‘The masterpieces come at the beginning and the end, the motets by Stanford and the songs by Parry, in which whole worlds of pain, belief, hope and tradition are condensed into telling cadences that i ...
‘I couldn't resist this Parry [My soul, there is a country], which places those voices right in the middle of the building and makes you feel like you're there. We're incredibly lucky to have this tra ...
‘James O’Donnell and his fine choir give an excellent performance of these incomparable Parry songs … the technical side of the recording was in the highly experienced hands of David Hinitt (engi ...