Artist
Murray Perahia
Personb. 1947 · New York, United States, United States
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Murray Perahia is an American pianist and conductor born in New York City in 1947. He studied at the Mannes College of Music and rose to prominence after winning the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1972. Perahia is celebrated for his refined interpretations of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Schubert, and he served as co-artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival with Sir Peter Pears and later with Sir Colin Davis. He has recorded extensively for Sony Classical, earning multiple Grammy Awards, and is noted for his long-standing collaboration with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Despite a hand injury that sidelined him in the 1990s, he returned to the concert stage with renewed acclaim and continues to perform and record.
Popular tracks
- 18:48
Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 452: II. Larghetto
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- 21:51
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 1
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- 32:32
12 Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary"
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- 413:48
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: I. Theme & Variations. Andante grazioso
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- 55:01
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
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- 61:36
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 2
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- 76:59
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante
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- 83:24
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca. Allegretto
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- 93:47
French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: IV. Gavotte
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- 102:24
French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: VII. Gigue
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- 115:23
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Major, K. 37: I. Allegro
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- 123:32
12 Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor "Winter Wind"
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Albums
Mozart: The Complete Piano Concertos
Album · 1976
Johann Sebastian Bach: The French Suites
Album · 2016
Mozart & Beethoven: Piano Quintets
Album · 1986
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Album · 2000
Chopin: 24 Études, Op. 10 & Op. 25
Album · 2002
Mozart: Sonatas for Piano
Album · 1992
Murray Perahia Plays Bach Concertos
Album · 1971
Murray Perahia plays Handel and Scarlatti
Album · 1997
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Chopin: 24 Études, Op. 10 & Op. 25 [Expanded Edition]
Album · 1985
Bach: Partitas Nos. 1, 5 & 6
Album · 2009
Bach: The English Suites
Album · 1998
Chopin: Works for Piano
Album · 1985