 Richard Osborne reviewed the CD version of the album in "Gramophone" in December 1994.Like Scherer and Steane, he singled out Marilyn Horne for special praise, lauding her contribution as the only "classically fine" one on the disc.He also mentioned Thomas Hampson's "over the top" aria from "Il barbiere di Siviglia" and the "Agnus Dei" from the "Petite messe solennelle", the latter of particular interest because it was performed with Rossini's "reluctantly and tardily supplied orchestration".