The Finzi Singers are eloquent in the Spirituals, and polished in the British Songs (especially the beguiling 'Early One Morning'). However, it's especially good to have the works which represent early sightings of Tippett's later, less lusciously lyrical style – the Lullaby (with countertenor, reminding us that it was written for the Deller Consort) and the Magnificat and Nuncdimittis: here not only are the intonation and phrasing of the tricky lines supremely confident, but the accompanying organ is recorded with exemplary naturalness. The vocal sound throughout is generally no less successful. There may be almost too full and rich a texture for the linear intricacies of Plebs angelica and The WeepingBabe to make their maximum effect, but there's no lack of exuberance in Dance, ClarionAir and the other secular pieces.