»The performance by tenor John Mark Ainsley and Corydon Singers weds the ecstatic to the sublime« (The New Yorker)

»Rich, glowing performances in a class apart« (BBC Music Magazine)

»With such ardent, beautiful singing that communicates deep respect for the music, it's a performance to treasure … [a] ravishingly poignant release« (Soundscapes, Australia)

»I shall treasure this recording« (Organists' Review)

»There have been several excellent previous recordings of Dies natalis but John Mark Ainsley's rendition is as fine as the best of them. This recent release is indispensable to the Finzi aficionado and highly recommended to all who enjoy the early twentieth-century English school of composers« (Fanfare, USA)