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

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

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.

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

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.

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.