"Vaughan Williams's music has been described as austere, even cold, but one should remember that he conceived it for liturgical use. There is a certain restraint, therefore, a distance between the music and the emotional response that music might be expected to provoke in a listener. This is as fine a performance as any now available. Contrapuntal lines are clearly audible, and the overall balance is exemplary. The choir's sound has exceptional richness and homogeneity. It dispenses considerable power where necessary and makes the more inward passages alive ... A deeply satisfying collection".