1 January 1900
La Voz de Galicia, Spain
Handel: English Arias
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'Un manjar' (La Voz de Galicia, Spain)
1 January 1900
Fanfare, USA
Handel: English Arias
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‘A noble and dignified recital’ (Fanfare, USA)
1 January 1900
Diario de Jerez, Spain
Handel: English Arias
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'Un disco admirable de todo punto' (Diario de Jerez, Spain)
1 January 1900
Ritmo, Spain
Handel: English Arias
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'Un disco a la mayor gloria de Bowman' (Ritmo, Spain)
1 January 1900
Fanfare, USA
Handel: Essential Handel
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'here's a good, cheap way to support a company that has immeasurably enriched the collections of legions of record buyers over a quarter of a century … If you haven't already done so, buy a copy now, and show Hyperion that we really care about its future!' (Fanfare, USA)
1 January 1900

Handel: Fireworks Music & Coronation Anthems
CDA66350 

‘Those two dozen oboes make magnificent and surprisingly clear sound, and the inclusion of the glorious Coronation Anthems composed for George II's coronation makes the disc one of unashamed musical splendour’ (The Sunday Times)
1 January 1900
BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide
Handel: Fireworks Music & Coronation Anthems
CDA66350 

‘This recording recreates the scale of [the] original outdoor performance with 24 oboes, nine each of horns and trumpets, a dozen bassoons, and a mighty percussion of four pairs of timpani including a unique pair of extra-large 'double drums' and four side-drummers. The effect is shattering, the clearest justification for 'authenticity' in performance’ (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide)
1 January 1900
The Guardian
Handel: Fireworks Music & Coronation Anthems
CDA66350 

‘Mightily impressive’ (The Guardian)
1 January 1900
American Record Guide
Handel: German Arias
CDA67627 

‘Sampson brings undeniable flair to these arias, sometimes endowing them with a beguiling sensuality … Alexandra Bellamy plays with a gentle, relaxed period sound that is very pleasing’ (American Record Guide)
1 January 1900
Audiophile Audition, USA
Handel: German Arias
CDA67627 

‘This is essential Handel … Carolyn Sampson sings with great circumspection and understanding of Handel's intentions’ (Audiophile Audition, USA)
1 January 1900
The Star-Ledger, USA
Handel: German Arias
CDA67627 

‘Carolyn Sampson, who has a vivacious personality to go with her bright tone and virtuoso technique, sings Handel's melting melodies as if born to them. The open textures of the period-instrument King's Consort could hardly be more attractive, to boot’ (The Star-Ledger, USA)
1 January 1900
The Times
Handel: German Arias
CDA67627 

‘Sampson persuasively evokes the innocent, carefree countryside in Handel’s Nine German Arias, both at quicksilver speed with babbling effervescent runs and shakes in Das Zitternde Glanzen, and at languid siesta pace with caressing vocal heat and a slight, appealing huskiness in Süsse Stille … the oboist Alexandra Bellamy plays the three oboe sonatas with thrilling buoyancy, burning long notes and no mechanical clatter’ (The Times)
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