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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

John Westbrook, Sir Charles Groves, 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, Sir Charles Groves, Edmund Walters

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Benjamin Britten

Sir Charles Groves

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Francis Grier

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