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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Simon Halsey

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