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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 More…

Release Date: 30th Jan 2006
Catalogue No: CDA67560
Label: Hyperion
Length: 65 minutes

BBC Music Magazine

March 2006

Disc of the month
Gramophone Magazine

May 2006

Editor's Choice

Mozart: Regina coeli in C, K108

Work length14:58

$4.40

$6.00

Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
King's Consort, King's Consort Choir
Robert King

I. Regina caeli laetare

Track length2:57

$1.10

$1.50

II. Quia quem meruisti

Track length3:28

$1.10

$1.50

III. Ora pro nobis

Track length5:38

$1.10

$1.50

IV. Alleluia

Track length2:55

$1.10

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Excerpt, Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K339

Work length4:24

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
King's Consort, King's Consort Choir
Robert King

V. Laudate Dominum

Track length4:24

$1.10

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Mozart: Sub tuum praesidium, K198

Work length5:26

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
King's Consort
Robert King

Mozart: Sancta Maria, mater Dei, K273

Work length3:49

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King's Consort, King's Consort Choir
Robert King

Mozart: Exsultate, iubilate, K165

Work length13:47

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$6.00

Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
King's Consort
Robert King

I. Exsultate, iubilate

Track length4:18

$1.10

$1.50

II. Tandem advenit hora

Track length0:48

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III. Tu virginum corona

Track length6:07

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IV. Alleluia

Track length2:34

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Excerpt, Mozart: Mass in C major, K317 'Coronation Mass'

Work length3:41

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
King's Consort
Robert King

V. Agnus Dei

Track length3:41

$1.10

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Excerpt, Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Dominica, K321

Work length4:32

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Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
King's Consort
Robert King

V. Laudate Dominum

Track length4:32

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Mozart: Regina coeli in B flat, K127

Work length14:52

$4.40

$6.00

Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
King's Consort, King's Consort Choir
Robert King

I. Regina caeli laetare

Track length3:24

$1.10

$1.50

II. Quia quem meruisti

Track length3:45

$1.10

$1.50

III. Ora pro nobis

Track length4:44

$1.10

$1.50

IV. Alleluia

Track length2:59

$1.10

$1.50

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Hyperions record of the month for February presents a Mozartian showcase for the extraordinary talents of Carolyn Sampson, and is also something of a rarity, the repertoire all dating the composers time in Salzburg. Two Regina caeli settings (for soprano, chorus and big orchestra), written whilst Mozart was still only in his mid-teens, are extremely finebut not so often heard and even less often recorded. This is superb music: triumphant outer movements and heartfelt, more introspective inner sections which find Mozart at his most ardent. Exsultate, iubilate has, of course, been performed and recorded widely, but usually in the Milan version; here we record the rarely heard Salzburg version, which has a different orchestration (delicate flutes instead of oboes giving a very different colour) and different words. It ends, of course, with the wildly famous, virtuosic Alleluia. These three works make substantial pillars for the disc. But there is much more! A series of shorter jewels, including three of the greatest movements for solo soprano taken from larger sacred works: the hugely famous Laudate Dominum from the Vesperae solennes de Confessore (which could be by Verdi, with its amazing soft chorus entry part of the way through), the utterly ravishing Agnus Dei from the Coronation Mass, and a cheerful and less often heard Laudate Dominum from the Vesperae solennes de Domenica with a cheery organ solo duetting with the voice. Finally we have a very rarely heard duet, Sub tuum praesidium, where, thanks to the wonders of technology, Carolyn duets with herselfsurely no two sopranos have ever duetted more perfectly, and it is a glorious piece of writing. Reviewing the concert prior to the recording sessions for this disc, Geoffrey Norris wrote in The Daily Telegraph that The Kings Consort and Robert King displayed an unerring understanding of Mozarts sublime thrills and that Carolyn Sampson produced pure streams of coloratura.

Reviews

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.
Emma Kirkby recording some of these pieces a few years back (likewise doing Exsultate, jubilate in the alternative 'flute' version), and while Carolyn Sampson's singing does not sound like Kirkby's, her rounder voice gives the listener much the same kind of pleasure. 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.
The orchestral accompaniments are ably conducted by Robert King, and if the choral singing is not the most polished you will hear, its lusty commitment certainly adds to the honest pleasure of the performances. This is a sunny and unpretentious disc which deserves to be among the successes of the Mozart year.

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.

Mozart - Exsultate jubilate!

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