‎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)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Benjamin Britten

Sir Charles Groves

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Söderström

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