Alison Balsom - Italian Concertos

[bedlambilly]

Is that Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall playing Vioiln in the orchestra? What a talented fellow. Alison is wonderful too.

[pokerbone]

she sounds great! Great style and command of the trumpet, beautiful phrasing.

[Contradoublebassman]

Piccolo trumpet with rotary valves.

[ivandenata]

Pocket Trumpet ! I love the sound :)

[Gamekrayz]

@ivandenata it's not a pocket trumpet--it's a piccolo trumpet. There's a difference.

[ivandenata]

@Gamekrayz sory i don't know much about trumpet, because im a violinist & flutist. Thank's nice info :)

[ALAIN101skate]

I'm in love...  haha

[joabbonini]

toka di mais.....

[bebboseven]

magnifico!!! :) complimenti....

[zwd26]

Ooh, lovely phrasing! And that level of polish in the portato passages demands some nontrivial suffering in the practice room--don't think I've heard another trumpet player do it better. Nicely played, ma'am. : )

[quark4567]

she needs 2 workon lip buzzing The basic premise of lip buzzing is using your lips to make a buzzing sound. The buzz should be concentrated at the very center where the lips come together. Begin with long tones and make sure you have plenty of rest in between attempts. One advantage of lip buzzing is you don't need your trumpet or even your mouthpiece to do this exercise.

[hoboperson456]

@quark4567 Good tip. She clearly has no idea how to play the trumpet.

[quark4567]

@hoboperson456 u thort that 2 bro?

[mrPalistov]

@quark4567 Right.....because you can play this piece better.

[quark4567]

@mrPalistov aye chekout my vids bro i post them as "james morrison"

[jr19900]

she is very beautiful

[johnmohanmusic]

Beautiful playing Alison!!!! You deserve all the success you have and will have - you've practiced and worked for it.

[whatever7x7]

i bet she shaves it :-P

[paulohr1000]

uau! very bealtiful alison/trumpet!!!

[euphoniumplayer11]

Wow....

[rafael206king]

my trumpet is bigger than your trumpet lol

[Dinamitium]

UFF, ella si que deve soplarlo ben..

[siryocro]

no other trumpet artisan invokes the feeling that you are being vocally sung to through their horn. Truly beautiful, still as amazed a whole year after the first time i heard her, still cant believe what comes out of that bell....

[sporkontheright]

As heavenly amazing as she is and how interesting it is to hear a different voice to these concertos all I have to say is...WHITE BALANCE! Goodness my eyes..

[starwarsjunkie7777]

Worse than being naked...well then, what's stopping you? No shame, right? LOL

[hotrodrolfe]

I didn't see a ring on her finger.....dibs!

[morgenrot1974]

(ﾟдﾟ)Bravo!

[zurnacia]

It is sweet - both the girl and the music.

[saxdrummer92]

What kind of horn is she using?!

[MrHarvey17]

@saxdrummer92 Piccolo trumpet. Rotary valve. I THINK (don't quote me on this) Its a schilke

[CoopJ060708]

@MrHarvey17 I don't think Schilke makes a rotary valve pic. This looks like a Schertzer. Beautifully dark sound that you can't get from a "long-bell" piccolo trumpet.

[allegrobas]

Absolutely gorgeous trumpet music. This is what life is all about.

[jlucasound]

How can people actually get into verbal altercations here. It's ridiculous. That young lady is very talented and extremely beautiful when speaking as well as when she is playing...beautifully. That is a cool horn and it sounds awesome...especially with her talent behind it.

[jlucasound]

I am so impressed. Awesome talent young lady.

[shoupok]

whas with the trumpet? it looks really different than wat trumpets look like........

[lukedempsey1995]

@shoupok The trumpet seen in the video is a rotary valved piccolo trumpet!

[shoupok]

@lukedempsey1995 ohhh thank you thats cool.

[DMRCapitalHill]

@shoupok Its her Malone C Trumpet its not your standard cornet or Bb Trumpet

[beautifulmollies]

I think that with this economy that we will all be living in our parents basements soon.

[drummermaxful]

la amo



[2009SAVO]

non seulement elle est jolie en plus elle a un charme de jouer d'avec sa trompette , formidable

[phootie]

She looks fugly when she plays. Should have learned flute or violin instead.

[CaptainQueue]

@phootie you are incredibly inane and ignorant. Are you proud of being so ignorant? You probably live in your parents' basement. Go back to whatever idiotic musical trend you follow.

[phootie]

@CaptainQueue I think it's pretty obvious you live in your parents' basement and you've adorned every square inch of it with pictures of Alison Balsom's ugly playing face which you jerk off to.

[ssbphotography]

cool rotary valve piccolo trumpet

[jdebruynviolin]

Just want to push the concertmaster's fiddle up. Stand up, brother!

[paddybeyy]

yayyyyyyyy



[MrEtNkT]

It Is a different type of a Piccolo trumpet 

[kevintheblacksmith]

cool horn ! I like it !

[theNATTTTTT]

what a sound!

[MabbittGirl]

Which horn is she using?

[GonzaloRzG]

@MabbittGirl Piccolo



[TheCup0joe]

@MabbittGirl it looks to be a Scherzer piccolo trumpet

[TheGalwayFarmer]

she's stunning

[marinagarza]

Beautiful sound!



[MrPlacenamehere]

this is amazing

[llamaboy9000]

elle est très jolie et talentueuse!

[spabunker21]

Strepitosa



[terryhink]

CUTE BOOTS!!!

[rakodl]

Alison, you touched my heart! I heard an extract of your Vivaldi-Concerto on the radio and I immediately went to the music-store to buy the CD. I play your music every day, and all my friends LOVE it! What a perfection. Hope to hear you live in concert one day. Annette, Germany

[57dogsbody]

could we please drop all the corny posing in the wood ,it loks like an old advert for bubble bath.It is extremely annoying ,let the music speak for itself not the fact that she is a "pretty blonde".

[Neuton88v]

A excelência do som do trompete... e ainda muito gata, essa trompetista!

[rebman97]

DAMN!!! SHE'S GOOD!

[peytonjmusic]

is that a rotary valved piccilo trumpet?!!!?!?!

[DavesTrumpet]

Effortless. Spendid!

[kenlappin]

I,m in love!!!!.

[Keyhan37]

Alison Balsom has changed and kreated her own magic and amasing wonderfull and undiscriable way of playing the Trompet,actually i dident like the soud of Trompet,until vor abaut 2 years i saw her J.S.Bach and J.Haydn trompet Concert of arte TV,i also recorded it at the same time,and i got in love with her wonderfull still and Interpretation of Trompet,and since that time is she for me just like a,(Göttin),or a special angel of the earth to present ous her most beautifull way to play Trompet.

[Mihakrim]

Просто БРАВИССИМО !!

[AvengingSucks666]

is that a rotary piccalo trumpet?

[br3nn3nrul3z]

Her face doesn't even go red.

[m1a2r3c4k5]

Married?

[Neuton88v]

@m1a2r3c4k5 Yes... :) Ela é realmente muito gata! A beautiful trumpeter...

[Ithasbeensaidofold]

@m1a2r3c4k5 Yes!!! To music :D

[TheGalwayFarmer]

@m1a2r3c4k5 yes

[Neuton88v]

@m1a2r3c4k5 Infelizmente... Sadly! kkkkk...

[TheWolfjr]

Very pleasant music!

Thanks for sharing

[GoldinDr]

All the marketing is pretty annoying. At first I was also irritated by the idea of playing such works as Marcello's famous oboe concerto on a trumpet, but I have to admit that I enjoyed listening to the clips.

[5j4h3m2a1r]

Einfach toll

[jhregalado1]

she plays extremely well the piccolo; its a trumpet suited for these classical scores , barroque music, high notes. She makes it sound very clear and neat.

[LordMSh]

Delightful performance. I think she is the best.

[TrumpetPlayingFool]

"Worse then being naked". I wish i could be the judge of that

[pibeify]

:O me enamore...!!

[Zee1198]

wooooah

[yienbien]

what trumpet is that？

[piccolomaster]

@yienbien Scherzer Rotary Piccolo trumpet in Bb. Model 8111.  I have one and it's great.

[Maupable]

I must say... I nearly forgot to listen! Great music....

[ConchanPiano]

moves me to tears

[felicereggio]

Great......Beautiful Sound and beautiful women.

[cdjk123]

SO HOT.

[Gameswars3911]

Wow! She's awesome!

I hope you guys can watch my videos as well! :)

[fighterace0]

Holy cow how much do you practice Alison?

[FredelBabedel]

Listen to as well as looking to this great femal artist is just undiscribable...an experience...

[gomtao]

wow she's good

[ddg88spanky]

life expressed!



[MuSiCisMyOutleTtruth]

I wish I was HER trumpet

[Salamander014]

3:33 HIYO

[MrBigben6]

This is beautiful and has moved me to tears, Bravo Alison Bravo!

[poolbadger]

i love her accent

[fuzzfactory]

These tunes are lovely! This really makes me want to look into classical trumpet repertoire--and I do wonder about the differences between plunger and rotary trumpets...

Oh, and on another note: Shut the fuck up about Balsom being hot you retarded male chauvinist pigs. She's a human, not a piece of meat!

[MrRickystevens]

fuck ya girl play that horn

[eguchi351]

I wish I was not only the trumpet but also the mouthpiece!!!

[TEKREETxBOY]

ooh !! i like her accent !!!

[rebelblood00]

Absolutely brilliant...just makes me realize that I was never truly a Trumpet player...

[TheFanwindow]

Wow, her tone is so bright. In a good way! I really like it.

[platonic31]

Antonio Vivaldi's work is beautiful, harmonious, wonderful and arouses excitement. Music, especially classical music from baroque period is one of the largest European contribution to the world. Thank you for all Europeans composer who has shared her joy to the world, thanks to EMI classics, scott ensemble and beautiful Alison Balsom. God bless you all. Greetings from Indonesia.

Yoppy Soleman

Poso Regency

Central Sulawesi Province

Indonesia

[Shialuk]

boy can she blow...oh and shes a good trumpet player too

[chessfunk]

wunderbar



[TheZhengmeister]

the trumpet's pretty sexy as well boys

[alenstudio]

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!

[hrart2]

Shi is a super

[TODD0020]

I wish I was Alison's trumpet....

[SergioBizzle]

what is that sort of trumpet? :S

[giannibert]

@SergioBizzle This is not a trumpet but a piccolo trumpet. This is a German model with rotary valves, it plays both in Bb and A, handmade, by Scherzer (Germany).

[SergioBizzle]

@giannibert thank you very much! ))

[giannibert]

@SergioBizzle it was a pleasure :)

[SmartieRockz]

@SergioBizzle piccolo trumpet i'd imagine :)

[SmartieRockz]

@SergioBizzle piccolo trumpet i'd imagine :)

[Funebre6]

Is she mary jane?

[tenoreDB]

I hope they cut out 1:43 out for the cd!!

[rshindy]

@tenoreDB y?!?!?! its beast! hahaha



[B17MIKE]

1:56 Wow!



[cjchambers]

Is that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall at 2:13?

[TheAngeltoDemon]

I wish I was HER trumpet:)

[trickmastermonkey]

some of her videos here on youtube are getting deleted, so what I'm gonna do is watch them again one more time before they're gone forever . !

[trumpetmonster111]

wat kind of trumpet is tht??

[Malloyism]

A pretty nice Piccolo instrument there.

[TheFreedomBelarus]

PRo....... <33333

[TheDreamyViolinist]

I WANT THAT DRESS..... 0.0

[Budney420]

She's hot.

[ponte34]

too good sound ,,great recording

[jaygross803]

Incredible performances, but I've never seen a trumpet like this - rotary valves? And so short. A cornet of some flavor? -J:

[CLTConcerts]

@jaygross803 It's a rotary piccolo in A

[otachuable]

damn shes hot...i meaaaaan her playing

[luisgrecalde]

bella chica,famosa trompetista, musíca excelente felicitaciones, exitos. luisgerardo.

[dburke5474]

What kind of trumpet is this? She's absolutely incredible...

[jhtrumpetgeek]

@dburke5474 scherzer piccolo

[elsonmelo2011]

Impressionante o que ela faz!

[Brass221]

quel précision, quel son ! c'est juste parfait !

[lifesucks1200]

She inspires me to play !

[gunnar135]

Så søt

[21scuderia]

I wish I was a trumpet.

[whitetigerw10]

@21scuderia learn!

[21scuderia]

@whitetigerw10 shuthefuckupstupidfuck

[whitetigerw10]

@21scuderia hahahaha

[gondoliertsinghua]

@21scuderia you mean THE trumpet

[21scuderia]

@gondoliertsinghua shuthe hell up stupid fuck

[shushens]

@21scuderia You mean you wish you were THAT trumpet! :D

[21scuderia]

@shushens shuthefuckupstupidfuck

[9182metalhead2]

i will buy it!!!

[guinguette07]

Plays a 8111 Scherzer (piccolo) rotary trumpet. Very brilliant sound. I prefer old Selmer piccolo sound. Anyway, superb performance.

[SimplyTheDoctor]

Bloody brilliant - and just think, she is recording this six month pregnant (apparently, this is why she is sitting). Amazing breath reserves! Lucky Charlie (her son-to-be) is getting a really early exposure to gorgeous music.

Hurray for the Female Artist of the Year 2011!

[HornyTuba]

I like the sound of the J.Scherzer piccolo!

[gsmonks]

It's nice to finally hear a rotary piccolo trumpet. The sound is more open and forgiving, more like a woodwind. If this were made into an advert, I'd be sold!

[ksbav8r]

@BassicallyChristian dude, or lady, that's a ridiculous thing to say. Think about the conditions between a session video and her live ones, BESIDES her dress:

Live she has 1 take, with 1 or 2 close Schoeps spot mics, and then the main orchestral pair.

Here, she has 6 mics on her trumpet alone, plus it looks like an additional at least 6 room mics.

And do you really think she sounds bad in the live cuts? Or are you just projecting sexual frustrations/prejudices onto this talented performer?

[BassicallyChristian]

@ksbav8r I think she is an amazing trumpeter. I like what i hear here. I love her piccolo playing best personally and it shows how good she is in this video, I do think that her dresses do affect her playing live though. You may disagree which is cool, but she does seem to run out of breath or be a lil strained live at times. Here she definitely is more relaxed. Cheers.

[BassicallyChristian]

She plays much better when she is not wearing tight dresses...good one from her here...

[SergioFreire90]

impresionante... un aplauso abrumador de un trompetista novato que aspira a ser la mitad de profesional q alisom.

saludos desde sevilla

[aandp11]

truly fantastic



[DMRCapitalHill]

Not only is she really attractive shes a great trumpet player

[passeyag]

Ô quel talent, et si rare d'entendre une femme jouer de la trompette!

[10xieland]

simplement Beau



[10xieland]

simplement Beau

[mrwasbesonders]

Great playing, and she is also a very humble and lovely person, some people are naturally envious of that, no names mentioned of course.

[EricSuarezTrumpet]

shes a snobby bitch. TINE THING all the way

[sweenytoddsvengence]

such a pretty girl... and such awsome skills!

[marcosfons1]

ela é divinamente divina.

[calcner]

whats the opening piece?

[crowderfan10]

Man... she just enjoys herself. It's not like she's working at all, she's just having fun with it.

[HASICOD]

What´s the Name of the piece at 1:42