Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Murray Perahia's Bach recordings are low-key, somewhat in the vein suggested by Bach's modest use of the words "Clavier-Übung," keyboard exercise, to describe the partitas played here in their published form. There is none of the eccentricity of Glenn Gould and none of the hard monumentality of András Schiff. Perahia is content to be straightforward and simple, choosing his points of emphasis with care. At first his playing, like Bach's title, seems too modest, but soon you realize that for sheer clarity in polyphonic textures he is unexcelled. The three partitas presented on this program may seem an unlikely trio (and presumably are part of a larger group of recordings to come), but they make a convincing whole that few performers have yet thought of. They embody progressive departure from the conventional structures of the French-style suite of dances that provided Bach's basic blueprint. Hear Perahia's treatment of the building excitement of the Courante of the Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827, track 9, all the more effective because it is so confidently controlled. Perahia delivers the payoff with the big Allemande of the Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828, whose nine-minute span vanishes into the flow of time. Perahia's self-effacing style is never going to appeal to everyone, but for those who like it, it has rarely been as effective as it is here. Sony's German engineering should be especially noted; the resonances of the lower ranges of Perahia's piano, so carefully sculpted by the artist, emerge with their colors perfectly reproduced.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From £10.83/month
Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Murray Perahia, Main Artist, Piano - Andreas Neubronner, Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christian Starke, Recording Engineer
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Murray Perahia's Bach recordings are low-key, somewhat in the vein suggested by Bach's modest use of the words "Clavier-Übung," keyboard exercise, to describe the partitas played here in their published form. There is none of the eccentricity of Glenn Gould and none of the hard monumentality of András Schiff. Perahia is content to be straightforward and simple, choosing his points of emphasis with care. At first his playing, like Bach's title, seems too modest, but soon you realize that for sheer clarity in polyphonic textures he is unexcelled. The three partitas presented on this program may seem an unlikely trio (and presumably are part of a larger group of recordings to come), but they make a convincing whole that few performers have yet thought of. They embody progressive departure from the conventional structures of the French-style suite of dances that provided Bach's basic blueprint. Hear Perahia's treatment of the building excitement of the Courante of the Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827, track 9, all the more effective because it is so confidently controlled. Perahia delivers the payoff with the big Allemande of the Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828, whose nine-minute span vanishes into the flow of time. Perahia's self-effacing style is never going to appeal to everyone, but for those who like it, it has rarely been as effective as it is here. Sony's German engineering should be especially noted; the resonances of the lower ranges of Perahia's piano, so carefully sculpted by the artist, emerge with their colors perfectly reproduced.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:01
- Main artists: Murray Perahia
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.