Classics today2011afafDavid Hurwitz2011"This set of overtures finds him and the orchestra in very good form ... I don't mean to damn this with faint praise: it's definitely worth a listen".
Classical CD review2011 AprilafafR.E.B.2011 April"Walton's powerful cantata/oratorio/choral symphony, is given a thrilling reading, with the chorus and orchestra in spectacular form".
BBC music magazine2015 AprilafafMichael Tanner (musikanmelder)2015 April"It's not the kind of occasional piece we associate with this composer, but in its dignity and even slight pomposity it has its own kind of impressiveness".