Joshua Bell And Academy of St Martin in the Fields"Bach"Bell alternated playing along with the first violins and conducting with great physical animation from his seat, sculpting the air expressively with his bow to bring forth a wealth of interpretive detail from the musicians. This was as superb a program as I ve heard, delivered by a conductor oftremendous promise and genuine ideas who also happens to be one heck of a violinist. - The Washington PostAs follow up to last-year s acclaimed and chart-topping all-Beethoven recording, Grammy® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell continues as Music Director and Conductor of the world-renowned ensemble, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. On their new collaboration, this time with Bell also as a soloist, he conducts ASMF mostly from the concertmaster s chair in an all-Bach program.
