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Summary: magnetic power of her beauty !!
Comment: She has wonderful tone like her teacher Hakan Hardenberger,but more coolish.
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Summary: Ms. Balsom sounds sweet and commanding
Comment: I honestly enjoy these arrangements of Bach pieces for the trumpet and Ms. Balsom sounds beautiful on all of the them. I congratulate her in producing a high-quality CD and look forward to hearing more of her in the future. Her facility on the instrument is sweet and complete. If you like solo trumpet music, this will be a treat for the ears.
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Summary: a delight to discover
Comment: I bought this album not knowing anything about Ms. Balsom, but being a trumpet aficionado (Marsalis, Andre, Alpert, Masekela) was curious as to how a female trumpeter would sound (I confess to having never heard of a female trumpeter).
Well, this CD is terrific. I like Bach's work and she interprets it in a clear and commanding style. It's right up there with my favourite classical trumpet cd, Marsalis' Baroque Music for Trumpets, and I look forward to hearing from and seeing Ms. Balsom here in the States.
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Summary: Alison Balsom Rocks My World!!
Comment: I purchased this CD at a recital Ms. Balsom was performing at. After having had the privilege of not only hearing this CD, but hearing her perform in person and meeting her for myself; I can HIGHLY recommend this CD.
Ms. Balsom's mastery of the trumpet is obvious in this CD. She sings beautifully throughout the instrument's full dynamic range, and her technical prowess is certainly as good as any of the "larger name" recording artists of today. Her interpretations are very solid as well.
This is a great CD to buy for anyone looking for a good recording of Bach's music rearranged for trumpet (the modern trumpet had not been designed yet in Bach's time). It's also worth mentioning that many of the arrangements performed on this CD were arranged by Ms. Balsom herself.
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