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Sound of Alison Balsom (2013)

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About this product

Product Identifiers

ProducerArne Akselberg

Record LabelWarner Classics

EAN5099901916225

eBay Product ID (ePID)170321545

Product Key Features

Era2010s, 2000s

Run Time4609 Sec

FormatCD

Release Year2013

InstrumentTrumpet

FeaturesCompilation, Studio Recording

GenreChamber Music, Classical

StyleConcerto

TypeAlbum

ArtistAlison Balsom

Release TitleSound of Alison Balsom

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

DistributionEmi Operations/Ceva Logistics

Recording ModeStereo

Number of Tracks27

Country/Region of ManufactureEuropean Union, England, Italy, Germany

Additional InformationThe 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.

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo