Alison Balsom este o trompetistă britanică cu o discografie bogată de muzică barocă și clasică. Interpretările sale combină abordarea informată istoric cu un sunet modern și siguranță tehnică.
Albumul Royal Fireworks pe CD în digipack oferă o selecție din cele mai importante lucrări baroce festive pentru trompetă. Centrul programului îl reprezintă Music For The Royal Fireworks (Muzica pentru focurile de artificii regale) de Georg Friedrich Händel, completată cu sonatele pentru trompetă de Henry Purcell și Georg Philipp Telemann, un concert și fragmente corale aranjate din Weihnachtsoratorium de Bach și Funeral Sentences For The Death Of Queen Mary de Purcell. Toate aranjamentele coralelor au fost realizate de Peter Wright.
Melodii
George Frideric Handel 1685-1759
1 Music For The Royal Fireworks, Hwv 351: I. Overture (Adagio)
2 Music For The Royal Fireworks, Hwv 351: I. Allegro - Lentement - Allegro
3 Music For The Royal Fireworks, Hwv 351: III. Bourrée
4 Music For The Royal Fireworks, Hwv 351: IV. La Paix (Largo Alla Siciliana)
5 Music For The Royal Fireworks, Hwv 351: V. La Réjouissance
6 Music For The Royal Fireworks, Hwv 351: VI. Minuet 1
7 Music For The Royal Fireworks, Hwv 351: VII. Minuet 2
Henry Purcell 1659-1695
8 Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: I. Allegro
9 Trumpet Sonata In D Major, Z. 850: II. Adagio
10 Trumpet Sonata In D Major, Z. 850: Iii. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
11 Cantata No. 147, Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, Bwv147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Arr. Wright For Trumpet)
Georg Philipp Telemann 1681-1767
12 Trumpet Concerto, Twv 51:D7: I. Adagio
13 Trumpet Concerto, Twv 51:D7: II. Allegro
14 Trumpet Concerto, Twv 51:D7: III. Grave
15 Trumpet Concerto, Twv 51:D7: IV. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach
16 Weihnachtsoratorium, Bwv 248, Pt. 1: No. 1, Jauchzet, Frohlocket, Auf, Preiset Die Tage (Arr. Wright For Trumpet)
17 Weihnachtsoratorium, Bwv 248, Pt. 1: No. 9, Ach, Mein Herzliebes Jesulein (Arr. Wright For Trumpet)
18 Weihnachtsoratorium, Bwv 248, Pt. 6: No. 1, Herr, Wenn Die Stolzen Feinde Schnauben (Arr. Wright For Trumpet)
19 Weihnachtsoratorium, Bwv 248, Pt. 2: No. 1, Sinfonia In G Major, Pastorale Sinfonia (Arr. Wright For Trumpet)
20 Weihnachtsoratorium, Bwv 248, Pt. 3: No. 1, Herrscher Des Himmels (Arr. Wright For Trumpet)
21 Weihnachtsoratorium, Bwv 248, Pt. 1: No. 5, Wie Soll Ich Dich Empfangen (Arr. Wright For Trumpet)
22 Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 6: No. 11, Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen (Arr. Wright for Trumpet)
Henry Purcell
23 Funeral Sentences For The Death Of Queen Mary, Z. 27: I. March
24 Funeral Sentences For The Death Of Queen Mary, Z. 27: VI. "Thou Knowest Lord"
25 Funeral Sentences For The Death Of Queen Mary, Z. 27: III. Canzona
26 Funeral Sentences For The Death Of Queen Mary, Z. 27: VII. March
