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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Francis Grier

Chorus Director, Organ

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

Francis Grier

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