Paris

Alison Balsom,The Guy Barker Orchestra,Guy Barker

Paris
Format
Audio
Published
5 September 2014
ISBN
0825646327898

Paris

Alison Balsom,The Guy Barker Orchestra,Guy Barker

An ‘astonishing virtuosa’ (The Times) with ‘limitless potential’ (The Guardian), Alison Balsom is a multi-faceted trumpet player involved in a broad range of musical projects. The pieces on this collection inhabit a common Parisian musical world, but the voices that emerge from them are incredibly varied. From Ravel to Reinhardt, Balsom illustrates the flexibility and expressiveness of her instrument, supported by the orchestra of jazz composer and trumpeter Guy Barker.

One of today’s most in-demand classical music personalities, English trumpeter and BBC Proms darling Alison Balsom shares her love of Paris on this new solo album. After becoming the first British woman to win Gramophone Magazine’s prestigious Artist of the Year award, Alison brings her glamour, poise and dazzling virtuosity to Paris with a selection of music written in and inspired by the most romantic city in the world.

This album marks a major departure for Alison Balsom from the core classical repertoire, with which she has established her distinguished recording and performing career to date, to a crossover album, taking inspiration from a number of different artists and influences. The concept of the album is Paris as seen by artists and composers as diverse as Olivier Messiaen, Astor Piazzolla, Django Rheinardt and Cole Porter. In collaboration with Guy Barker - a trumpeter who has worked with the biggest names in the business, and with a solid reputation in the jazz world - Alison reinterprets the greatest music written about in and about Paris. With guest artists Miloš Karadaglić, and Julian Ovenden on a bonus track available on iTunes, this album is sure to position Alison amongst the top-selling classical artists with mainstream appeal and broad recognition.

Track listing:

La Valse des Lilas, Michel Legrand (1932-), Eddy Marnay (1920-2003), Eddie Barclay (1921-2005)

Kosma: Les feuilles mortes

Messiaen: Le baiser de L'Enfant-Jésus (XV from Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus)

Piazzólla: Histoire du Tango: Café 1930 (with Miloš Karadaglić, guitar), Oblivion

Ravel: Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
Piano Concerto in G major: Adagio assai

Rheinardt: Nuages

Satie: Gymnopédie No. 3, Gnossienne No. 3

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