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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

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)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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