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Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Sampson’s vocal security throughout the registers, clear diction, and patrician phrasing all testify to a complete artist. And Sampson proves every bit as much at home in the modernist works... — More…
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this celebration of song is infused with heartfelt joy. — More…
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A Simple Song Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Sharon Bezaly (flute), Fabian Fredriksson (electric guitar), Margareta Nilsson (harp), Bengt Forsberg (organ), Nils-Erik Sparf (violin), Marie McLeod (cello), Ellen Nisbeth (viola)
Von Otter’s generous personality is reflected in the way she puts over every item, with care for text and a honeyed sweetness of tone…Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and, if you’re... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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A sweetly scented posy, this...Perfect, too, for all who love Sampson's fragrant, light-filled, warmly communicative soprano. Surprisingly, this is her solo recital debut on disc. The bouquet... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Much of this repertory suits Sampson wonderfully well. Her silvery tone suggests fragility from the outset, while her restrained way with words admirably conveys the vagaries of desire, distress... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2019
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True Light - The Berlin Christmas Concert
Works for Christmas by Lara G. Hoggard, Herbert Howells, Stephen Paulus, Giovanni Gabrieli, Francis Poulenc, André J. Thomas, Moses G. Hogan’ John Wesley Jr., Robert MacGimsey, Keith Hampton, Daniel Pinkham, Franz Xaver Gruber.
Avis Berry (soprano)
Brass players of the Berlin Philharmonic, The Berlin Radio Choir, André Thomas