Alison Balsom & Tom Poster - Légende: Works for Trumpet & Piano (2016)

The trumpeter Alison Balsom has a rich Warner Classics catalogue, but this is her first CD recital with piano - here played by her long-standing recital partner, Tom Poster.

Balsom describes the progamme as embracing "the most important repetoire for trumpet and piano" - taking a fascinating journey through 20th century works by such composers as Enescu, Hindemith, Martinu, Francaix, Bernstein and Maxwell Davies. That being said, the final piece - preceding 'American Songbook' encores by Gershwin and Kern - dates from the 21st centruy and was composed by the team of Balsom and Poster themselves. Called The Thoughts of Dr. May, it is inspired by another British musician: Brain May, lead guitarist of the rock band Queen - and also, as it happens, an astrophysicist.

The recital was recorded live in London.

Tracklist:
01. Sonatine: I. Prelude
02. Sonatine: II. Sarabande
03. Sonatine: II. Sarabande - Cadenza
04. Sonatine: III. Gigue
05. Légende
06. Concert Etude, Op. 49
07. Farewell to Stromness
08. Trumpet Sonata: I. Mit Kraft
09. Trumpet Sonata: II. Mässig bewegt
10. Trumpet Sonata: III. Trauermusik
11. Trumpet Sonata: III. Trauermusik - Alle Menschen müssen sterben
12. Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de menuet
13. The Thoughts of Dr. May
14. Sonatine
15. Rondo for Lifey
16. Someone to Watch Over Me
17. The way you look tonight