Credits:

Alison Balsom,Stephen Cleobury,Tom Etheridge,The Choir Of King`S College.Cambridge,Pavlo Beznosiuk,The Academy Of Ancient Music Orchestra

Description:

Alison Balsam, who has been actively performing and recording on baroque trumpet as well as modern instruments, has created a collection of pieces perfect for the Christmas season. Some of the pieces on this album are also performed on the natural trumpet (a baroque trumpet without valves). Commentary included.

Tracklisting:

1 TRUMPET CONCERTO IN D MAJOR FWV L:D1 I. ALLEGRO / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
2 TRUMPET CONCERTO IN D MAJOR FWV L:D1 II. LARGO / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
3 TRUMPET CONCERTO IN D MAJOR FWV L:D1 III. ALLEGRO / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
4 IN DULCE JUBILO BWV729
5 MEINE SEELE ERHEBT DEN HERREN ('MY SOUL DOTH MAGNIFY THE LORD') BWV648
6 SUONATA CON STROMENTI E TROMBA G.1(SONATA IN D MAJOR) I. ANDANTE / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
7 SUONATA CON STROMENTI E TROMBA G.1(SONATA IN D MAJOR) II. ALLEGRO / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
8 SUONATA CON STROMENTI E TROMBA G.1(SONATA IN D MAJOR) III. GRAVE / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
9 SUONATA CON STROMENTI E TROMBA G.1(SONATA IN D MAJOR) IV. ALLEGRO / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
10 WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT LASST WALTEN ('WHO ALLOW GOD ALONE TO RUE HIM') BWV647
11 HERZ UND MUNDI UND TAT UND LEBEN BWV147: CHORALE -JESU. JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING
12 WO SOLL ICH FLIEHEN HIN HIN ('WHITHER SHALL I FLEE?') BWV646
13 CONCERTO GROSSO OP.6 NO.8 'CHRISTMAS CONCERTO' I. VIVACE - GRAVE. ARCATE. SOSTENUTO E COME STA / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
14 CONCERTO GROSSO OP.6 NO.8 'CHRISTMAS CONCERTO' II. ALLEGRO / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
15 CONCERTO GROSSO OP.6 NO.8 'CHRISTMAS CONCERTO' III. ADAGIO - ALLEGRO / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
16 CONCERTO GROSSO OP.6 NO.8 'CHRISTMAS CONCERTO' IV.VIVACE / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
17 CONCERTO GROSSO OP.6 NO.8 'CHRISTMAS CONCERTO' V.ALLEGRO / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
18 CONCERTO GROSSO OP.6 NO.8 'CHRISTMAS CONCERTO' VI. LARGO. PASTORALE AD LIBITUM / THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ORCHESTRA
19 ACH BLEIB BEI UNS. HERR JESU CHRIST BWV649
20 WACHET AUF. RUFT UNS DIE STIMME BWV645
21 KOMMST DU NUN. JESU. VOM HIMMEL HERUNTER AUF ERDEN BWV650