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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

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Mark Blatchly

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John Willan

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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