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mark12_30 · 01-09-2004, 03:41 PM

TITLE: Night In Rivendell
MUSICIANS: Tolkien Ensemble
GENRE: Classical/ Danish Folk.
CANONICAL TOLKIEN or ORIGINAL? Canon lyrics set to new tunes.
Track list:
1. Rhyme of Lore - Ulrik Cold
2. Gandalf's Song of Lórien - Ulrik Cold
3. Lament of the Rohirrim - String Quartet
4. Frodo's Lament for Gandalf - Peter Hall
5. Bilbo's Song
6. Gollums Song/Riddle
7. Lament for Boromir
8. Song in the Woods - Peter Hall
9. Fall of Gil-Galad - Peter Hall
10. Lament for Théoden
11. Song of the Mounds of Mundburg
12. Elven Hymn to Glbereth Gilthoniel, a Elbereth Gilthoniel
REVIEW: There are some good songs on this album; but in each case, they have been done (IMO) better by somebody else. Either Andi Grimsditch, or Brocceliande (Starlit Jewel), or Giuseppe Festa has outdone this album on a song by song basis. Not that it's a bad album; it's fine, and pleasant enough; but these aren't the tunes I think of when I want to sing these songs.
DO YOU RECOMMEND IT? Yes, it's fair enough. But it's not the first one I'd buy.
PRICE YOU PAID Received as a gift.
WHERE YOU BOUGHT IT Borders.

01-09-2004, 03:41 PM	#5
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	TITLE: Night In Rivendell MUSICIANS: Tolkien Ensemble GENRE: Classical/ Danish Folk. CANONICAL TOLKIEN or ORIGINAL? Canon lyrics set to new tunes. Track list: 1. Rhyme of Lore - Ulrik Cold 2. Gandalf's Song of Lórien - Ulrik Cold 3. Lament of the Rohirrim - String Quartet 4. Frodo's Lament for Gandalf - Peter Hall 5. Bilbo's Song 6. Gollums Song/Riddle 7. Lament for Boromir 8. Song in the Woods - Peter Hall 9. Fall of Gil-Galad - Peter Hall 10. Lament for Théoden 11. Song of the Mounds of Mundburg 12. Elven Hymn to Glbereth Gilthoniel, a Elbereth Gilthoniel REVIEW: There are some good songs on this album; but in each case, they have been done (IMO) better by somebody else. Either Andi Grimsditch, or Brocceliande (Starlit Jewel), or Giuseppe Festa has outdone this album on a song by song basis. Not that it's a bad album; it's fine, and pleasant enough; but these aren't the tunes I think of when I want to sing these songs. DO YOU RECOMMEND IT? Yes, it's fair enough. But it's not the first one I'd buy. PRICE YOU PAID Received as a gift. WHERE YOU BOUGHT IT Borders. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.