Le Tre Soprano
The Three Ladies of Ferrara$20.00
NEW RELEASE
Amanda Forsythe | Amanda Crider | Amanda Powell
Jeannette Sorrell, direction
Their story is legendary. Their music is stunning.
In late 16th-century Ferrara, three bold young women with fiery passion dared to challenge the patriarchy. And one of them paid the ultimate price…
“Jaw-dropping performances of virtuosic works… the results are stunning.”
CLEVELANDCLASSICAL.com
“Jaw-dropping performances of virtuosic works… the results are stunning. ‘Who needs the three tenors?’ Sorrell asks rhetorically. The ladies seem to answer, ‘Not us!’ as they effortlessly negotiate Luzzaschi’s fluttery melismas and ornaments. Delightful accompaniment is provided by three violinists (Francisco Fullana, Emi Tanabe, and Andrew Fouts), cellist René Schiffer, harpist Parker Ramsay, lutenists William Simms and Brian Kay, and percussionist Anthony Taddeo.“
– ClevelandClassical.com
“The dynamic program includes concerted madrigals, ariette, and secular cantatas for the singers by Claudio Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi, Luzzascho Luzzashi, and others. The instrumental ensemble shines in ciacconas, toccatas, and other dances including solo turns for star violinist Francisco Fullana.”
– Keegan Morris, WFMT.com
“Much of the pleasure of this album, and in the music of this period, is in the instrumental realisation of often quite bare-boned scores. Apollo’s Fire, under Jeannette Sorrell, are fearless and inventive in their recreation of this music […] the programme is full of a keen lust for life, dance and love on the sharp edge of death and misfortune.”
– Gramophone
“The three singers are ideally suited to this material… thoroughly enjoyable stuff”
★★★★½ – James Manheim, Allmusic.com
“Brilliantly executed, and thoroughly immersive”
– Anne Carlini, Exclusive magazine
“a good hour of varied and enjoyable music.”
– John Gilks, Opera Ramblings
“Expertly played by Apollo’s Fire … the three Amandas all sing stylishly and with a fine sense of phrasing, whether performing solo or together… a finely honed, very well-performed journey through the centuries … a real delight to listeners interested in experiencing some unusual and unusually pleasant material…”
– Mark Estren, Infodad
“Move aside, Two Gentlemen of Verona…! This new album from Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire highlights the
extraordinary flourishing of female music making that took place in late 16th-century Ferrara.”
– The Presto Music Interview
