Press
The Mighty Sampson
BBC Music Magazine
“As soprano Carolyn Sampson turns 50, she tells Ashutosh Khandekar about the development of her voice through a remarkable catalogue of recordings.” Ashutosh Khandekar, BBC Music Magazine 2024
Singing Towards a Century
Gramophone Magazine
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
“In the fourth movement, Carolyn Sampson is the star. Her tone is clear and honest, as Mahler requests, yet we can hear strains of the leisure she is supposedly enjoying in heaven.” Jonah Pearl, The Classic Review, December 2019
“Carolyn Sampson in the finale sings fabulously, making the movement the true climax of the entire work.” David Hurwitz, Classics Today, January 2020
MOZART Mass in C minor, K. 427
St Louis Symphony Orchestra, Masaaki Suzuki
“Singing Constanze’s music as Soprano I was the amazing British soprano Carolyn Sampson. Sampson’s voice manages to be both pure and rich simultaneously, with a flawless production throughout; she communicates a world of meaning with every phrase.” Sarah Bryan Miller, St Louis Today, November 2019
PURCELL King Arthur
Gabrieli Consort, Signum Classics
“Carolyn Sampson sings a radiant invocation to the “Fairest Isle” that provides a fitting paean to the nation.” Richard Fairman, Financial Times, November 2019
HAYDN Creation
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Matthew Halls
“Carolyn Sampson’s soprano glowed on top, and she sang most expressively.” Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, May 2019