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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

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