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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

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John Willan

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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