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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

John Westbrook, Edmund Walters, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, 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)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

Simon Halsey, Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mark Blatchly, Robert Tear, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Francis Grier, 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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