Caprice - Alison Balsom / Gardner, Gothenburg Symphony

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Album Summary

Performers

• Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Alison Balsom (E Flat Trumpet)
• Alison Balsom (Piccolo Trumpet)

Conductor

• Gardner, Edward

Ensemble

• Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Composers

• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992)
• Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Oskar Frederik Lindberg (1887 - 1955)
• Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946)
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban (1825 - 1889)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Henri Tomasi (1901 - 1971)

Notes & Reviews:

Voted Young British Classical Performer of the Year at the 2006 Classical Brits, Alison Balsom follows her critically-acclaimed album Bach: Works for Trumpet with Caprice, a novel and demanding programme of specially arranged popular classical works. The album features sparkling transcriptions of Mozart's 'Rondo alla Turca' and the Queen of the Night's aria (from The Magic Flute) as well as the scintillating 'Variations on Bellini's Norma' by the French virtuoso Jean-Baptiste Arban. Amongst the more lyrical numbers, Balsom plays arrangements of Rachmaninov's haunting Vocalise and the exquisite Nocturne from Tomasi's Trumpet Concerto. She also brings her unique sound to two pieces played by the trumpet alone: Paganini's well-known violin Caprice No.24 and Debussy's Syrinx.

"With such a wide range of styles... this is another infectious performance from a dazzling young British talent in fine form, one whose programming ideas and emerging musical personality go from strength to strength." -Gramophone

BBC Music Magazine
The young British trumpeter Alison Balsom is a real star: resplendent and well-varied tone, crisp attack, absolute ease of production throughout the range.

Classic FM Magazine
What comes across is Balsom's sheer exuberance and joy in making music. Be astonished at the variety of moods the trumpet is capable of.

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Works Details

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c) :: Rondo alla turca

• Performers: Alison Balsom (Trumpet); Alison Balsom (E Flat Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1783
• Studio/Live: Studio

Piazzolla, Astor : Libertango

• Performer: Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1974
• Studio/Live: Studio

Lindberg, Oskar Frederik : Gammal fäbodpsalm fran Dalarna :: Andante

• Performer: Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1936
• Studio/Live: Studio

Arban, Jean-Baptiste ". : Variations on a Theme from Bellini's "Norma, " for cornet & piano

• Performer: Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Studio/Live: Studio

Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) : Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1

• Performer: Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1817
• Studio/Live: Studio

Falla, Manuel de : Canciones populares españolas (7)

• Performer: Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 11 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1914
• Studio/Live: Studio

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Songs (14), Op. 34

• Performer: Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1915
• Studio/Live: Studio

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Der Hölle Rache (Queen of Night's aria)

• Performers: Alison Balsom (Trumpet); Alison Balsom (Piccolo Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791
• Studio/Live: Studio

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052 :: 2. Andante

• Performers: Alison Balsom (Piccolo Trumpet); Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1730
• Studio/Live: Studio

Debussy, Claude : Syrinx

• Performers: Alison Balsom (E Flat Trumpet); Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1913
• Studio/Live: Studio

Tomasi, Henri : Concerto for Trumpet :: 2. Nocturne

• Performer: Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1949
• Studio/Live: Studio

Piazzolla, Astor : Escualo

• Performer: Alison Balsom (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1979
• Studio/Live: Studio