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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

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Sir Charles Groves

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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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City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

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