‎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, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, John Westbrook, Edmund Walters

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

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)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Elisabeth Söderström

Soprano

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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Arthur Bliss

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Sir Charles Groves

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Söderström

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