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Alison Balsom
Personb. 1978 · Royston, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Alison Balsom is an English classical trumpet soloist known for her performances of baroque and contemporary repertoire. Born in Royston, Hertfordshire, she studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before establishing an international career. Balsom has recorded extensively for EMI Classics and Warner Classics, collaborating with leading orchestras and conductors, and is noted for her clear tone and technical precision across a wide range of trumpet literature.
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Handel: Concerto grosso in D Major, HWV 323: III. Presto (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 22:32
Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave (Orch. Barker & Balsom)
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- 34:05
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2: I. Allegro e non presto (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 45:10
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Adagio (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 52:58
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2: III. Allegro (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 63:08
Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. Z799: I. Andante (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 74:04
Vivaldi: La stravaganza, Op. 4: Violin Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 316a: III. Allegro (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 82:38
Vivaldi: La stravaganza, Op. 4: Violin Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 316a: I. Allegro (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 93:51
Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. Z799: III. Allegro (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 103:22
Vivaldi: L'estro armonico, Op. 3: Violin Concerto No. 9 in D Major, RV 230: II. Larghetto (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 112:11
Vivaldi: L'estro armonico, Op. 3: Violin Concerto No. 9 in D Major, RV 230: I. Allegro (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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- 122:44
Vivaldi: La stravaganza, Op. 4: Violin Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 316a: II. Largo (Transcr. for Piccolo Trumpet and Baroque Orchestra by Simon Wright)
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