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Murray Perahia, Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields - Bach: Keyboard Concertos, 3, 5, 6, 7 (2002) [SACD]

Murray Perahia, Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields - Bach: Keyboard Concertos, 3, 5, 6, 7 (2002) [SACD]
  • Title: Bach: Keyboard Concertos, 3, 5, 6, 7
  • Year Of Release: 2002
  • Label: Sony Classical
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) / 2.0 (2,8 MHz/1 Bit)
  • Total Time: 53:36
  • Total Size: 2.24 GB
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Tracklist:

01. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054 - I. (Allegro).
02. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054 - II. Adagio e piano sempre.
03. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1054 - III. Allegro.
04. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056 - I. (Allegro).
05. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056 - II. Largo.
06. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056 - III. Presto.
07. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in F Major, BWV 1057 - I. (without tempo indication).
08. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in F Major, BWV 1057 - II. Andante.
09. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in F Major, BWV 1057 - III. Allegro assai.
10. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058 - I. (Allegro).
11. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058 - II. Andante.
12. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058 - III. Allegro assai.

Perahia doing Bach, as Perahia does Bach: very clean and very smooth. Very un-Gould. If Gould uses the piano to try and emulate the detached sound of a harpsichord (always sans pedal), Perahia is almost the opposite. Having said so, the sound Perahia achieves in the second movement (largo) of Concerto No. 5 (BWV 1056) is simply fabulous ... one of my favourite piano sounds on SACD (after the Tchetuev Schnittke SACD on Caro Mitis). Beautifully recorded.

I may be wrong, but it does sound to my ear as though the piano has been tuned below A = 440 Hz. The sound is slightly flat to my ear, though not to the extent that one would find in an authentic instrument recording. There is no mention in the programme notes to this effect.

Perahia's Goldberg variations on SACD is now almost impossible to find, and this SACD seems to be heading the same way, so grab it while you can. Highly recommended.



Murray Perahia, Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields - Bach: Keyboard Concertos, 3, 5, 6, 7 (2002) [SACD]


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