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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

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Benjamin Britten

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Sir Charles Groves

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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