That’s lovely indeed. Thank you for sharing.I used to be crazy for Glenn Gould's Bach recordings. Something about the clarity and virtuosity drew me in. I even had a radio series on KPFA Berkeley, California, covering many of his recordings and compositions. But after a while I tired of his rigidity, his distortions and his humming. Eventually I found recordings of Bach on piano that I preferred. One of them was Murray Perahia's 2000 recording of the Goldberg Variations for Sony Classical. There's a lot more breathing room in Perahia's Goldbergs, not only because the tempos aren't as hectic, but also because there' plenty of repeats and the instrument is recorded from a more reasonable distance.
In 2016 Perahia switched record labels, moving from Sony (previously Columbia/Sony) to DGG. His first issue was of Bach's French Suites. The production team was the same as his Sony recordings, the recording was made in 2013. Going back to Glenn Gould, I used to own his recording of the French Suites but found it unsatisfying, with Gould's usual problems amplified for some reason, hardness of tone, mauling of rhythms, grunts, groans and chair squeaks. Perahia's recording of these works has excellent production work, really fine sound and fluid playing. I've been very lucky in finding piano recordings as of late, this is one of the best.
The French Suites recording that made me start to see Gould a bit more from a distance was this one.