December 2010

Alison Balsom
Forget the bright lights and glitzy crossover offers – the brilliant trumpet player tells Jeremy Pound why musical integrity must always come first 

Bach at large
We talk to four JSB legends about recording his complete cantata cycle on disc

They wrote what?
Discover the great composers' unknown gems, from Haydn's operas to Weill's symphonies

A new direction
Baritone Sir Thomas Allen on taking up the reins as an opera director

Plus on your free cover CD Alison Balsom performs trumpet concertos including masterpieces by Haydn, Hummel and Albinoni