‘For my money, remains the finest recorded version of this lovely work in any of its guises … strongly recommended’ (Gramophone) ‘The perfect team of soloists, a glorious sound from both choir and orchestra, a faithful re-creation of the score, and that special something which takes us beyond the notes on the page and creates a ... ‘A wonderfully sympathetic performance … a heavenly, visionary effect which is amazingly satisfying’ (BBC Record Review)