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Her tone is extraordinarily beautiful: natural, warm and unforced, with almost superhuman vocal athleticism — American Record Guide More…

Release Date: 1st Oct 2007
Catalogue No: BISSACD1536
Label: BIS
Length: 71 minutes

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Excerpt, Purcell: Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country: incidental music, Z585

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Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585: Sweeter than roses

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Purcell: The fatal hour comes on apace, Z421

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo)
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Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Purcell: When first Amintas sued for a kiss, Z430

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Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Excerpt, Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

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Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Sarah Sexton (violin)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act V: The Plaint: O let me weep

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Excerpt, Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z630

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Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Jane Rogers (viola), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Sarah Sexton (violin), Andrea Morris (violin)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act IV: They Tell Us That You Mighty Powers Above

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Purcell: Man is for the woman made (from The Mock Marriage, Z605)

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Laurence Cummings (spinet), Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
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Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Purcell: From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370

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Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Excerpt, Purcell: Oedipus: incidental music, Z583

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Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol)
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Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Oedipus, Z. 583: Music for a While

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Excerpt, Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

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Jane Rogers (viola), Andrea Morris (violin)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Now the Night is Chas'd Away

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Purcell: If music be the food of love, Z379

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Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Excerpt, Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

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The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act V: Epithalamium: Thrice happy lovers

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Purcell: Of old when heroes thought it base, Z. 333, "Yorkshire Feast Song": No. 4. The Bashful Thames

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Sarah Sexton (violin), Andrea Morris (violin)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Excerpt, Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z630

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Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act III: I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly in Vain

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Purcell: O! fair Cedaria, hide those eyes Z402

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol)
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Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Excerpt, Purcell: King Arthur, Z628

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Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Jane Rogers (viola), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Sarah Sexton (violin), Andrea Morris (violin)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Fairest Isle

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Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol)
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Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Excerpt, Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

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Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act III: If Love's a Sweet Passion

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Purcell: Tell me, some pitying angel (The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation), Z196

Work length7:18

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Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

Purcell: An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193

Work length5:03

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo)
Recorded: January 2006
Recording Venue: Paul's Curch, New Southgate, London, England, United Kingdom

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Her tone is extraordinarily beautiful: natural, warm and unforced, with almost superhuman vocal athleticism

December 2007

Carolyn Sampson's luminescent soprano, with its easeful enunciation, seemingly instinctive ornamentation, and total lack of self-consciousness captures the bittersweet 'affects' of 'Sweeter than Roses', relishes the shifting tones of voice in the long nocturnal, 'From silent shades', and glows against a single theorbo accompaniment in the great 'Evening Hymn'. The instrumental palette, though limited, is exquisitely tuned to Sampson's voice and to the character of each piece.

2010

It is immediately obvious from the first few songs that this disc is truly special. Carolyn Sampson's singing is deliciously enjoyable for its sweet tuning, flawless intonation, impeccable stylishness, shapely phrasing of melodic lines and textual awareness. Each of these 19 songs, mostly taken from Purcell's operas and music for theatre plays, are given judicious performances.
The programme admirably shows the variety of characteristics and styles in Purcell's writing, and Sampson achieves the perfect degree of joyful radiance, seductiveness, witty comment or bittersweet melancholy in each song. 'Sweeter than roses' is an old warhorse for early music singers, but the poetry has seldom seemed so personal as it does in Sampson's heart-rending rendition. The Plaint from TheFairy Queen is beautifully done and the line 'he's gone and I shall never see him more' is remarkable for its stylish precision and emotional truthfulness (the performance is also notable for Sarah Sexton's superb solo violin-playing).
The supporting players always sound as if they are fully interested in the subtle nuances of the music. Well known favourites such as 'Music for a while', 'Fairest isle' and 'I attempt from love's sickness to fly' are excellently done, but several of the relatively obscure songs ('The fatal hour' and 'From silent shades') are shown to be equally rewarding and engaging. First-class new recordings of Purcell's music are much too rare, and this one deserves to be an enormous success.

December 2007

It is immediately obvious from the first few songs that this disc is truly special. Carolyn Sampson's singing is deliciously enjoyable for its sweet tuning, flawless intonation, impeccable stylishness, shapely phrasing of melodic lines and textural awareness.

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