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9 September 2022

Quiet City (Alison Balsom)

Alison Balsom (trumpet), Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais), Tom Poster (piano); Britten
Sinfonia/Scott Stroman (Warner Classics)

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Quiet City
Bernstein: On the Town – Lonely Town. Pas de deux; Copland: Quiet City;
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Wright); Ives: The Unanswered Question; Rodrigo:
Concierto de Aranjuez (arr. G Evans); Weill: My Ship (arr. G Evans)
Alison Balsom (trumpet), Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais), Tom Poster (piano); Britten
Sinfonia/Scott Stroman
Warner Classics 9029622991 54:09 mins

Think of the trumpet as brash? Think of America the same way? Alison Balsom’s
new recording belies both impressions. Taking its title from Copland’s Quiet City, the
prevailing sense in this American musical journey is of contemplation in the early
hours. More than ably partnered by the Britten Sinfonia under Scott Stroman,