Perahia is, with no doubt, one of the greatest performer of Bach's music.
Absolutely recommended.
Pure Joy:
Over the past decade or so, Murray Perahia has developed into one of the finest Bach pianists around. Perhaps one needs to suffer to appreciate Bach fully--surely this great pianist has had his share of suffering due to the debilitating hand injury which has kept him from the concert hall and recording studios in recent years. In any case, just as his English Suites, Keyboard Concerti, and Goldberg Variations set new standards in this repertoire, this recently released disc of Partitas 2, 3 and 4 joins the... more info
Played With Striking Keyboard Style, Energy, And Abundant Invention!:
The six partitas BWV 825-830, the third and last collection of suites, are certainly Bach's most mature achievement in this sphere. The opening movements on their own are sufficient to demonstrate Bach's fertile imagination.
Murray Perahia has chosen to perform the second, third and forth partitas, and his approach conveys a stylistic maturity, structural energy, abundant invention, and a strikingly auspicious style that is almost unequalled in accomplishment. He retains the traditional framework of... more info
superb!:
I have yet to hear any of Murray Perahia's playing, whether live or recorded, which was anything less than superbly musical. His profound musicality is always what one hears, no matter the technical demands of a piece. His technique, though astonishing, is there to serve the music, not wow the listener. This cd is filled with illuminating insights and many, many moments of incredible beauty.
