Murray Perahia Plays Bach - The Complete Sony Recordings (8 CDs)

This release is the first ever collection of Murray Perahia’s Complete Bach Recoridngs for Sony Classical. The eight original albums were recorded from 1997 to 2009. The release includes the famous Goldberg Variations (Gramophone Award) and English Suites 1, 3 & 6 (Grammy® Award), as well as the complete Partitas and solo keyboard concertos. Murray Perahia’s absorption in recent years with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has resulted in a series of highly acclaimed recordings of the Partitas (“beauty and strength merge as one”–Gramophone), the English Suites (Grammy® Award for Nos. 1, 3 and 6), the Keyboard Concertos (“intelligence, sensitivity and drama tempered by humility”– Gramophone) and the Goldberg Variations (“a version that isn’t just colourful, or virtuosic, or thorough in terms of repeats, but profoundly moving as well”–Gramophone) that set new standards in Bach pianism. This collection brings together all of Perahia’s Bach recordings for Sony Classical – a fascinating testimony to all the artistry and dedication that the pianist brings to the composer.

Disc 01
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1053
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055

Disc 02
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056
Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra No. 6 in F Major, BWV 1057
Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Disc 03
Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, BWV 1044
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050

Jaime Martin (flute), Kenneth Sillito (violin), Jakob Lindberg (theorbo)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, No. 2, BWV 645
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, No. 3, BWV 659
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein, No. 4, BWV 734
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, No. 5, BWV 639

Disc 04
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Disc 05
English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWv 806
English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808
English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811

Disc 06
English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807
English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809
English Suite No. 5 in E mInor, BWV 810

Disc 07
Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826
Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827
Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828

Disc 08
Partita no. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825
Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829
Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830