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Robert King and his choral and orchestral forces give clean and direct performances in sound that is nicely balanced and benefits from the mellow acoustic of London's Cadogan Hall. The soprano... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, 5 out of 5 stars
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BBC Music Magazine
March 2006
Disc of the month
Gramophone Magazine
May 2006
Editor's Choice
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Carolyn Sampson (soprano) King's Consort, King's Consort Choir Robert King Carolyn Sampson (soprano) King's Consort, King's Consort Choir Robert King Carolyn Sampson (soprano) King's Consort Robert King King's Consort, King's Consort Choir Robert King Carolyn Sampson (soprano) King's Consort Robert King Carolyn Sampson (soprano) King's Consort Robert King Carolyn Sampson (soprano) King's Consort Robert King Carolyn Sampson (soprano) King's Consort, King's Consort Choir Robert King
March 2006
Robert King and his choral and orchestral forces give clean and direct performances in sound that is nicely balanced and benefits from the mellow acoustic of London's Cadogan Hall. The soprano focus of interest is Carolyn Sampson, whose musical sensibility and personality are exceptional. Unreservedly recommended.
2010
Though clearly designed as a showcase for a young British singer who seems to be getting better by the minute – the presence of a number of excerpts and a double-tracked duet are evidence of that – it is nevertheless strongly focused on Mozart's Salzburg church music, offering in addition to some of the usual suspects a few relative rarities. It is also a reminder of how, even in works which make no attempts at great depth, the young composer was a marvel of fluency, grace and freshness. There are times in his teenage music when you can really feel the enjoyment he took in his own ability; on this disc you can sense it being transferred to the performances.
May 2006
What more could you want in these works than a soloist who places every note with joyous precision, moves from one to another so cleanly, and demonstrates at every turn such intelligent but unfussy musicianship? She also has wonderful control of dynamics, beautifully demonstrated in the restrained cadenza of Exsultate's slow middle section, or the hushed reprise of the Agnus Dei from the Coronation Mass. ... a sunny and unpretentious disc which deserves to be among the successes of the Mozart year.
