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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Francis Grier

Chorus Director, Organ

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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Arthur Bliss

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Sir Charles Groves

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Francis Grier

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