Bach: Mass In B Minor BWV 232 – Apollo’s Fire

A fresh, intimate, and intense new take on Bach’s B Minor Mass from Grammy Award winners Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell. Apollo’s Fire and their Artistic Director, Jeannette Sorrell, offer a new take on Bach’s masterpiece that draws the listener into a searing and intimate emotional journey – from the anguished opening outcry through to moments of joy, pathos, triumph, and ultimately, a vision of peace.

The album, set for release on the Avie label on 23 October 2026, preserves the passionate elan and dancelike joy of critically acclaimed live performances given by the Grammy Award-winning ensemble last year in their home cities of Cleveland and Chicago. The recording employs what Jeannette Sorrell considers to be the ideal forces for the work, utilising twenty-four instrumentalists and twenty-two choristers, including the five soloists. Sorrell said she has always wanted to do a B Minor Mass that evokes the emotional intimacy of Bach’s own performances.