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Voted Young British Classical Performer of the Year at the 2006 Classical Brits, Alison Balsom follows her critically-acclaimed album Bach Works for Trumpet with Caprice, a novel and demanding program of specially arranged popular classical works. The album features sparkling transcriptions of Mozart's 'Rondo alla Turca' and the Queen of the Night's aria (from the Magic Flute) as well as the scintillating 'Variations on Bellini's Norma' by the French virtuoso Jean-Baptiste Arban. Amongst the more lyrical numbers, Balsom plays arrangements of Rachmaninov's haunting Vocalise and the exquisite Nocturne from Tomasi's Trumpet Concerto. She also brings her unique sound to two pieces played by the trumpet alone Paganini's well-known violin Caprice No.24 and Debussy's Syrinx. Album Tracks 1. Rondo Alla Turca 2. Libertango 3. Andante 4. Variations on 'Casta Diva' 5. Caprice No.24 6. El Pano Moruno 7. Seguidilla Murciana 8. Asturiana 9. Jota 10. Nana 11. Cancion 12. Polo 13. Vocalise 14. Der Holle Rache 15. Violin Concerto No.1 - Andante 16. Syrinx 17. Trumpet Concerto - Nocturne 18. Escualo
