Bach, J S: French Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV812-817

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Perahia is unrivalled in coaxing a subtle dialogue in the dances that resort to the artful pared-back minimalism of the two-part invention. There’s nowhere to hide and Perahia’s effortless variety... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 4th Nov 2016
Catalogue No: 4796565
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Length: 91 minutes

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Bach, J S: French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV812

Work length14:18

$5.50

$7.50

$10.25

Murray Perahia (piano)
Recorded: 2013-07-09
Recording Venue: Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Saal 1, Berlin

I. Allemande

Track length3:30

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II. Courante

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III. Sarabande

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IV. Menuet I - V. Menuet II

Track length3:02

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VI. Gigue

Track length2:58

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Bach, J S: French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV813

Work length14:11

$6.60

$9.00

$12.30

Murray Perahia (piano)
Recorded: 2013-07-09
Recording Venue: Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Saal 1, Berlin

I. Allemande

Track length2:50

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II. Courante

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III. Sarabande

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IV. Air

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V. Menuet I - VI. Menuet II

Track length3:07

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$1.50

$2.05

VII. Gigue

Track length2:03

$1.10

$1.50

$2.05

Bach, J S: French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV814

Work length14:42

$6.60

$9.00

$12.30

Murray Perahia (piano)
Recorded: 2013-07-09
Recording Venue: Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Saal 1, Berlin

I. Allemande

Track length3:10

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II. Courante

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III. Sarabande

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IV. Anglaise

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V. Menuet I - VI. Menuet II

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VII. Gigue

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Bach, J S: French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV815

Work length16:04

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Murray Perahia (piano)
Recorded: 2013-07-09
Recording Venue: Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Saal 1, Berlin

I. Allemande

Track length2:50

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$1.50

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II. Courante

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III. Sarabande

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IV. Gavotte

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V. Menuet

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VI. Air

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VII. Gigue

Track length2:24

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Bach, J S: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV816

Work length16:55

$7.70

$10.50

$14.35

Murray Perahia (piano)
Recorded: 2013-07-09
Recording Venue: Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Saal 1, Berlin

I. Allemande

Track length3:08

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$1.50

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II. Courante

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III. Sarabande

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IV. Gavotte

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V. Bourrée

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VI. Loure

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VII. Gigue

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Bach, J S: French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV817

Work length15:06

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Murray Perahia (piano)
Recorded: 2013-07-09
Recording Venue: Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Saal 1, Berlin

I. Allemande

Track length2:43

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II. Courante

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III. Sarabande

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IV. Gavotte

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V. Polonaise

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VI. Petit Menuet

Track length0:59

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VII. Bourrée

Track length1:23

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VIII. Gigue

Track length2:31

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Recording of the Week, Presto Personal Favourites from 2016

16th December 2016

The Editorial team pick out their "ones that got away" from 2016 - the discs that slipped through the net but which we feel deserve a mention in despatches…

Murray Perahia has always felt a great affinity with the music of Bach, having played some of his pieces since childhood and been powerfully influenced by a performance he attended at the age of fifteen of the St Matthew Passion conducted by Pablo Casals. He also found solace in studying the composer on a daily basis during a period in which illness prevented him from playing. He sees the French Suites as “Bach on the highest level,” adding, “I don’t think Bach wrote one note that didn’t have wider meanings and that wasn’t to be tackled with all one’s heart and soul.” His recording revels in the music’s diverse moods, from melancholy tenderness to out-and-out joy, and brings out every nuance of its elegant phrasing and expressive dance rhythms.

Reviews

Christmas 2016

Perahia is unrivalled in coaxing a subtle dialogue in the dances that resort to the artful pared-back minimalism of the two-part invention. There’s nowhere to hide and Perahia’s effortless variety of touch, love of teasing voice-leading, and conversational affability would have it no other way…this is a set that gets ever more persuasive on repeated listening

4th November 2016

In Perahia’s hands every note of the music sings and its siren beauty is surely impossible to resist.

November 2016

As we expect from Perahia, everything sounds natural and inevitable. Ego doesn’t come into it: rather, he acts as a conduit between composer and audience with a purity that few can emulate...I’ve only had this recording for five days but I predict a long and happy future in its company.

16th December 2016

Perahia’s innate musicianship, completely free of any mannerisms or distractions, demands repeated listening.

8th January 2017

When performed as they are here...these works yield nothing in interest and charm...Perahia’s playing is a constant delight — and by not eschewing the sustaining pedal, he paradoxically makes the piano sound more harpsichord-like.

New York Times 15th December 2016

No recording I have heard these past months has sounded as instantly, undefinably right...The piano’s tone is pristine, the articulation clean, the balance between the hands immaculate, the overall tenor both spirited and rapt.

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