HENRY PURCELL / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Sound the Trumpet - Royal Music Of Purcell And Handel Alison Balsom (natural trumpets) / The English Consort, Trevor Pinnock [ Warner Classics / CD - released 19/Oct/2012 ] "For historical accuracy, she plays the valve-less "natural" trumpet: it really does appear to offer a more direct access to the human voice, a quality confirmed when she duets with countertenor Iestyn Davies" (The Independent) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Music for Trumpet and Organ Alison Balsom (trumpet), Quentin Thomas (organ) [ EMI Debut / Warner Classics / CD - released 28/Jun/2009 ] Alison Balsom (trumpet), Quentin Thomas (organ) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Légende: Works for trumpet and piano Alison Balsom (trumpet) Tom Poster (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 7/May/2016 ] Star trumpeter Alison Balsom adds her first recital with piano to her rich Warner Classics catalogue. Recorded live at St George's, Bristol, she and Tom Poster, her long-standing recital partner, explore fascinating works from the 20th century, by... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Calm Classical [LP] Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / New College Oxford Choir / Alison Balsom (trumpet) / Jacqueline du Pre (cello) / Tasmin Little (violin) & more [ Warner Classics LP / 2 LP - released 13/Oct/2023 ] musicCALM means "calm," "serene," or "tranquil. Take your time and enjoy 25 relaxing neo-classical, film, and classical pieces selected from the catalogs of Warner Classics and Erato. From gentle solo piano to uplifting symphonic daydreams and serene... |
HAYDN / HUMMEL / TORELLI / NERUDA
Trumpet Concertos Alison Balsom (trumpet / director) / Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen [ Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Oct/2008 ] "Trumpeter Alison Balsom's bold and brilliant playing engenders a fresh-eared listening of the warhorse Haydn and Hummel concertos." (10 sound 10 performance ClassicsToday) |
HANDEL / PURCELL / BACH / TELEMANN
Alison Balsom: Royal Fireworks Alison Balsom (trumpet) / Balsom Ensemble [ Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] "Balsom brings to the opening Adagio of Telemann's first Trumpet Concerto; the suppleness she brings to the Purcell Sonata's outer movements and the luminous, clean-toned sobriety of its strings-only Adagio." Gramophone |
ARUTIUNIAN / MacMILLAN / TAKEMITSU / ZIMMERMANN
Alison Balsom - Seraph Alison Balsom (trumpet) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Renes [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Balsom takes its not inconsiderable demands in her stride, with the Scottish Ensemble unstinting in its support." Editor's Choice Gramophone February 2012 |
AARON COPLAND / LEONARD BERNSTEIN / GEORGE GERSHWIN / CHARLES IVES / etc
Alison Balsom - Quiet City Alison Balsom (trumpet) / Britten Sinfonia, Scott Stroman [ Warner Classics / CD - released 26/Aug/2022 ] "As an entity it creates a varied album in every kind of mood. It will delight anyone, not only the trumpet expert, who admires Balsom's eclecticism and musical brilliance...Balsom's virtuosity is spellbinding throughout." Guardian |
AARON COPLAND / LEONARD BERNSTEIN / GEORGE GERSHWIN / CHARLES IVES / etc
Alison Balsom - Quiet City (LP) Alison Balsom (trumpet) / Britten Sinfonia, Scott Stroman [ Warner Classics / LP - released 26/Aug/2022 ] "As an entity it creates a varied album in every kind of mood. It will delight anyone, not only the trumpet expert, who admires Balsom's eclecticism and musical brilliance...Balsom's virtuosity is spellbinding throughout." Guardian |
VIVALDI / MARCELLO / ALBINONI / TARTINI
Alison Balsom: Italian Concertos Alison Balsom (trumpet) / Scottish Ensemble [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "Her playing is breathtaking, first in the bubbling fluency of Vivaldi violin concerto allegros...while her fluent technique elicits some exhilarating tempos. No less arresting is her creamy tone in slow movements...Listening to it is nothing short... |