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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

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Sir Charles Groves

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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