I have no issues at all with the couplings, which really are terrifically well done. The Norfolk Rhapsody has plenty of poetry in its contemplative passages, but it also projects powerful climaxes. Flos Campi, a rarity in concert and certainly one of the composer's most sensual and personal creations, gets a much bigger, more dramatic reading than usual, with the intensity of its more voluptuous and energetic sections all but overwhelming. The wordless chorus has particular atmosphere, the engineers not making the mistake of miking the singers too closely (they have no words, after all). In fact, the warm but clear sonics complement all of this music very nicely. I suspect I will return to this release often, particularly for the luscious reading of Flos Campi--but then the whole disc is really very good. [2/7/2005]