“Fullana is a rising young virtuoso of outstanding potential” (The Violin Channel)

“Fullana gave a continuous display of nuanced genius playing” (El Mundo) “The lightning strike of genius can happen… Sorrell is a masterful musical storyteller.” The Four Seasons is the first of several releases spread throughout the season celebrating Apollo’s Fire’s milestone 30th anniversary.ĬRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR APOLLO’S FIRE, JEANNETTE SORRELL AND FRANCISCO FULLANA Fullana, winner of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, has been dubbed a “rising star” by BBC Music Magazine, and an “amazing talent” by conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Frequently performed at Apollo’s Fire home base in Cleveland, Ohio and on their international tours, “Sorrell’s vivid approach to the pictorial elements make these familiar works seem freshly minted, full of astonishing incident”, according to Seen & Heard International. Their latest release, which launches the ensemble’s 30th anniversary season, is destined to soar to similar heights: the ensemble’s first recording of the perennial audience favourite, Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, featuring the phenomenal Spanish-born fiddler Francisco Fullana. Grammy Award-winning baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire and its founder-director Jeannette Sorrell have blazed trails in the world of historically informed performance with pioneering programming, presentational flair and an entrepreneurial spirit, qualities that have earned them eight Billboard chart-topping albums and more than 7 million views on YouTube. “Sorrell and her dazzling period band from Cleveland … The musical results are revelatory … as fascinating as her soloist Fullana’s virtuosic playing … essential listening … spring-cleaned colours, like the restoration of an old master” – The Sunday Times – No.

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