Ma's playing is perfect as always. This kind of music is worth every penny. I would download this for sure. I also would recommend another album that I just heard and is amazing. It is called "4 Hands on Piano" by Judith Burganger and Leonid Treer. It is truly extraordinary to hear 20 fingers on one piano. You can find it by searching 4 hands on piano.

This was the Ma's experiment with doing the period performance thing. It's not a crash and burn exactly but the missmatch of Koopman and Ma just was too much to bear. I like both performers generally, but just not in this context. Better luck next him.- Bz

This is a re-release of a very fine album from 1999. Good value for $10, Ma's playing is great as expected.