Trompetconcerten (2008)

Interview en tevens cover-artikel met trompettiste Balsom in Luister 664, januari/februari 2010. Beoordeeld met een dubbele 10 (voor uitvoering en registratie) op ClassicsToday: "Trumpeter Alison Balsom's bold and brilliant playing engenders a fresh-eared listening of the warhorse Haydn and Hummel concertos. Balsom's robust phrasing combined with a confidence that never turns cocky reminds us of the trumpet's history in battle and regalia. But it's not all fanfare and bluster as Balsom produces beautiful, round tone throughout the range, even in the instrument's challenging low notes. There's also much warmth and feeling in her playing, very different from the the reserved cool of Wynton Marsalis in his debut recording featuring these same works. The program steps backward to the baroque era with the Torelli and Neruda concertos, both appealing works featuring masterful trumpet writing. Again, Balsom dispatches these with winning panache." (Victor Carr Jr.; voor complete tekst: klik op link)