Carolyn Sampson

Victorious Love - Songs by Henry Purcell

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord & spinet), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute / theorbo), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Sarah Sexton (violin I), Andrea Morris (violin II) & Jane Rogers (viola)

Building a Library, February 2014, Top Recital Recommendation
Gramophone Magazine, December 2007, Editor's Choice
Penguin Guide, Rosette

Bach: Cantatas Nos 35 & 169

Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Neal Davies (bass), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen

Record Review, 5th February 2022, Record of the Week
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Vocal

Mozart: Mass in C minor, K427 'Great'

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (alto), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Christian Immler (bass) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

BBC Music Magazine, January 2017, Disc of the month
Gramophone Magazine, December 2016, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Choral
Building a Library, September 2020, Recommended Recording

Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245

Ian Bostridge (Evangelist), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Neal Davies (bass), Iestyn Davies (countertenor) & Roderick Williams (baritone) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Polyphony, Stephen Layton

Presto Recording of the Week, 18th February 2013
Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Editor's Choice
Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording

2 CDs: $24.75

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Stanford: Requiem

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo-soprano), James Way (tenor), Ross Ramgobin (baritone), University of Birmingham Voices, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins

Gramophone Magazine, June 2023, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
Presto Editor's Choice, May 2023
Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Choral

A French Baroque Diva | Arias for Marie Fel

Monteverdi - Vespers

Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Daniel Auchincloss & Nicholas Mulroy The King’s Consort, Robert King

Building a Library, April 2007, First Choice
Building a Library, December 2010, First Choice
Gramophone Magazine, June 2006, Editor's Choice

2 CDs: $24.75

Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore

Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Recital

Haydn: The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass) Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, Wrocław Philharmonic Choir, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh

Presto Recording of the Week, 24th March 2017
Gramophone Magazine, May 2017, Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine, June 2017, Choral & Song Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Choral
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2017
Record Review, 29th April 2017, Recording of the Week
Building A Library, June 2025, Recommended Recording

2 CDs: $31.75

Bach: Notebooks for Anna Magdalena

Mahan Esfahani (harpischord/clavichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano)

Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023

but I like to sing...

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Song

Special offer. Handel: Messiah

Carolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Christopher Purves The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

Presto Recording of the Week, 25th August 2008
Building a Library, April 2009, First Choice

3 CDs: Original price $24.50 Reduced $19.60

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Ice Land: The Eternal Music

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Dmitri Ensemble, Hannah Dienes-Williams, Dominic Wallis, Samuel Porteous, Oscar Simms, Stephanie Gonley (violin), Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Graham Ross

Presto Recording of the Week, 4th February 2022
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022

I was glad: Sacred Music by Stanford & Parry

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Carolyn Sampson & David Wilson-Johnson The King’s Consort & Choir of The King’s Consort, Robert King

Presto Recording of the Week, 28th January 2013
BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, Choral & Song Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Choral

Lost Is My Quiet

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Joseph Middleton (piano)

BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Solo Vocal

Bach - Secular Cantatas I

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Stephan Schreckenberger (bass) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

Building A Library, October 2021, Recommended Recording

CD: $18.25

JS Bach: St Matthew Passion

Benjamin Bruns (Evangelist), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Aki Matsui (soprano), Damien Guillon (counter-tenor), Clint van der Linde (baritone), Makato Sakurada (tenor), Zachary Wilder (tenor), Christian Immler (baritone), Toru Kaku (bass), Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

Gramophone Magazine, April 2020, Recording of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2020, Winner - Choral
Building a Library, October 2022, Recommended Recording

2 SACDs: $32.75

Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232

Carolyn Sampson (soprano I), Rachel Nicholls (soprano II), Robin Blaze (alto), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

Presto Recording of the Week, 29th October 2007
Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2008

2 SACDs: $32.75

Special offer. Knüpfer: Sacred Music

Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Lisa Beckley, Susan Hamilton, Julie Cooper (sopranos), James Bowman, Robin Blaze (countertenors), James Gilchrist, Charles Daniels (tenors) & Peter Harvey, Michael George, Robert Evans (basses) The King’s Consort, Robert King

CD: Original price $12.75 Reduced $6.37

Special offer. Handel: Ode for St Cecilia’s Day

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor) Dunedin Consort, John Butt

Presto Editor's Choice, October 2018

CD: Original price $19.25 Reduced $15.40

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

Lucy Crowe (Juno/Mystery), Claire Debono (Spring/First Fairy), Anna Devin (Second Fairy), Helen-Jane Howells (Eve), Carolyn Sampson (Night), Robert Burt (Mopsa), Sean Clayton (Summer), Ed Lyon (Secrecy/Adam), Adrian Ward (Autumn), Lukas Kargl (Phœbus), Desmond Barrit (Drunken Poet), Andrew Foster-Williams (Winter/Sleep/Coridon/Hymen) Actors: Sally Dexter (Titania), Joseph Millson (Oberon), Desmond Barrit (Bottom), Susannah Wise (Hermia), Oliver Le Suer (Demetrius), Oliver Kieran Jones (Lysander), Jotham Annan (Puck) The Glyndebourne Chorus & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, William Christie (conductor) & Jonathan Kent (stage director)

Building a Library, September 2011, First Choice (Blu-ray)
BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, DVD Choice
Gramophone Magazine, October 2010, DVD of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2010, Winner - DVD Performance
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, DVD of the Year

Blu-ray: $43.25

Stravinsky: Les Noces, Mass & Cantata

Carolyn Sampson, Susan Parry, Jan Kobow, Vsevolod Grivnov & Maxim Mikhailov RIAS-Kammerchor, MusikFabrik & Ensemble für Neue Musik, Daniel Reuss

Gramophone Magazine, September 2006, Editor's Choice
Building a Library, November 2018, Recommendation - Choral & instrumental virtuosity

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JS Bach: Cantatas for Soprano

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Andreas Wolf (bass-baritone) Freiburger Barockorchester, Petra Müllejans

BBC Music Magazine, August 2017, Recording of the month
The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2017
Record Review, 27th May 2017, Recording of the Week

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Handel: Ode for St Cecilia's Day

Carolyn Sampson (soprano) & James Gilchrist (tenor) Choir of The King’s Consort & The King’s Consort, Robert King

Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2004, Disc of the Month

Purcell: Royal Odes

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), The King’s Consort, Robert King

Gramophone Magazine, March 2021, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Choral

Bach - Cantatas Volume 30

Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

Penguin Guide, Rosette

Michael Haydn: Requiem

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Hilary Summers (alto), James Gilchrist (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass) Choir of The King’s Consort, The King’s Consort, Robert King

Gramophone Magazine, June 2005, Editor's Choice

2 CDs: $17.75

Monteverdi - The Sacred Music 1

Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (sopranos), Roger Covey-Crump, Nicholas Mulroy, Daniel Auchincloss (high tenors), Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist (tenors), Peter Harvey, Robert Evans (basses) The King's Consort, Robert King

Special offer. Mentor: Britten & Oldham

Nick Pritchard (tenor - Serenade), Annemarie Federle (horn), Archie Inns (tenor), Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Ambrose-Evans, Sumei Bao-Smith (sopranos), James Orford (organ), London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron

CD: Original price $17.50 Reduced $14.00

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Sacred Music of Jan Dismas Zelenka

Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor), Michael George, Peter Harvey (bass) Choir of the King's Consort & Kings Consort, Robert King

Monteverdi - The Sacred Music 4

The King’s Consort, Robert King

Special offer. Mozart - Exsultate jubilate! | and other soprano arias

Gluck: Paride ed Elena

Magdalena Kozená (Paride), Susan Gritton (Elena), Carolyn Sampson (Amore), Gillian Webster (Pallade) Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh

BBC Music Magazine, July 2005, Opera Choice
Gramophone Magazine, August 2005, Editor's Choice

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano) The King’s Consort, Robert King

BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, Disc of the month
Gramophone Magazine, May 2006, Editor's Choice

Monteverdi - The Sacred Music 3

Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (sopranos), Daniel Auchincloss, Rogers Covey-Crump (high tenors), Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist (tenors), Peter Harvey, Robert Evans (basses) The King’s Consort, Robert King

Purcell: Birthday Odes for Queen Mary

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Emily Owen (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Hugh Cutting (counter-tenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), David de Winter (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass-baritone), Edward Grint (bass-baritone), The King's Consort, Robert King

Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Choral

Monteverdi - The Sacred Music 2

Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (sopranos), Rogers Covey-Crump, James Gilchrist, Charles Daniels (tenors), Peter Harvey (bass) The King’s Consort, Robert King

Mahler: Symphony No. 4

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020

Special offer. Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

Ian Bostridge, Natalie Dessay, Patrizia Ciofi, Alice Coote, Sonia Prina, Mario Luperi, Véronique Gens, Lorenzo Regazzo, Christopher Maltman, Paul Agnew, Pascal Bertin, Richard Burkhard, Carolyn Sampson Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm

Gramophone Magazine, May 2004, Editor's Choice

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Special offer. JS Bach: Easter and Ascension Oratorios

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor) & Peter Harvey (bass) Retrospect Ensemble, Matthew Halls

Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal

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Special offer. Schumann: Adventlied & Ballade vom Pagen und der Königstochter & JS Bach: Cantata BWV 105

Helsinki Baroque Orchestra & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber, Aapo Hakkinen

CD: Original price $18.25 Reduced $14.60

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Couperin: Trois Leçons de Ténèbres

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Lynda Sayce (theorbo), Robert King (chamber organ), Susanne Heinrich (viol) King's Consort

Abbandonata | Handel: Italian Cantatas

Carolyn Sampson (soprano) The King’s Consort, Robert King

Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248

Martin Lattke (Evangelist), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (alto), Wolfram Lattke (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) Leipzig Gewandhausorchester & Dresdner Kammerchor, Riccardo Chailly

Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2010

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Special offer. Vivaldi - Sacred Music 10

Carolyn Sampson, Joanne Lunn, Joyce DiDonato, Hilary Summers, Tuva Semmingsen, Robin Blaze Choir of The King’s Consort, The King’s Consort, Robert King

Gramophone Magazine, April 2004, Editor's Choice

Handel: Dixit Dominus, Laudate Pueri, Nisi Dominus

RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle

International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Vocal

CD: $21.25

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You Did Not Want For Joy

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Matthew Wadsworth (lute)

Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Editor's Choice

CD: $19.25

Berg: String Quartet – Webern: Langsamer Satz – Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2

Heath Quartet (string quartet), Carolyn Sampson (soprano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 15th July 2022

CD: $17.50

Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Hilary Summers (alto), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass), Gary Cooper (19th-century piano), Matthew Halls (19th-century piano) & Mark Williams (harmonium) The Choir of The King’s Consort, Robert King

Building a Library, November 2018, Also Recommended

Rameau: Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, ou Les Dieux d'Égypte

Handel: Solomon

Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Susan Gritton (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) RIAS Kammerchor & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Daniel Reuss

Gramophone Magazine, December 2007, Editor's Choice

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Carolyn Sampson, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, Blandine Staskiewicz (sopranos), Jennifer Borghi (alto), Reinoud Van Mechelen, Mathias Vidal (countertenors), Tassis Christoyannis, Alain Buet (basses) Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014

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Trennung: Songs of Separation

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)

Bach - Cantatas Volume 34

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Peter Kooij (bass) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

Penguin Guide, Rosette

Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch

Allan Clayton (tenor), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 5th August 2022
Gramophone Magazine, October 2022, Editor's Choice

The Contrast | English Poetry in Song

Carolyn Sampson (piano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, February 2020
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020

Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook

Lully: Psyché

Carolyn Sampson, Karina Gauvin, Aaron Sheehan, Colin Balzer, Amanda Forsythe, Mireille Lebel, Yulia Van Doren, Olivier Laquerre, Jason McStoots, Matthew Shaw, Aaron Engebreth, Ricard Bordas, Teresa Wakim & José Lemos Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus, Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs

Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Baroque Vocal

3 CDs: $52.25

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Bach - Cantatas Sampler

Yoshikazu Mera (alto), Gerd Türk (tenor), Hana Blažíková (soprano), Peter Kooij (bass), Miah Persson (soprano), Yukari Nonoshita (soprano), Robin Blaze (alto), Dominik Wörner (bass), Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Eriks Ešenvalds: Passion & Resurrection | & other choral music

Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton

Handel - Neun deutsche Arien

Carolyn Sampson (soprano) & Alexandra Bellamy (oboe) The King’s Consort

Schubert's Four Seasons

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano), Michael Collins (clarinet)