Review of Alison Balsom's Italian Concertos

Artist:  Alison Balsom, trumpet.
Album:  Italian Concertos.
Recording House:  EMI Classics.
Recording Date:  2010.

Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741
Violin Concerto in A minor RV356

Benedetto Marcello, 1686-1739
Oboe Concerto in C minor

Tomas Albinoni, 1671-1750
Oboe Concerto in B flat OP. 7 NO. 3

Themes of Domenico Cimarosa, 1749-1801
Oboe Concerto in C minor by Arthur Benjamin, 1893-1960

Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741
Violin Concerto in G OP. 3 No. RV310

Giuseppe Tartini, 1692-1770
Concerto in D D53

Tomaso Albinoni, 1671-1739
Violin Sonata Da Chiesa in D minor

Alison Balsom is the type of woman I'd like to marry.  Needless to say, that will never happen.  Her baroque brass work is elegant.  I enjoyed listening to this CD many times.  She is one of the leading classical trumpet players active today.

However, this purchase happened by accident.  I rummaged through a local Borders during their liquidation sale.  I bought the CD on a lark.  I was used to listening to Canadian Brass CD's.  This work is a nice change.  In the future,  I need to be on the lookout for more of Ms. Balsom's work,