The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge

"None is of higher quality, with regard to style of performance or to intrinsic musical worth, than Argo's recent release, as performed by the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge ... The excellence of all the interpretations on this disc is such as to raise new hopes for the Purcell renaissance. The imagination, inspiration, knowledge and above all, the enthusiasm that George Guest, Neville Marriner and their fellow musicians have brought to this recording should go a long way in establishing for Purcell the general recognition that should be his." Musical Quarterly 1965

"The orchestral playing is sprightly, the choral singing polished" Gramophone 1964
"the playing is extremely stylish, as also is the singing" Gramophone 1965