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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

John Willan

Producer

Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

RECORD LABEL

Arthur Bliss

Benjamin Britten

Sir Charles Groves

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Simon Halsey

Production