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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 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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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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