‎Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes by Sir Charles Groves

I. Hector's Farewell to Andromache (The Iliad)

Sir Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Edmund Walters, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, John Westbrook

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

Edmund Walters, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, John Westbrook, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Edmund Walters, John Westbrook

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

Sir Charles Groves, John Westbrook, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Edmund Walters, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, John Westbrook, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Edmund Walters, Sir Charles Groves

7:25

The Heroes

Edmund Walters, Sir Charles Groves, John Westbrook, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

John Westbrook, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Edmund Walters, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

John Westbrook, Edmund Walters, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

Francis Grier, Robert Tear, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Elisabeth Söderström

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mark Blatchly, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

2:20

Kyrie eleison

Mark Blatchly, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

Francis Grier, Robert Tear, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Mark Blatchly

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Thomas Allen

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey

2:50

Out there, we've walked quite friendly up to Death

Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Mark Blatchly, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Elisabeth Söderström, Francis Grier, Robert Tear

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Sir Thomas Allen

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Mark Blatchly, Robert Tear, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Francis Grier, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

Francis Grier, Robert Tear, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Elisabeth Söderström, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Elisabeth Söderström, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Sir Thomas Allen

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Simon Halsey, Mark Blatchly, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Elisabeth Söderström, Sir Thomas Allen

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Francis Grier, Sir Thomas Allen

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mark Blatchly, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Sir Thomas Allen

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Francis Grier, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, Mark Blatchly, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Thomas Allen

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Francis Grier

Chorus Director, Organ

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Francis Grier

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