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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

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Sir Simon Rattle

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John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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