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J. S. BACH
Mass in B minor Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls (sopranos) Robin Blaze (alto) Gerd Tark (tenor) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Baroque Vocal - "Among the handful of best recordings made, regardless of style." (MusicWeb Jan 2008) |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol.30): Alles mit Gott / Cantata BWV51 plus bonus track Carolyn Sampson (soprano) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide |
J. S. BACH
Secular Cantatas Vol 1: BWV210 'The Wedding', BWV211 'The Coffee' Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Stephan Schreckenberger (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "From a purely musical point of view this is a very good recording. Carolyn Sampson has a beautiful, warm and yet clear voice, which is well suited to this kind of music. Her German pronunciation is quite good too. The other singers - in the Coffee... |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 34) Nos 1, 126 & 127 Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Gerd Tark (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] " Masaaki Suzuki's poised grandeur brings considerable richness to this marvellous score, a sparkling duo of solo violins offset deftly against the full ivory texture of high horns and low oboes in the chorus, and joined by top-drawer solo singing."... |
HANDEL
Great Oratorio Duets Carolyn Sampson (soprano) / Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) / The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Nicholas Kraemer [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] Pure delight: two of Britain's most exciting singers together with one of the most vibrant of the English period bands, in a collection of wonderful duets from Händel's English oratorios and odes. |