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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

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

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

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Sir Simon Rattle

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John Willan

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