Murray Perahia returns to Bach

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Pianist Murray Perahia performs Bach's Partitas Nos 1, 5 and 6 on this disc, completing the set he began in 2008 with Nos 2-4. Your free download this week is the serene Sarabande from the first Partita in B flat. This Partita was the first piece Bach published, in 1726, and was followed over the next few years by the other five. In 1731, the six were printed together for the first time as a set, becoming his 'Opus 1 – offered to music lovers to refresh their spirits.'

'Murray Perahia brings to these three dances suites a remarkable sensitivity of touch,' writes critic George Pratt in BBC Music Magazine. 'His poise, subtlety and technique make this and its earlier companion a recording to cherish.'

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