More By Artist: Alison O'donnell
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JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
Leclair: Violin Sonatas: Book 1 - Nos. 1-4 Adrian Butterfield (baroque violin) / Alison McGillivray (viola da gamba) / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] With his four books of Sonatas, Jean-Marie Leclair established himself as the founder of the French School of violin playing, whose elegance he enlivened with the lyricism of the Italian baroque master, Corelli. |
JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
Leclair: Violin Sonatas: Book 1 - Nos. 5-8 Adrian Butterfield (baroque violin) / Alison McGillivray (viola da gamba) / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Adrian Butterfield, Alison McGillivray and Laurence Cummings bring a wealth of expertise to their elegant interpretations of Leclair's First Book of Violin Sonatas ... |
JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
Leclair: Violin Sonatas: Book 1 - Nos. 9-12 Adrian Butterfield (baroque violin) / Alison McGillivray (viola da gamba) / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Dec/2009 ] "The performances of the other three sonatas on the first of the new CDs are of the same high quality. I played the whole disc without any criticisms but with great enjoyment" Brian Wilson (MusicWebInternational) review of the first two volumes in... |
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) |
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) |
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BACH / CORELLI / TORELLI / FASCH
Jubilo [standard edition] Alison Balsom (trumpet) / Academy of Ancient Music, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Dec/2016 ] With this release Alison records on the natural trumpet for the first time since the hugely successful album Sound the Trumpet. Inspired by seasonal Baroque repertoire, the recording includes concertos by Bach, Corelli, Torelli, and Fasch performed... |
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 |
ARBAN / BACH / LINDBERG / PAGANINI / PIAZZOLLA / MOZART / etc
Alison Balsom - Caprice Alison Balsom (trumpet) / Gotheburg Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ EMI / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "The young British trumpeter Alison Balsom is a real star: resplendent and well-varied tone, crisp attack, absolute ease of production throughout the range." BBC Music |
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... |
SATIE / PIAZZOLLA / LEGRAND / RAVEL / MESSIAEN / etc
Alison Balsom - Paris Alison Balsom (trumpet) / The Guy Barker Orchestra, Guy Barker [ Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2014 ] "This potpourri of a recital is...very much of its own time, eclectically flavoured in its collaborative elements and juxtaposition of music languages [sic], and deftly underpinned by Balsom's considered curating." Gramophone |
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... |
HANDEL / BACH / TORELLI / HUMMEL / MARCELLO / etc
Magic Trumpet Alison Balsom (trumpet), with Alina Ibragimova (violin) / The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director, harpsichord and organ) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] "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."... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Works for Trumpet Alison Balsom (trumpet) with Colm Carey (organ), Alina Ibragimova (violin), Alistair Ross (harpsichord & chamber organ) & Mark Caudle (viola de gamba) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] Gramophone described her Bach album as "splendid stuff" and the pieces "showcase Balsom's phenomenal technique and gleaming expressiveness" |
FINZI / BRITTEN / HOLST
Works for Choir and Orchestra Alison Barlow (sop) John Mark Ainsley (ten) David Hoult (bar) Stephen Varcoe (bar) / Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "If any lover of the music of English twentieth century composers does not have this disc in their collection, they should take steps to rectify the omission immediately." (Recording of the Month musicWeb Aug 2013) |
Alison Brown
The Song Of The Banjo [ Compass / CD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] With THE SONG OF THE BANJO (Compass Records), her first album since 2009, GRAMMY-winning musician/composer/producer/entrepreneur Alison Brown plants another flag in her journey of musical exploration. Acclaimed as one of today's finest progressive... |
Alison Goldfrapp
The Love Invention [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] Alison Goldfrapp has set a towering bar for British synth-pop in the 21st century and she's only just getting started. The magnetic London-born singer, songwriter and producer's seven albums with Goldfrapp were fuelled by an unfailing modernity... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Enigma Variations / Froissart / Starlight Express / etc Alison Hagley (soprano) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Robert Cohen (cello) / Royal Philharmonic / Welsh National Opera Orch. / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "Mackerras captures the wistful charm of the quieter pieces (on CD2) very effectively, and spirits are high in the more robust items" Gramophone |
