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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Choir

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

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