‎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, Sir Charles Groves, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Elisabeth Söderström

Soprano

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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Arthur Bliss

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Sir Charles Groves

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Söderström

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