Artist: Alison Balsom
Album: Paris
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2014
Audio Format: FLAC (tracks) 24bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 52:04
Total Tracks: 12
Total Size: 485 MB
Tracklist:
1. 3 Gymnopedies: III. Lent et grave 02:32
Astor Piazzólla (1921-1992)
Histoire du Tango: Café 1930
2. II. Café 1930 07:09
3. Oblivion 04:08
Michel Legrand (1932-), Eddy Marnay (1920-2003), Eddie Barclay (1921-2005)
4. La valse des lilas 03:33
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (1908-1992)
Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jesus- XV. La baiser de l’enfant Jesus
5. Très lent, calme 05:45
6. Modéré I 02:03
7. Modéré II 02:60
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Piano Concerto in G major
8. Adagio assai 02:47
9. Ravel / Arr Barker & Balsom: Piano Concerto in G Major:… 08:26
Erik Alfred Leslie Satie (1866-1925)
10. 3 Gnossiennes: III. Lent 03:25
Joseph Kosma (1905-1969)
11. Les feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves) 05:01
Django Rheinardt (1910-1953)
12. Nuages 04:16
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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.