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“This was one of the first pieces that opened me up to the sonic possibilities of historical performance practice and period instruments. I remember being instantly captured by its sensuousness and the hypnotic quality of its repeating chaconne bass, perfectly deployed to capture “love-sickness.” One can hear instantly why J.S. Bach called his first cousin […]

Grammy®-winner Jeannette Sorrel recounts how she built one of the largest audiences for baroque music in the U.S. despite having no money, no role model and being told that neither audiences nor musicians would accept a woman as a conductor.