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Alison Wonderland
Ghost World [ EMI (Australia) / CD - released 5/Dec/2025 ] Ghost World is Alison Wonderland's fourth album, featuring lead single "iwannaliveinadream." Co-produced with Dylan Ragland (Pretty Favor), it sees Alison at her euphoric, ethereal best, taking the foot off the club-gas just a little to make way... |
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Alison Wonderland
Ghost World (LP) [ EMI (Australia) / LP - released 5/Dec/2025 ] Ghost World is Alison Wonderland's fourth album, featuring lead single "iwannaliveinadream." Co-produced with Dylan Ragland (Pretty Favor), it sees Alison at her euphoric, ethereal best, taking the foot off the club-gas just a little to make way... |
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Robert Plant / Alison Krauss
Raising Sand [ Decca Records / CD - released 25/Oct/2007 ] Two of the most distinctive vocalists in modern music, present their astonishing new collaborative album. The pair create an amazing, unexpected, and entirely new sound when they sing together. |
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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) |
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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... |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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VIVALDI / ALBINONI / HANDEL / MARCELLO / TELEMANN
Baroque Concertos Alison Balsom (trumpet) / Pinnock's Players, Trevor Pinnock [ Warner Classics / CD - released 18/Oct/2024 ] "Having worked extensively with period instrument ensembles throughout my career, I was intrigued and fascinated about the possibility on this album of a delicious colliding of the two worlds." Alison Balsom |
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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 |
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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... |
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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."... |
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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" |
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Alison Krauss
A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection [ Decca Records / Universal Music / CD - released 11/Sep/2008 ] Alison Krauss remains an artist who transcends styles and boundaries, challenging herself in every arena. Her voice is pristine and commanding; while on fiddle and viola she provides everything... |
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Alison Krauss
I've Got That Old Feeling [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 23/Mar/2009 ] This is a long-awaited re-issue of 'I've Got That Old Feeling', the third Alison Krauss album, which was originally released in 1990. |
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Alison Krauss
Too Late to Cry [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 23/Mar/2009 ] Originally released in 1992, 'Too Late to Cry' is another fine bluegrass / crossover album from Alison Krauss. |
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Alison Krauss
Windy City (Deluxe Edition) [ Capitol / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Windy City is a beautifully curated collection of classic songs produced by Nashville Veteran Buddy Cannon. While they span different eras and musical genres, there is a unifying sensibility. Some of the songs are familiar like Gentle On My Mind, a... |
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Alison Krauss and Union Station
Everytime You Say Goodbye [ Rounder Records / CD - released 26/Mar/2009 ] |
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Alison Krauss & The Cox Family
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 26/Mar/2009 ] On this release from 1994, Alison Krauss paired up with the first family of bluegrass gospel, the Cox Family. The results are heavenly, with fine fiddling and breathtaking singing. |
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Alison Krauss & Union Station
Live (2CD) [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD - released 26/Mar/2009 ] This specially priced 2CD Set is the first live album ever released from Alison Krauss + Union Station! Recorded on their spring 2002 tour, featuring stunning performances. |