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The title of this release suggests it's a collection of recordings by popular British trumpeter Alison Balsom, and indeed, it is. What the packaging doesn't say is that it's exclusively Baroque pieces. Balsom has recorded music of all periods, and she's in no way exclusively devoted to the Baroque nor a historically oriented trumpeter. This is less of an issue than one might think, however. Baroque music has always been central to the trumpet repertory, and the album does what it sets out to do: provide a snapshot of Balsom's pleasing style. Hear the variety of voices she gives her trumpet in the excerpts from the opera King Arthur (tracks 1-5). Her agility and freedom in the small pieces by Bach almost suggest the influence of the player who inspired Balsom to take up the trumpet, Dizzy Gillespie, although there is nothing of jazz about them. The album lies somewhere between a greatest-hits collection and a group of neglected tracks. There are several excerpts from operas along with a few Baroque trumpet concerto standards. But everything is well-chosen, well-layed, and well-packaged, and for those looking for a taste of the increasingly popular Balsom this will more than fill the bill.
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The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord - Alison Balsom, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, MainArtist
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company 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
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company 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
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Harpsichord
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company 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
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Jørn Pedersen, Producer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Alastair Ross, Harpsichord, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Tim Jackson, Arranger
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Colm Carey, Arranger, Organ, FeaturedArtist
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Colm Carey, Arranger, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Producer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Jørn Pedersen, Producer - Colm Carey, Arranger, Organ, FeaturedArtist
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Jørn Pedersen, Producer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company.
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Alison Balsom, Edward Gardner, Göteborg Symfoniker, MainArtist - Jorn Pedersen, Recording Producer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Limited
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Orchestra - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Giuseppe Torelli, Composer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2008 Parlophone Records Limited
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Orchestra - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Giuseppe Torelli, Composer - Alison Balsom, Thomas Klug, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, MainArtist
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2008 Parlophone Records Limited
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Orchestra - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Giuseppe Torelli, Composer - Alison Balsom/Thomas Klug/Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, MainArtist
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2008 Parlophone Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Scottish Ensemble, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Scottish Ensemble, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Tomaso Albinoni, Composer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2010 Parlophone Records Limited
Scottish Ensemble, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Tomaso Albinoni, Composer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2010 Parlophone Records Limited
Scottish Ensemble, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Tomaso Albinoni, Composer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2010 Parlophone Records Limited
Scottish Ensemble, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Tomaso Albinoni, Composer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2010 Parlophone Records Limited
Scottish Ensemble, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Alessandro Marcello, Composer - Alison Balsom, Scottish Ensemble, MainArtist
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2010 Parlophone Records Limited
Scottish Ensemble, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Alessandro Marcello, Composer
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2010 Parlophone Records Limited
Scottish Ensemble, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet - Alessandro Marcello, Composer - Alison Balsom, Scottish Ensemble, MainArtist
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2010 Parlophone Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 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
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Arranger
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Alison Balsom, Arranger, Trumpet, MainArtist - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, Arranger, Harpsichord
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2012 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
The title of this release suggests it's a collection of recordings by popular British trumpeter Alison Balsom, and indeed, it is. What the packaging doesn't say is that it's exclusively Baroque pieces. Balsom has recorded music of all periods, and she's in no way exclusively devoted to the Baroque nor a historically oriented trumpeter. This is less of an issue than one might think, however. Baroque music has always been central to the trumpet repertory, and the album does what it sets out to do: provide a snapshot of Balsom's pleasing style. Hear the variety of voices she gives her trumpet in the excerpts from the opera King Arthur (tracks 1-5). Her agility and freedom in the small pieces by Bach almost suggest the influence of the player who inspired Balsom to take up the trumpet, Dizzy Gillespie, although there is nothing of jazz about them. The album lies somewhere between a greatest-hits collection and a group of neglected tracks. There are several excerpts from operas along with a few Baroque trumpet concerto standards. But everything is well-chosen, well-layed, and well-packaged, and for those looking for a taste of the increasingly popular Balsom this will more than fill the bill.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:00
- Main artists: Alison Balsom
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics UK
- Genre: Classical
© 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2013 This compilation (P) 2013 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company
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