Recording - conductor Robert King Recording - choir and orchestra Artist - Allegri String Quartet Recording - violins and horns Artist - Carolyn Sampson Artist - The King's Consort

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I was glad: Sacred Music of Stanford and Parry


Carolyn Sampson soprano
David Wilson-Johnson bass
Choir of The King's Consort
The King's Consort
Robert King conductor

“This CD, full of incandescent, hugely committed music-making,
will be an award winner. You simply have to hear it.”
(BBC Music Magazine)

“This is a simple ‘must have’…
what a great way to launch a new label”
(CD Review, BBC Radio 3)
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Couperin: Trois Leçons de Ténèbres


Carolyn Sampson soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland mezzosoprano
Susanne Heinrich bass viol
Lynda Sayce theorbo
Robert King chamber organ

“Sumptuous performances … Sampson’s brightness
and Kielland’s riper tones beautifully complement
each other”
(The Sunday Times)

“CD of the Week”
(CD Review, BBC Radio 3)
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Beethoven: Quartets, opus 18, volume 1


Beethoven: Quartet in D major, opus 18 no 3
Beethoven: Quartet in C minor, opus 18 no 4
Beethoven: Quartet in A major, opus 18 no 5

Allegri String Quartet

“Unforced elegance and cleanness of detail,
avoiding heavy gesture in favour of nimble energy”
(The Observer)

“Fine performances”
(The Herald)

"You really can't go far wrong with this set"
(Classic FM)
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