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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

Edmund Walters, John Westbrook, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, 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)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

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John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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