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British trumpeter Alison Balsom has been popular from the start, and she seems to gain strength as she tackles each new project and expands her range. Here she plays a Baroque trumpet (apparently a natural trumpet with finger holes but no keys) and is accompanied by the period-instrument English Concert under its veteran conductor Trevor Pinnock. They worked together on most of the arrangements of pieces by Handel and Purcell, and the results in this well-worn British musical ground are nothing short of stunning. The variety of timbres that emerge from Balsom's instrument is nothing short of stunning, and the place to start in sampling it is with the three vocal duets, two with the fine countertenor Iestyn Davies and one with soprano Lucy Crowe. These give the uncanny effect of almost hearing two vocal parts that so many instrumentalists aim for in arrangements like this, but that so few actually achieve. Balsom has always been a charismatic player with an attractive tone, and an anthology of her earlier recordings is available. But the way she's going, it makes sense to keep up with the state of her art.
© TiVo
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George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Arranger
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2012 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Iestyn Davies, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Iestyn Davies, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Composer, Arranger, Trumpet - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, Iestyn Davies, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Lestyn Davies, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Arranger, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Arranger, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Arranger, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Arranger, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Arranger, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Organ - Lucy Crowe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Lucy Crowe, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Trumpet, Transcriber - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord, Transcriber - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Trumpet, Transcriber - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord, Transcriber - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Trumpet, Transcriber - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord, Transcriber - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Arne Akselberg, Engineer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Arranger, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
British trumpeter Alison Balsom has been popular from the start, and she seems to gain strength as she tackles each new project and expands her range. Here she plays a Baroque trumpet (apparently a natural trumpet with finger holes but no keys) and is accompanied by the period-instrument English Concert under its veteran conductor Trevor Pinnock. They worked together on most of the arrangements of pieces by Handel and Purcell, and the results in this well-worn British musical ground are nothing short of stunning. The variety of timbres that emerge from Balsom's instrument is nothing short of stunning, and the place to start in sampling it is with the three vocal duets, two with the fine countertenor Iestyn Davies and one with soprano Lucy Crowe. These give the uncanny effect of almost hearing two vocal parts that so many instrumentalists aim for in arrangements like this, but that so few actually achieve. Balsom has always been a charismatic player with an attractive tone, and an anthology of her earlier recordings is available. But the way she's going, it makes sense to keep up with the state of her art.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:13
- Main artists: Alison Balsom
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2012 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2012 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd
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