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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

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Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
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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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

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