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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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