Notes and Editorial Reviews
Murray Perahia imbues Bach's First, Fifth, and Sixth Partitas with the same mastery, care, and insight that distinguished his recordings of Nos. 2, 3, and 4. The B-flat Partita's tempos never exceed what one can comfortably dance to or sing, highlighted by the lyrically animated Sarabande and loud yet not aggressive Gigue. The E minor opening Toccata's declamatory and fugal sections emerge as an integrated, unified whole, while Perahia uses subtle accents and contrasted dynamics to bring out the Corrente's cross-rhythmic potential. He brings multi-colored, expressive variety to the Sarabande's arpeggiated chords and articulates the Tempo di Gavotta as if Glenn Gould's uncanny contrapuntal acumen and
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Edwin Fischer's velvet paws had morphed.
The latter description particularly befits the G major Partita's Corrente and Tempo di Minuetto, along with the other movements, each of which emerges with a distinct character. For example, the pianist's strong sense of conversational interplay justifies a leisurely tempo for the Allemande that others might have trouble sustaining. Perahia's variants in the repeats are noticeable yet discrete. In short, for modern sound and stylish aplomb, Perahia's Bach Partitas easily warrant a first choice recommendation.
--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com
Also available: Bach: Partitas No 2, 3 & 4 / Murray Perahia
"You shouldn't miss the marvels of Perahia's intelligent, technically refined, and inherently musical Bach pianism." -- ClassicsToday.com
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Works on This Recording
1.
Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Murray Perahia (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726-1731; Leipzig, Germany
2.
Partita for Keyboard no 5 in G major, BWV 829 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Murray Perahia (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726-1731; Leipzig, Germany
3.
Partita for Keyboard no 6 in E minor, BWV 830 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Murray Perahia (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1726-1731; Leipzig, Germany
Featured Sound Samples
Keyboard Partita no 1: I. Praeludium
Keyboard Partita no 5: III. Corrente
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