HEAVENLY BACH
$20.00
NEW RELEASE!
Billboard chart-topping and GRAMMY®-winning Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo’s Fire, soprano Amanda Forsythe and the music of J. S. Bach create a divine musical partnership.
“Forsythe’s strength is to be able to convey the sheer joy of Bach’s music and then, scant minutes later, enter into the most remarkable interior spaces. Apollo’s Fire captures the grace of the music to perfection, and never sets a foot wrong. A stunning album, beautifully proportioned and programmed, and utterly delightful.”
– CLASSICAL EXPLORER
“Soprano Amanda Forsythe is among today’s most delightful vocalists. Here, she collaborates with another extraordinary artist, the conductor Jeannette Sorrell. Apollo’s Fire here accompany Forsythe with delectable precision and tonal appeal… a joy throughout.”
– OPERA NEWS
“Amanda Forsythe is a highly accomplished Bach singer….passionately accompanied by the Cleveland-based Apollo’s Fire under its director Jeannette Sorrell.”
– GRAMOPHONE
“Amanda Forsythe homes in on the connection Bach seems to suggest between thrillingly daredevil virtuosity and the depiction of joy. She brings a radiance to her impeccable intonation… Forsythe crafts a deeply felt interpretation that makes you rethink the received wisdom about Bach’s treatment of the human voice as just another instrument. Sorrell directs her period-instrument ensemble with conviction and spellbinding attention to detail. The only cavil with this latest collaboration is its relative brevity: with such a winning combination, you don’t want the joy to end so soon.”
– EARLY MUSIC AMERICA
