Vivaldi & Friends;

Cleveland-based baroque orchestra Apollo s Fire has made an indelible
impression since launching on Avie last year, making their Billboard Classical
Chart debut in the Top 10. Vivaldi & Friends presents concertos by the Red
Priest with a twist: two authentic concertos one for four violins, the other
for two cellos interspersed with J. S. Bach s transcription of Vivaldi s A minor
concerto for four harpsichords and Jeannette Sorrell s own transcription of
Summer from the ever-popular Four Seasons. In this unique version, she
performs the original violin parts on the harpsichord. The album ends with an
enigmatic Tango Concerto by contemporary composer René Duchiffre, written
in the idiom of Bach and Vivaldi for the unusual combination of two violas da
gamba. Vivaldi & Friends is released to coincide with the group s extensive tour
with star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky.