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Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Great Mass" (Completed by F. Beyer): KyrieCarolyn Sampson, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki

Listen to Ich bin in mir vergnügt, BWV 204: No. 6, Meine Seele sei vergnügt by Carolyn Sampson, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ich bin in mir vergnügt, BWV 204: No. 6, Meine Seele sei vergnügtCarolyn Sampson, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki

Listen to St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 13, Ich will dir mein Herze schenken by Carolyn Sampson, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki, see lyrics, music video & more!

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 13, Ich will dir mein Herze schenkenCarolyn Sampson, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki

Listen to Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Kyrie. Kyrie eleison (Chorus) by Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Kyrie. Kyrie eleison (Chorus)Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij

Listen to Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus) by Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus)Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij

Listen to Im Frühling, D. 882 by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton, see lyrics, music video & more!

Im Frühling, D. 882Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi (Chorus) by Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi (Chorus)Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij

Listen to Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Great Mass" (Completed by F. Beyer): Credo. Et incarnatus est by Carolyn Sampson, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Great Mass" (Completed by F. Beyer): Credo. Et incarnatus estCarolyn Sampson, Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki

Listen to Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Credo. Et resurrexit tertia die (Chorus) by Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Credo. Et resurrexit tertia die (Chorus)Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk & Peter Kooij

Listen to Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd - Air by The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Carolyn Sampson & Catherine Wyn-Rogers, see lyrics, music video & more!

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd - AirThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Carolyn Sampson & Catherine Wyn-Rogers

Upcoming Concerts for Carolyn Sampson

Carolyn Sampson currently has 2 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

Latest Release

Listen to Schubert's Four Seasons by Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton & Michael Collins

ALBUMSchubert's Four SeasonsCarolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton & Michael Collins

More albums from Carolyn Sampson

Listen to But I Like to Sing... by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMBut I Like to Sing...Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to You Did Not Want For Joy by Carolyn Sampson & Matthew Wadsworth

ALBUMYou Did Not Want For JoyCarolyn Sampson & Matthew Wadsworth

Listen to Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook by Carolyn Sampson, Roderick Williams & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMSounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare SongbookCarolyn Sampson, Roderick Williams & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Bach: Anna Magdalena Notebooks, 1722 and 1725 by Mahan Esfahani & Carolyn Sampson

ALBUMBach: Anna Magdalena Notebooks, 1722 and 1725Mahan Esfahani & Carolyn Sampson

Listen to Elysium - A Schubert Recital by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMElysium - A Schubert RecitalCarolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch by Carolyn Sampson, Allan Clayton & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMWolf: Italienisches LiederbuchCarolyn Sampson, Allan Clayton & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Trennung: Songs of Separation by Carolyn Sampson & Kristian Bezuidenhout

ALBUMTrennung: Songs of SeparationCarolyn Sampson & Kristian Bezuidenhout

ALBUMIce Land: The Eternal Music (Bonus Track Version)Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Dmitri Ensemble, Carolyn Sampson & Graham Ross

Listen to Purcell: Birthday Odes for Queen Mary by The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Emily Owen, Iestyn Davies, Hugh Cutting, Charles Daniels, David de Winter, Matthew Brook, Edward Grint & Robert King

ALBUMPurcell: Birthday Odes for Queen MaryThe King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Emily Owen, Iestyn Davies, Hugh Cutting, Charles Daniels, David de Winter, Matthew Brook, Edward Grint & Robert King

Listen to Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne by Carolyn Sampson, Tapiola Sinfonietta & Pascal Rophé

ALBUMCanteloube: Chants d'AuvergneCarolyn Sampson, Tapiola Sinfonietta & Pascal Rophé

Listen to Album für die Frau by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMAlbum für die FrauCarolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Purcell - Royal Odes by The King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Emily Owen, Iestyn Davies, Hugh Cutting, Charles Daniels, David de Winter, Matthew Brook, Edward Grint & Robert King

ALBUMPurcell - Royal OdesThe King's Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Emily Owen, Iestyn Davies, Hugh Cutting, Charles Daniels, David de Winter, Matthew Brook, Edward Grint & Robert King

ALBUMBach: Cantata, BWV 199Carolyn Sampson, Freiburger Barockorchester & Petra Müllejans

Listen to Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (Reconstr. U. Leisinger) (Visual Album) by Camerata Salzburg, Andrew Manze, Salzburg Bach Choir, Alois Glaßner, Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Benjamin Bruns & Douglas Williams

ALBUMMozart: Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (Reconstr. U. Leisinger) (Visual Album)Camerata Salzburg, Andrew Manze, Salzburg Bach Choir, Alois Glaßner, Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Benjamin Bruns & Douglas Williams

Listen to The Contrast: English Poetry in Song by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMThe Contrast: English Poetry in SongCarolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major by Carolyn Sampson, Minnesota Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 4 in G MajorCarolyn Sampson, Minnesota Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä

Listen to Reason in Madness by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMReason in MadnessCarolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Remastered 2024) by Cappella Amsterdam, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Daniel Reuss, Carolyn Sampson & Andre Morsch

ALBUMBrahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Remastered 2024)Cappella Amsterdam, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Daniel Reuss, Carolyn Sampson & Andre Morsch

Listen to Abbandonata - Handel Italian Cantatas by Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort & Robert King

ALBUMAbbandonata - Handel Italian CantatasCarolyn Sampson, The King's Consort & Robert King

Listen to Handel: Ode for St Cecilia's Day by Carolyn Sampson, Dunedin Consort, Ian Bostridge, John Butt & Polish Radio Choir

ALBUMHandel: Ode for St Cecilia's DayCarolyn Sampson, Dunedin Consort, Ian Bostridge, John Butt & Polish Radio Choir

Listen to A Soprano's Schubertiade by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMA Soprano's SchubertiadeCarolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Lost Is My Quiet by Iestyn Davies, Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMLost Is My QuietIestyn Davies, Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Bach: Cantatas for Soprano by Carolyn Sampson, Freiburger Barockorchester & Petra Müllejans

ALBUMBach: Cantatas for SopranoCarolyn Sampson, Freiburger Barockorchester & Petra Müllejans

Listen to A Verlaine Songbook by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMA Verlaine SongbookCarolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to Come All Ye Songsters - Wigmore Hall Live by Carolyn Sampson, Elizabeth Kenny, Jonathan Manson & Laurence Cummings

ALBUMCome All Ye Songsters - Wigmore Hall LiveCarolyn Sampson, Elizabeth Kenny, Jonathan Manson & Laurence Cummings

Listen to Fleurs by Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

ALBUMFleursCarolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Listen to A French Baroque Diva: Soprano Arias for Marie Fel by Carolyn Sampson, Ex Cathedra & Jeffrey Skidmore

ALBUMA French Baroque Diva: Soprano Arias for Marie FelCarolyn Sampson, Ex Cathedra & Jeffrey Skidmore

Listen to Poulenc: Stabat Mater by Carolyn Sampson, Cappella Amsterdam & Daniel Reuss

ALBUMPoulenc: Stabat MaterCarolyn Sampson, Cappella Amsterdam & Daniel Reuss

Listen to Poulenc: Stabat Mater; 7 Répons des Ténèbres by Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Daniel Reuss, Cappella Amsterdam, Carolyn Sampson & Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMPoulenc: Stabat Mater; 7 Répons des TénèbresEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Daniel Reuss, Cappella Amsterdam, Carolyn Sampson & Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Carolyn Sampson: Les Sirènes. Thomas-Louis Bourgeois - Cantates by Carolyn Sampson, Le Concert Lorrain & Anne-Catherine Bucher

ALBUMCarolyn Sampson: Les Sirènes. Thomas-Louis Bourgeois - CantatesCarolyn Sampson, Le Concert Lorrain & Anne-Catherine Bucher

Listen to Bach: St John Passion, BWV 245 by Frans Brüggen, Cappella Amsterdam, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Markus Schäfer, Thomas Oliemans, Michael Chance, Carolyn Sampson, Pierre-Guy Le Gall White, Jon Etxabe-Arzuaga Groenland, Bart Oenema, Guido Groenland, Marcel Beekman & Peter Kooij

ALBUMBach: St John Passion, BWV 245Frans Brüggen, Cappella Amsterdam, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Markus Schäfer, Thomas Oliemans, Michael Chance, Carolyn Sampson, Pierre-Guy Le Gall White, Jon Etxabe-Arzuaga Groenland, Bart Oenema, Guido Groenland, Marcel Beekman & Peter Kooij

Listen to Not Just Dowland by Carolyn Sampson & Matthew Wadsworth

ALBUMNot Just DowlandCarolyn Sampson & Matthew Wadsworth

Listen to Not just Dowland (Wigmore Hall Live) by Carolyn Sampson & Matthew Wadsworth

ALBUMNot just Dowland (Wigmore Hall Live)Carolyn Sampson & Matthew Wadsworth

Listen to Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 by Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Benjamin Hulett, Peter Harvey, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart & Frieder Bernius

ALBUMHandel: Messiah, HWV 56Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Benjamin Hulett, Peter Harvey, Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart & Frieder Bernius

Listen to Lully, J.-B.: Psyche [Opera] by Stephen Stubbs, Karina Gauvin, Paul O'Dette, Carolyn Sampson, Olivier Laquerre, Colin Balzer, Aaron Engebreth, Mireille Lebel, Amanda Forsythe, Aaron Sheehan, Yulia van Doren, Teresa Wakim, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Jason McStoots, Matthew Shaw, Ricard Bordas & Jose Lemos

ALBUMLully, J.-B.: Psyche [Opera]Stephen Stubbs, Karina Gauvin, Paul O'Dette, Carolyn Sampson, Olivier Laquerre, Colin Balzer, Aaron Engebreth, Mireille Lebel, Amanda Forsythe, Aaron Sheehan, Yulia van Doren, Teresa Wakim, Boston Early Music Festival Chorus, Boston Early Music Festival Orchesra, Jason McStoots, Matthew Shaw, Ricard Bordas & Jose Lemos

Listen to Purcell: Victorious Love by Carolyn Sampson

ALBUMPurcell: Victorious LoveCarolyn Sampson

ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Cantates profanesMark Padmore, Carolyn Sampson, Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe

Listen to Handel: 9 German Arias, HWV 202-210 by Carolyn Sampson, Alexandra Bellamy & The King's Consort

ALBUMHandel: 9 German Arias, HWV 202-210Carolyn Sampson, Alexandra Bellamy & The King's Consort

Listen to Bach, J.S.: Cantatas, Vol. 30 (Suzuki) - BWV 51, 210, 1127 (Solo Cantatas) by Bach Collegium Japan, Carolyn Sampson & Masaaki Suzuki

ALBUMBach, J.S.: Cantatas, Vol. 30 (Suzuki) - BWV 51, 210, 1127 (Solo Cantatas)Bach Collegium Japan, Carolyn Sampson & Masaaki Suzuki

Listen to Handel: Duets From the Great English Oratorios by Robin Blaze, Nicholas Kraemer, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Carolyn Sampson

ALBUMHandel: Duets From the Great English OratoriosRobin Blaze, Nicholas Kraemer, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Carolyn Sampson

Listen to Mozart: Exsultate jubilate & Other Sacred Works for Soprano by Carolyn Sampson, The King's Consort & Robert King

ALBUMMozart: Exsultate jubilate & Other Sacred Works for SopranoCarolyn Sampson, The King's Consort & Robert King

Listen to Johnson: Away Delights - Lute Solos And Songs From Shakespeare's England by Carolyn Sampson, Mark Levy & Matthew Wadsworth

ALBUMJohnson: Away Delights - Lute Solos And Songs From Shakespeare's EnglandCarolyn Sampson, Mark Levy & Matthew Wadsworth

Listen to Rameau: Règne Amour - Love Songs for Soprano from the Operas by Carolyn Sampson, Ex Cathedra & Jeffrey Skidmore

ALBUMRameau: Règne Amour - Love Songs for Soprano from the OperasCarolyn Sampson, Ex Cathedra & Jeffrey Skidmore

Listen to Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 10 by Carolyn Sampson, Joanne Lunn, Tuva Semmingsen, Joyce DiDonato, Robin Blaze, Hilary Summers, King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort & Robert King

ALBUMVivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 10Carolyn Sampson, Joanne Lunn, Tuva Semmingsen, Joyce DiDonato, Robin Blaze, Hilary Summers, King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort & Robert King

Carolyn Sampson's Popular Music Videos

Bach: Mass in B Minor: Et in unum Dominum

Barnaby Smith, Rachel Podger, Iestyn Davies, Carolyn Sampson & Academy of Ancient Music

Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (Reconstr. U. Leisinger): Va. Benedictus qui venit

Camerata Salzburg, Andrew Manze, Salzburg Bach Choir, Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Benjamin Bruns & Douglas Williams

Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (Reconstr. U. Leisinger): I. Kyrie

Camerata Salzburg, Andrew Manze & Carolyn Sampson

Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (Reconstr. U. Leisinger): IIf. Gloria. Quoniam tu solus

Camerata Salzburg, Andrew Manze, Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland & Benjamin Bruns

Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (Reconstr. U. Leisinger): IId. Gloria. Domine Deus

Camerata Salzburg, Andrew Manze, Carolyn Sampson & Marianne Beate Kielland

Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (Reconstr. U. Leisinger): IIIb. Credo. Et incarnatus est

Camerata Salzburg, Andrew Manze & Carolyn Sampson

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About Carolyn Sampson

Hometown

Bedford, England, UK

Born

1974

Genre

Classical

Carolyn Sampson has been proclaimed "the best British early music soprano by some distance" by the editors of Gramophone magazine. Often performing and recording the music of Handel, she has also appeared on conductor Masaaki Suzuki's cycle of Bach cantatas and has recorded music of eras later than the Baroque. Sampson made her solo recording debut in 2004 with a pair of albums, one featuring love songs from Rameau's operas and the other of Handel's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76. In 2005, Sampson recorded a newly discovered Bach cantata, Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' Ihn, BWV 1127, with Suzuki. In 2007, her performance at the Boston Early Music Festival production of Lully's Psyché was recorded and earned her a Grammy nomination. Sampson has appeared on more than 100 albums in all, including the album Schubert's Four Seasons in 2025.

Carolyn Sampson has also released music as a member of Bach Collegium Japan.