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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Francis Grier

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