Antonio Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Etc. - Vivaldi and Friends (Apollo

Apollo's Fire is an orchestra specializing in early music (Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical) based in Cleveland, Ohio. Taking its name from the classical god of music and the sun, Apollo's Fire is dedicated to the performance of 17th- and 18th-century music on the period instruments for which it was written. Music Director Jeannette Sorrell gathers a select pool of dynamic and creative early-music artists from throughout North America and Europe. The ensemble has been praised internationally for stylistic freshness and buoyancy, animated spontaneity, technical excellence, and for the creativity of Sorrell's programming. Apollo's Fire was founded in 1992 by Jeannette Sorrell, with the assistance of Roger Wright, then Artistic Administrator of the Cleveland Orchestra (now with the BBC). The orchestra received a startup grant from the Cleveland Foundation in 1992, and made its debut to critical acclaim in June of that year. Since then, Apollo's Fire has performed in Toronto, Washington D.C., Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Columbus, Detroit, Pittsburgh, with the American Bach Project in Milwaukee, and the New World Symphony's Baroque Festival in Miami. In 2004 Apollo's Fire appeared at two prestigious international festivals: the Gilmore International Festival in Michigan, and the Ojai Festival (CA) presenting Bach's St John Passion with "stunning eloquence." Apollo's Fire is frequently broadcast on National Public Radio and can also be heard on Britain's BBC, Canada's CBC, European Community Radio, and in Northeast Ohio on WCLV and WKSU. Apollo's Fire has been featured on several national holiday broadcasts on NPR as well as NPR's World of Opera and SymphonyCast. Together with Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo's Fire received the 1995 Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society, given for an outstanding project involving the collaboration of scholars and performers, and was awarded the 1998 Northern Ohio Live Achievement Award for Classical Music. In Cleveland we're lucky to have one of the finest orchestras in the world, the Cleveland Orchestra. We're doubly lucky to have this group recording and performing and bringing new life to these works. If you enjoy this, please support them! Track listing: 01 - Vivaldi - Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins, Op. 3 No. 10 RV 580: I. Allegro 02 - Vivaldi - Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins, Op. 3 No. 10 RV 580: II. Largo - Larghetto - Largo 03 - Vivaldi - Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins, Op. 3 No. 10 RV 580: III. Allegro 04 - Vivaldi (arranged by J. Sorrell) - Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 'L'Estate' (Summer): I. Allegro non molto 05 - Vivaldi (arranged by J. Sorrell) - Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 'L'Estate' (Summer): II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte 06 - Vivaldi (arranged by J. Sorrell) - Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 'L'Estate' (Summer): III. Presto 07 - Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, RV 531: I. Allegro 08 - Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, RV 531: II. Largo 09 - Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor for 2 Cellos, RV 531: III. Allegro 10 - J.S. Bach - Concerto in A minor for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065 - I. Allegro 11 - J.S. Bach - Concerto in A minor for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065 - II. Largo 12 - J.S. Bach - Concerto in A minor for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065 - III. Allegro 13 - René Duchiffre - Concerto in D minor for Two Violas da Gamba ('Tango') - I. Allegro Ostinato 14 - René Duchiffre - Concerto in D minor for Two Violas da Gamba ('Tango') - II. Adagio Morganesco 15 - René Duchiffre - Concerto in D minor for Two Violas da Gamba ('Tango') - III. Cadenza Abrupta 16 - René Duchiffre - Concerto in D minor for Two Violas da Gamba ('Tango') - IV. Tempo Di Tango Title: Vivaldi & Friends Composers: Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, René Duchiffre Performer: Apollo's Fire Conductor: Jeannette Sorrell Release Date: 3/5/2002 Label: Electra Records ASIN: B00005YPD5 Number of Discs: 1 Encoded: MP3 format, 256kbps CBR Cover included Preview: http://www.apollosfire.org/ http://www.amazon.com/Vivaldi-Friends-Rene-Schiffer/dp/B00005YPD5 Enjoy and please seed!

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