Alison Balsom Sound The Trumpet Vinyl LP New 2019
Side A
1. Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11, Act 3 Scene 6: No. 30, Amadigi's Aria "Sento la gioia, ch'in sen mi brilla" (Arr. for Trumpet). Allegro
2. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1 Scene 1: No. 1, Overture
3. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1 Scene 3: No. 9, "Come if you dare" (Arr. for Trumpet)
4. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5 Scene 2: No. 34, Symphony. The Fishermen Dance (Arr. for Trumpet)
5. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2 Scene 2: No. 15, "Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying" (Arr. for Trumpet)
6. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5 Scene 2: No. 35, "Round thy Coasts, Fair Nymph of Britain" (Arr. for Trumpet)
7. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5 Scene 2: No. 32, Trumpet Tune
8. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5 Scene 2: No. 38, Venus' Aria "Fairest isle" (Arr. for Trumpet)
Side B
1. Atalanta, HWV 35: Ouverture (Largo - Allegro)
2. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: I. Aria "Eternal Source of Light Divine" (Countertenor) - Alison Balsom, Iestyn Davies, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
3. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act 4: No. 30, Symphony (Arr. for Trumpet)
4. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act 1: No. 4, Rondeau (Arr. for Trumpet)
Side C
1. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act 1: No. 8, First Act Tune. Jig (Arr. for Trumpet)
2. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act 5: No. 41, Prelude
3. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act 5: No. 54, Chaconne (Dance for Chinese Man and Woman) - with Trumpet
4. Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday (Come, Ye Sons of Art Away), Z. 323: No. 3, Aria "Come, ye sons of art" (Alto) - Alison Balsom, Iestyn Davies, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
5. Suite in D Major for Trumpet and Strings, HWV 341 (adapt. from "Water Music" and "Partenope", 1733): I. Ouverture
6. Suite in D Major for Trumpet and Strings, HWV 341 (adapt. from "Water Music" and "Partenope", 1733): II. Allegro (Gigue)
7. Suite in D Major for Trumpet and Strings, HWV 341 (adapt. from "Water Music" and "Partenope", 1733): III. Air (Minuet)
8. Suite in D Major for Trumpet and Strings, HWV 341 (adapt from "Water Music" and "Partenope", 1733): IV March (Bourre)
9. Suite in D Major for Trumpet and Strings, HWV 341 (adapt. from "Water Music" and "Partenope", 1733): V. March
Side D
1. The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act 5: No. 43, The Plaint, "O let me weep" (Arr. for Trumpet) - Alison Balsom, Lucy Crowe, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
2. Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 301 (Arr. for Trumpet): I. Adagio
3. Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 301 (Arr. for Trumpet): II. Allegro
4. Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 301 (Arr. for Trumpet): III. Siciliana (Largo)
5. Oboe Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 301 (Arr. for Trumpet): IV. Vivace
Alison Balsom celebrates the heroic era of the Baroque trumpet in works by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) and Henry Purcell (1659-1695), whose anthems, odes, sinfonias and operas have provided the music for numerous royal celebrations from their own day to the present. Joining forces with Trevor Pinnock, harpsichordist, conductor and pioneer of historical performance, and with the English Concert orchestra, Balsom demonstrates the versatility and expressive power of her valve-less instrument in original works and new arrangements. These include Purcell's 'Sound the Trumpet' and Handel's 'Eternal Source of Light Divine' in duet with countertenor Iestyn Davies and Purcell's 'The Plaint from The Fairy Queen' in duet with soprano Lucy Crowe. Further repertoire includes suites from Purcell's semi-operas 'King Arthur' and 'The Fairy Queen' in arrangements by Balsom and Pinnock, Handel's 'Water Piece in D Major' and his 'Oboe Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major' transposed into C Major.