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

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

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

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)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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