Offer,Alison Balsom: Sound The Trumpet
Royal Music of Purcell and Handel
Alison Balsom (trumpet), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Lucy Crowe (soprano)
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
This charming disc contains some of the most imaginative and polished trumpet playing you're ever likely to hear...Born-again authenticists may cavil at Balsom's vented trumpet, a modern development... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week8th October 2012
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Gramophone MagazineDecember 2012Editor's Choice
Contents
Handel: Sento la gioia (Amadigi di Gaula)
- Alison Balsom (trumpet)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
Handel / Arr Pinnock: Amidigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act 3: Sento la goia
Purcell: Suite from King Arthur
- Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), Alison Balsom (trumpet)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
King Arthur Suite, Z. 628, Act 1: Overture
King Arthur Suite, Z. 628, Act 1: Come if you dare
King Arthur Suite, Z. 628, Act 5: Symphony
Handel: Atalanta: Overture
- Alison Balsom (trumpet)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
Atalanta, HWV 35: Overture
Handel: Eternal Source of Light Divine (from Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74)
- Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Alison Balsom (trumpet)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
Birthday Ode for Queen Anne, HWV 74: "Eternal Source of Light Divine" (countertenor)
Purcell: Suite from the Fairy Queen
- Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), Alison Balsom (trumpet)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 - Suite of Musicks and Dances: Symphony
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 - Suite of Musicks and Dances, Second Musick: Rondo
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 - Suite of Musicks and Dances, Act 1: Jig
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 - Suite of Musicks and Dances, Act 5: Prelude
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 - Suite of Musicks and Dances, Act 5: Chaconne and Chorus
Excerpt,
- Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Alison Balsom (trumpet)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
Purcell / Arr Balsom: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323: Sound the trumpet (countertenor)
Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV349
- Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), Alison Balsom (trumpet)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
Water Music, Suite in D Major, HWV 349: I. Overture
Water Music, Suite in D Major, HWV 349: II. Gigue (Allegro)
Water Music, Suite in D Major, HWV 349: III. Minuet (Aria)
Water Music, Suite in D Major, HWV 349: IV. Bourée
Water Music, Suite in D Major, HWV 349: V. March No. 2 (Partenope, HWV 27)
Purcell: Plainte - O, Let Me Weep (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)
- Trevor Pinnock (organ), Alison Balsom (trumpet), Lucy Crowe (soprano)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
Purcell / Arr Balsom: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act 5: "The plaint"
Handel: Oboe Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, HWV 301
- Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord), Alison Balsom (trumpet)
- The English Concert
- Trevor Pinnock
Oboe Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major: I. Adagio
Oboe Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro
Oboe Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major: III. Siciliana (Largo)
Oboe Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major: IV. Vivace