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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

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

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Conductor

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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