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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

5:42

Arthur Bliss

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Elisabeth Söderström

Soprano

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

Elisabeth Söderström

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