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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

John Willan

Producer

Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

RECORD LABEL

Arthur Bliss

Benjamin Britten

Sir Charles Groves

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Francis Grier

Production