British Composers: Britten: War Requiem / Bliss: Morning Heroes

~ Release by Benjamin Britten, Sir Arthur Bliss; Elisabeth Söderström, Robert Tear, Sir Thomas Allen, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, John Westbrook, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

"Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford" is associated with four tracks of the Britten. The recording only uses the Boys of the choir and is credited as "Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford".
It should also be noted that Francis Grier directed the Cathedral Choir while Simon Halsey directed the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus.

Annotation last modified on 2012-05-22 20:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Morning Heroes: I. Hector's Farewell to Andromache (The Iliad)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
spoken vocals:
John Westbrook (English actor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
chorus master:
Edmund Walters (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
recording of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32: I. Hector's Farewell to Andromache (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
lyricist:
Hómēros (Homer, Ancient Greek author)
composer:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer) (in 1930)
translator:
George Chapman and Walter Leaf
part of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32
Sir Arthur Bliss14:04
2Morning Heroes: II. The City's Arming (Walt Whitman)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
spoken vocals:
John Westbrook (English actor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
chorus master:
Edmund Walters (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
recording of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32: II. The City Arming (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32
Sir Arthur Bliss11:46
3Morning Heroes: III. Vigil (Li-Tai-Po)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
spoken vocals:
John Westbrook (English actor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
chorus master:
Edmund Walters (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
partial recording of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32: III. Vigil - The Bivouac's Flame (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
lyricist:
李白 (Lǐ Bái) and Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32
Sir Arthur Bliss8:18
4Morning Heroes: III. The Bivouac's Flame (Whitman)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
spoken vocals:
John Westbrook (English actor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
chorus master:
Edmund Walters (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
partial recording of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32: III. Vigil - The Bivouac's Flame (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
lyricist:
李白 (Lǐ Bái) and Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32
Sir Arthur Bliss4:43
5Morning Heroes: IV. Achilles Goes Forth to Battle (The Illiad)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
spoken vocals:
John Westbrook (English actor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
chorus master:
Edmund Walters (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
partial recording of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32: IV. Achilles Goes to Battle - The Heroes (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
lyricist:
Hómēros (Homer, Ancient Greek author)
composer:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer) (in 1930)
translator:
George Chapman and Walter Leaf
part of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32
Sir Arthur Bliss7:25
6Morning Heroes: IV. The Heroes
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
spoken vocals:
John Westbrook (English actor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
chorus master:
Edmund Walters (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
partial recording of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32: IV. Achilles Goes to Battle - The Heroes (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-27)
lyricist:
Hómēros (Homer, Ancient Greek author)
composer:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer) (in 1930)
translator:
George Chapman and Walter Leaf
part of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32
Sir Arthur Bliss1:51
7Morning Heroes: V. Now Trumpeter for Thy Close: Spring Offensive (Wilfred Owen)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
spoken vocals:
John Westbrook (English actor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
chorus master:
Edmund Walters (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
partial recording of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32: V. Now, Trumpeter, For Thy Close - Spring Offensive - Dawn on the Somme (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
lyricist:
Robert Nichols (English poet) and Wilfred Owen
composer:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32
Sir Arthur Bliss6:00
8Morning Heroes: V. Now Trumpeter for Thy Close: Dawn on the Somme (Robert Nichols)
choir vocals:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
spoken vocals:
John Westbrook (English actor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
chorus master:
Edmund Walters (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
partial recording of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32: V. Now, Trumpeter, For Thy Close - Spring Offensive - Dawn on the Somme (from 1974-07-23 until 1974-07-24)
lyricist:
Robert Nichols (English poet) and Wilfred Owen
composer:
Sir Arthur Bliss (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32
Sir Arthur Bliss5:35
9War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam. "Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine"
chamber organ:
Mark Blatchly (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
choir vocals:
Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04) and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
chorus master:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04) and Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
recording of:
War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1961 until 1961-12-20)
librettist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilfred Owen (from 1917-09 until 1917-10)
part of:
War Requiem, op. 66
Benjamin Britten6:09
10War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam. "What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?"
chamber organ:
Mark Blatchly (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
recording of:
War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1961 until 1961-12-20)
librettist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilfred Owen (from 1917-09 until 1917-10)
part of:
War Requiem, op. 66
Benjamin Britten2:21
11War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam. "Kyrie eleison"
chamber organ:
Mark Blatchly (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
partial recording of:
War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1961 until 1961-12-20)
librettist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilfred Owen (from 1917-09 until 1917-10)
part of:
War Requiem, op. 66
Benjamin Britten1:25
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liner notes:Hugh Ottaway (in 1983)
ASIN:UK: B000XNLQRU [info]