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If anyone is interested in Bach's keyboard literature, it's hard to top the interpretations of Glenn Gould, a fascinating musician in his own right. Here, for example, is a seminal performance of the D minor concerto, conducted by Leonard Bernstein: https://youtu.be/9ZX_XCYokQo?t=5m9s

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But note that it may not be to your taste if you do try them. I specialized in early music, and I hate Gould's playing. There are places in the two part inventions where it feels to me like he chose his tempo to see how much he could screw up the piece.

I like Gould, but there's something I like more about Simone Dinnerstein's rendition of the Goldberg Variations. It's somehow warmer sounding to me over the precision of Gould.

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