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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Simon Halsey

Chorus Director

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

Simon Halsey

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