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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

Mark Blatchly, Francis Grier, Elisabeth Söderström, Robert Tear, 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

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

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John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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