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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

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Sir Charles Groves

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

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John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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