Alison Balsom - Jubilo

JUBILO - 2013 Gramophone Artist of the Year, three time winner at the Classic BRITs and also three time winner at the Echo Klassik Awards, Alison Balsom OBE has cemented an international reputation as one of classical music's great ambassadors and is ranked amongst the most distinctive and ground-breaking musicians on the international circuit today. With this release Alison records on the natural trumpet for the first time since the hugely successful album Sound the Trumpet. Inspired by seasonal Baroque repertoire, the recording includes Bach's concertos by Corelli, Torelli, and Fasch performed with the Academy of Ancient Music under the direction of violinist Pavlo Besnosiuk. The Schübler Chorales and In dulce jubilo by Bach, performed in arrangements for trumpet and organ played here by Stephen Cleobury, act as a beautiful foil to the full orchestral sound of the concertos. Bach's Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring featuring Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge tops off this Christmas cracker of an album. This classy winter-themed album is a perfect core classical seasonal offering. The release coincides with a major tour of Germany. Alison Balsom is a British trumpet soloist, arranger, producer, music educator, curator and spokesperson for the importance of music education. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic BRIT Awards and three German Echo Awards.

1) Fasch: Trumpet Concerto in D Major FWV L:D1: I. Allegro - Alison Balsom
2) Fasch: Trumpet Concerto in D Major FWV L:D1: II. Largo - Alison Balsom
3) Fasch: Trumpet Concerto in D Major FWV L:D1: III. Allegro - Alison Balsom
4) Bach JS: In Dulci Jubilo BWV 729 - Alison Balsom
5) Bach JS: 6 Schübler Chorales: IV. Meine Seele Erhebt Den Herren ('My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord') BWV 648 - Alison Balsom
6) Torelli / Arr. Tarr: Sonata in D Major G. 1: I. Andante - Alison Balsom
7) Torelli / Arr. Tarr: Sonata in D Major G. 1: II. Allegro - Alison Balsom
8) Torelli / Arr. Tarr: Sonata in D Major G. 1: III. Grave - Alison Balsom
9) Torelli / Arr. Tarr: Sonata in D Major G. 1: IV. Allegro - Alison Balsom
10) Bach JS: 6 Schübler Chorales: III. Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott LÄSST Walten ('Who Allows God Alone to Rule Him') BWV 647 - Alison Balsom
11) Bach JS: Cantata No. 147 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben' BWV147: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - Alison Balsom
12) Bach JS: 6 Schübler Chorales: II. Wo Soll Ich Fliehen Hin ('Whither Shall I Flee?') BWV 646 - Alison Balsom
13) Corelli / Arr. Wright: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': I. Vivace - Grave. - Alison Balsom
14) Corelli / Arr. Wright: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': II. Allegro - Alison Balsom
15) Corelli / Arr. Wright: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': III. Adagio - Allegro - Alison Balsom
16) Corelli / Arr. Wright: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': IV. Vivace - Alison Balsom
17) Corelli / Arr. Wright: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': V. Allegro - Alison Balsom
18) Corelli / Arr. Wright: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': VI. Largo. Pastorale Ad Libitum - Alison Balsom
19) Bach JS: 6 Schübler Chorales: V. Ach Bleib Bei Uns Herr Jesu Christ ('Lord Jesus Christ with Us Abide') BWV 649 - Alison Balsom
20) Bach JS: 6 Schübler Chorales: I. Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme '(Wake Awake for Night Is Passing') BWV 645 - Alison Balsom
21) Bach JS: 6 Schübler Chorales: VI. Kommst Du Nun Jesu Vom Himmel Herunter Auf Erden ('Come Thou Jesu from Heaven to Earth') BWV 650 - Alison