‎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, Edmund Walters, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, John Westbrook

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

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John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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