Notes and Editorial Reviews
Apollo’s Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra founded in 1992 by award-winning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell, launches a major new association with Avie that exemplifypies "the intense detailing Sorrell and company bring to music from the Baroque and Classical eras." -
The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
These vibrant performances of varied works by J.S. Bach feature popular repertoire brought together in pairings that have not appeared on disc before. The 2-CD Bach set takes the ever-popular Brandenburg Concertos, and uniquely couples them with two Harpsichord Concertos, one of which is also presented in a reconstruction for violin.
Taking its name from the classical god of music and
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the sun, Apollo’s Fire is dedicated to the performance of 17th and 18th-century music on period instruments. Founder and Music Director Jeannette Sorrell and her ensemble of dynamic and creative early-music artists from North America and Europe have been praised internationally for stylistic freshness and buoyancy, animated spontaneity, technical excellence, and creative programming.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Jeannette Sorrell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Apollo's Fire
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717; ?Cöthen, Germany
2.
Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Jeannette Sorrell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Apollo's Fire
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1718; ?Cöthen, Germany
3.
Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Jeannette Sorrell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Apollo's Fire
Period: Baroque
Written: 1711-1713; ?Weimar, Germany
4.
Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Jeannette Sorrell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Apollo's Fire
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; ?Cöthen, Germany
5.
Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Jeannette Sorrell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Apollo's Fire
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720-1721; ?Cöthen, Germany
6.
Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Jeannette Sorrell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Apollo's Fire
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1710; ?Weimar, Germany
7.
Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Jeannette Sorrell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Apollo's Fire
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1738-1739; Leipzig, Germany
8.
Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Jeannette Sorrell
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Apollo's Fire
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1738-1739; Leipzig, Germany
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