"t’s evident that care has been taken over the Beulah transfer."

"This is another valuable reminder from Beulah of pre-Willcocks days at King’s in attractively refurbished sound."

"These recordings represent a valuable historical document which should always be available. The transfer has been well made, so there’s little need for tolerance in listening. In praising Beulah for offering us these substantial snippets, I’d like to add a subsidiary reminder that there’s more where this came from and a request that we may have more of it."

"A recording such as this provides a balm of hurt minds."

"A reissue of this Karel Ančerl recording, the one from which I got to know the work in the early 1960s, in a really good transfer has to be worth a very strong recommendation. The Supraphon LP that I owned cost a mere 17/6 (£0.88). A later release on cassette solved the surface noise problem but with the loss of some dynamic range – again, the Beulah reissue makes no compromises in this respect. "

"I have reviewed alternative versions in more recent sound with Antoni Wit and Charles Mackerras respectively but this Czech version still tops the list, and not just for nostalgic reasons. All three versions capture the music’s power but Ančerl does so supremely.

1. Úvod Introduction (orchestra)


2. Gospodi pomiluj


3. Slava Gloria


4. Vĕruju Credo


5 Svet Sanctus


6 Agneče Bozij Agnus Dei


7 Postludium organ solo


8 Intrada Exodus (orchestra)