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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

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Mark Blatchly

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John Willan

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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