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

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

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

14:04

II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)

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

11:46

III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)

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

8:18

The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)

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

4:43

IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)

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

7:25

The Heroes

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

1:50

Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)

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

5:59

Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)

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

5:35

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine

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

6:10

What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

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

2:20

Kyrie eleison

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

1:28

Dies irae, dies illa

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

3:56

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air

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

2:46

Liber scriptus proferetur

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

Recordare Jesu pie

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

4:44

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm

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

1:52

Dies irae, dies illa

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

1:17

Lacrimosa dies illa

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

2:04

Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu

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

5:55

Domine Jesu Christe

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

3:33

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went

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

6:16

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

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

3:18

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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

2:52

After the blast of lightning from the East

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

3:43

V. Agnus Dei

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

3:46

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna

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

7:35

It seemed that out of battle I escaped

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

9:47

Let us sleep now...In paradisum

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

Orchestra

John Willan

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Britten: War Requiem & Bliss: Morning Heroes

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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