‎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, Edmund Walters, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

John Willan

Producer

Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

RECORD LABEL

Arthur Bliss

Benjamin Britten

Sir Charles Groves

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Production