Ray Stamford asks:
>Talking of Howells does anyone on the list have any recommendations
>for Hymnus Paradisi?
I have been very happy with the latest recording on Chandos with Hickox at
the helm. It seems to me to be a very committed, glowing performance, even
more so than Best's on Hyperion, though Best's comes with the unaccompanied
Requiem--a beautiful piece in itself.
John Smyth