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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Conductor

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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