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