An Evening in Rivendell
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An Evening In Rivendell is the first 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 first part of what was to become a complete musical interpretation of all lyrics in the book.
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
's The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
and forms the first part of what was to become a complete musical interpretation of all lyrics in the book.
Track listing
Credits
- Peter Hal - vocal, guitar, harmonica, penny-whistle, Frodo, Sam and Tom Bombadil
- Caspar Reiff - guitar
- Morten Ryelund Sørensen - violin
- Øyvind Ougaard - Accordion
- Morten Ernst Lassen - Aragorn
- Signe Asmussen - Galadriel and Ent-wife
- Mads Thiemann - Bilbo and Ent
- Ole Jegindø Norup - Gildor
- Melene Nordtorp - GoldberryGoldberryGoldberry is a supporting character from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Also known as the "River-woman's daughter," she is the wife of Tom Bombadil...
- Torben H. S. Svendsen - double-bass
- Peter Halaburt - oboe
- Jesper Korneliussen - Vibraphone, Marimba, bells and chimes
- Mette Tjærby - violin
- Anne Eltard - folk-violin
- Tom McEwan - percussion, spoons and dishes
- Maria Boelskov - harp
- Michael Friis - bass
- Berit Johanson - piano
- Nina Reintoft - cello
- The Commotio quartet: Morten Ryelund, Mette Tjærby, Jørgen Eyvind Hansen and Nina Reintoft
- Male choir: Steffen Bruun, Johnny Johansen, Anders Holte, Björn Tengstrand, Frank Sylvan, Morten Clausen, Jacob Ægidius, Morten Ryelund Sørensen, Torben Eskildsen and Caspar Reiff
Production
- Musical Director: Morten Ryelund Sørensen
- Producers: Caspar Reiff, Peter Hall and Morten Ryelund Sørensen
- Engineering: Hans Nielsen and Saqib
- Cover Illustration: Queen Margrethe II of DenmarkMargrethe II of DenmarkMargrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
- Cover Design: Dan Eggers and Connie B. Berentzen