...all three works showing the composer at the height of his powers... The Second Symphony (1953)is a stirring, heartfelt creation, full of striking invention and...

...all three works showing the composer at the height of his powers... The Second Symphony (1953)is a stirring, heartfelt creation, full of striking invention and resplendently scored...Impressive, too, is the Fifth from 1973....a tightly organised single-movement essay of considerable emotional impact and touching sincerity...Sandwiched between the symphonies comes Lyra angelica, the ravishing concerto for harp and string orchestra that Alwyn penned in 1953-54...it’s a work of unbounded lyrical beauty and leaves just as indelibly rapt an impression here as it does on both comparative rival versions. The immaculate soloist, Suzanne Willison, is placed well forward in the sound picture without any undue masking of detail...a solid recommendation. - The Gramophone