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The trumpeter Alison Balsom has been an evangelist for her instrument, commissioning new works and arranging a wide range of repertory for trumpet, often from the Baroque era. Here she goes further afield with a Parisian-themed disc featuring her arrangements (a collaboration with Guy Barker) of music by Satie, Piazzolla, Ravel and Messiaen: the arrangement of Messiaen's "Baiser de l'Enfant Jsus" is a highlight. --Schweitzer, The New York Times