Piano
Classical - Released by Sony Classical on 30 Oct 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hindemith: Concert Music for Brass
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Paul Crossley, Elgar Howarth
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1981
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Debussy: Complete Works for Solo Piano
Classical - Released by Sony Classical on 10 Feb 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
French & Belgian Violin Sonatas
Arthur Grumiaux, Paul Crossley, György Sebök, Istvan Hajdu
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 23 Oct 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Debussy: Greatest Hits
Paul Crossley, Michael Tilson Thomas
Classical - Released by Sony Classical on 9 Aug 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Scriabin: Late Piano Pieces
Classical - Released by CRD Records on 3 Jun 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Messiaen: Piano Music
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1974
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Takemitsu: Quotation of Dream
Paul Crossley, Peter Serkin, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 9 Feb 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Debussy: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by Sony Classical on 19 Mar 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo