A Night In Rivendell is the second album by the Danish group the Tolkien Ensemble. It features songs composed to the lyrics found in J. R. R. Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings and forms the second part of what was to become a complete musical interpretation of all lyrics in the book.A selection of independent international reviews is given at
Track listing
"A Rhyme of Lore" (Caspar Reiff) – 2.03 "Gandalf's Song of Lórien" (Caspar Reiff) – 3.13 "Lament of the Rohirrim" (Caspar Reiff) – 3.05 "Frodo's Lament for Gandalf" (Peter Hall) – 5.46 "Bilbo's Song" (Caspar Reiff) – 3.59 "Gollums Song/Riddle" (Caspar Reiff) – 3.46 "Lament for Boromir" (Caspar Reiff) – 8.23 "Song in the Woods" (Peter Hall) – 1.44 "The Fall of Gil-galad" (Peter Hall) – 3.38 "Lament for Théoden" (Caspar Reiff) – 9.34 "Song of the Mounds of Mundborg" (Caspar Reiff) – 5.55 "Elven Hymn to Elbereth Gilthoniel, A Elbereth Gilthoniel..." (Caspar Reiff) – 2.09
Credits
Peter Hall – vocal, guitar, mandolin, Penny-whistle, Frodo and Sam - guitar Morten Ryelund Sørensen - violin - Accordion Morten Ernst Lassen – Aragorn Signe Asmussen – voice of Rivendell and Galadriel Mads Thiemann – Bilbo Ulrik Cold – Gandalf Kurt Ravn – Legolas Povl Dissing – Gollum Gabriella Persson – Bassoon Torben H. S. Svendsen – Double-bass Kresten Stubbe Teglbjerg – Piano Francis Norén – voices Morten Kramp – voices String quartet: Morten Ryelund, Mette Tjærby, Jørgen Eyvind Hansen and Dorthe Buch-Andersen The Chamber Choir Hymnia conducted by Flemming Windekilde
Production
Musical Director: Morten Ryelund Sørensen Producers: Caspar Reiff, Peter Hall and Morten Ryelund Sørensen Engineering: Hans Nielsen and Viggo Mangor Cover Illustration: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Cover Design: Dan Eggers and Connie B. Berentzen
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