Alison Balsom - Magic Trumpet

Warner Classics

£12.60

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: 0190295157449
Release Date: 16 October 2020
Genre: Classical

“I realised from early on that it wasn’t just a trumpet, it was a voice that could seemingly do anything … It can have such fabulous colours, be so versatile, and make such a beautiful sound. I will vigorously defend it for the rest of my life.” Alison Balsom is a passionate and eloquent advocate for her instrument and its creative possibilities – and for cultivating a rich and diverse repertoire. Her phenomenal range as a virtuoso and an interpreter can be experienced to the full with Magic Trumpet. Embracing 20 pieces whose timeline runs from the splendour of the Baroque era to the popular idioms of the 20th century, Magic Trumpet confirms just why The Sunday Times has written: “The music is glorious; so is Balsom’s artistry.”

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL 1685-1759
1 Atalanta, HWV35: Overture 3.54
The English Concert · Trevor Pinnock director, harpsichord and organ

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH 1685-1750
2 Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 529: I. Allegro (arr. Balsom) 4.58
Alina Ibragimova violin · Alistair Ross harpsichord & chamber organ · Mark Caudle viola da gamba

GIUSEPPE TORELLI 1658-1709
3 Trumpet Concerto in D major: I. Allegro 2.03
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen leader Thomas Klug

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
4 Amadigi di Gaula, HWV11: Sento la gioia (Act 3) (edited & arr. Pinnock) 4.38

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
5 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring 5.45
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge · Stephen Cleobury
Tom Etheridge organ

JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL 1778-1837
6 Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major: III. Rondo 3.35
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen leader Thomas Klug

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
7 Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067: Badinerie (transc. Balsom) 1.32

BENEDETTO MARCELLO 1686-1739
8 Oboe Concerto in C minor: II. Adagio 4.27
Scottish Ensemble leader Jonathan Morton

JOSEPH HAYDN 1732-1809
9 Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob.VII e:I: III. Finale: Allegro 4.31
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen leader Thomas Klug

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
10 Bist du bei mir from the Anna Magdalena Notebook, BWV 508 (transc. Balsom) 2.36

NICCOLÒ PAGANINI 1782-1840
11 Caprice No. 24 in A minor (arr. Milone & Balsom) 4.17
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra · Edward Gardner

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-1791
12 Die Zauberflöte: Der Hölle Rache (Queen of Night’s aria) (transcr. Balsom) 2.58
13 Piano Sonata in A major, K.331: Rondo alla turca (arr. Julian Milone) 3.05
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra · Edward Gardner

ALEXANDER GOEDICKE 1877-1957
14 Concert Etude, Op. 49 3.18
Tom Poster piano

JEAN-BAPTISTE ARBAN 1825-1889
15 Variations on ‘Casta Diva’ from Bellini’s Norma (arr. Milone) 6.25
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra · Edward Gardner

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 1921-1992
16 Oblivion 4.10
Guy Barker Orchestra · Guy Barker

ERIK SATIE 1866-1925
17 Gymnopédie No. 3 (arr. Barker & Balsom for trumpet and jazz orchestra) 2.31
Guy Barker Orchestra · Guy Barker

JOSEPH KOSMA 1905-1969
18 Les feuilles mortes (Autumn leaves), instrumental version 5.02
Al Cherry guitar
Guy Barker Orchestra · Guy Barker

SERGEI RACHMANINOV 1873-1943
19 Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 (transcr. Balsom) 5.02
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra · Edward Gardner

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 1921-1992
20 Libertango (arr. Milone) 4.32
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra · Edward Gardner

Alison Balsom trumpet
(1: natural trumpets – 11, 15, 19-20: C trumpet – 12: piccolo trumpet – 13: E-flat trumpet)

Recorded:
IV.2005, Chapel of St Augustine, Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent (2, 7, 10)
19, 21 & 22.VI.2006, Göteborgs Konserthus, Göteborg, Sweden (11-13, 15, 19-20)
9-13.II.2008, Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche, Lunsen (3, 6, 9)
30.X, 2-4.XI.2009, Caird Hall, Dundee (8)
17–22.IV.2012, St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb & Henry Wood Hall, London (1, 4)
10, 11, 15, 21 & 22.V.2014, Angel Studios, London (16-18)
I.2016, King’s College, Cambridge (5)
12-13.X.2015 & 3-4.I.2016, St George’s Bristol, UK (14)
Producers: Jørn Pedersen (1-4, 6-13, 15, 19-20); Simon Kiln (5, 14); Alison Balsom & Guy Barker (16-18)
Balance Engineers: Arne Akselberg (1-10, 14); Simon Eadon, Will Brown (11-13, 15, 19-20); Steve Price (16-18)
5: The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge appears by kind permission of The Provost and Fellows of King’s College, Cambridge.
Cover: photo Jason Joyce
(p) 2005 (2, 7, 10), 2006 (11-13, 15, 19-20), 2008 (3, 6, 9), 2010 (8), 2012 (1, 4), 2014 (16-18) & 2016 (5, 14) Parlophone Records Limited
A Warner Classics compilation, (p) 2020 & © 2020 Parlophone Records Limited.