I’ve made no secret of my admiration of Murray Perahia’s playing of Bach. Where other pianists “interpret” Bach–Glenn Gould is an extreme example–I find Perahia’s playing to be graceful and precise. It sounds like the “real” Bach to me. And I love the recorded sound of this new CD. The recording process makes the music as clear as glass. Murray Perahia is appearing in concert in LA and NYC in October. I’m sure Perahia will be featuring some of these marvelous partitas in his concert performances. GRADE: A
I think Perahia is pretty good too. I have his CDs of the Mendelssohn piano concertos and enjoy them.
I know some reviewers find Perahia too conservative in his playing, but I’ve enjoyed every Murray Perahia CD I own, Rick. I particularly like his Bach recordings.