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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Chorus Director

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

Simon Halsey

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