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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

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

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Francis Grier

Chorus Director, Organ

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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Arthur Bliss

Benjamin Britten

Sir Charles Groves

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Francis Grier

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