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A Night In Rivendell
''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. 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 * Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tolkien Ensemble
The Tolkien Ensemble (founded in 1995) is a Danish ensemble which created "the world's first complete musical interpretation of the poems and songs from ''The Lord of the Rings''". They published four CDs from 1997 to 2005, in which all the poems and songs of ''The Lord of the Rings'' are set to music. The project was approved by the Tolkien Estate. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark gave permission to use her illustrations on the CD covers. Permanent members are Caspar Reiff and Peter Hall (composition, singing and guitar), Signe Asmussen (singing), Øyvind Ougaard (accordion), Katja Nielsen (double-bass), and Morten Ryelund Sørensen (conductor and violin). The ensemble have been described as elves, Tolkien's refined Middle-earth race, in contrast to the more rustic hobbit-like groups such as Brocéliande and the Hobbitons. Scholars have praised their settings as among the most atmospheric recordings of Tolkien's poems. History Composer Caspar Reiff founded the Tolkien Ensemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan area has 2,057,142 people. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century, it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union, being the seat of monarchy, governing the majority of the present day Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and Norway ruled by the Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classical Music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also applies to non-Western art music. Classical music is often characterized by formality and complexity in its musical form and harmonic organization, particularly with the use of polyphony. Since at least the ninth century it has been primarily a written tradition, spawning a sophisticated notational system, as well as accompanying literature in analytical, critical, historiographical, musicological and philosophical practices. A foundational component of Western Culture, classical music is frequently seen from the perspective of individual or groups of composers, whose compositions, personalities and beliefs have fundamentally shaped its history. Rooted in the patronage of churches and royal courts in Western Europe, surviving earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classico Records , a Spanish football rivalry
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Classico (Italian) or Clássico (Portuguese) is a word for "classic", and may refer to: * ''Classico'' (album), a 2000 album by Bassi Maestro *"Classico", the second track on the album ''The Pick of Destiny'' by Tenacious D *Classico, an Italian wine denomination *Classico, an American brand of pasta sauce sold by Heinz *O Clássico, a Portuguese football rivalry *El Clásico El Clásico or el clásico (; ca, El Clàssic, ; ) is the name given to any football match between rival clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Originally referring to competitions held in the Spanish championship, the term now includes every m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Ryelund Sørensen
Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Morten Abel, Norwegian singer *Morten Andersen, Danish kicker in American football *Morten Arnfred, Danish film director and screenwriter *Morten Berglia, Norwegian orienteering competitor *Morten Berre, Norwegian footballer *Morten Bertolt, Danish footballer *Morten Bisgaard, Danish footballer *Morten Bo, Danish photographer *Morten Breum, Danish DJ and producer known by his mononym Morten *Morten Bruun, Danish football player * Morten Brørs, Norwegian cross-country skier *Morten Børup, Danish educator *Morten Stig Christensen, Danish handball player, TV host and TV executive *Morten Daland, Norwegian handball player *Morten Djupvik, Norwegian show jumping competitor *Morten Dons, Danish racing driver *Morten Eriksen, Norwegian footballer *Morten Finstad, Norwegian ice hockey player *Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Evening In Rivendell
''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. Track listing Reception Af Søren Aabyen, reviewing the album for the Danish Tolkien Association, found that rarely had any music appealed to him as much. He was delighted by the mezzo-soprano Signe Asmussen's mellow rendering of " Galadriel's Song of Eldamar". He enjoyed the playful hobbit-song " There is an Inn, a merry old Inn", and Caspar Reiff's suitably melancholy guitar for "The Old Walking Song" alongside the rich baritone voice of Mads Thiemann and the lyrical violin of Mette Tjærby. Aabyen noted also the pleasure of finding Queen Margaret of Denmark's illustrations in the accompanying booklet. Anthony Burdge and Jessica Burke, in ''The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia'', note tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At Dawn In Rivendell
''At Dawn in Rivendell'' is the third album by the Danish group the Tolkien Ensemble. It featured a guest appearance by the actor and singer Christopher Lee, who voiced the spoken word tracks and sang the part of the Ent Treebeard. The album was broadly welcomed by critics, though they felt that many of the more serious settings were too modern and discordant for Tolkien's more traditional words. They enjoyed the cheerful hobbit-songs, and the final song, the Elvish hymn to Elbereth, sung by the mezzo-soprano Signe Asmussen, was admired. Album ''At Dawn in Rivendell'' is an album of twenty tracks by the Tolkien Ensemble. All have lyrics from J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings''; some of the tracks are spoken word; the remainder are songs with musical settings composed by Peter Hall or Caspar Reiff, the Ensemble's founders. The album forms the third part of what became a complete musical interpretation of all poems and songs in the book. It is the first of the Tolki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tolkien Ensemble
The Tolkien Ensemble (founded in 1995) is a Danish ensemble which created "the world's first complete musical interpretation of the poems and songs from ''The Lord of the Rings''". They published four CDs from 1997 to 2005, in which all the poems and songs of ''The Lord of the Rings'' are set to music. The project was approved by the Tolkien Estate. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark gave permission to use her illustrations on the CD covers. Permanent members are Caspar Reiff and Peter Hall (composition, singing and guitar), Signe Asmussen (singing), Øyvind Ougaard (accordion), Katja Nielsen (double-bass), and Morten Ryelund Sørensen (conductor and violin). The ensemble have been described as elves, Tolkien's refined Middle-earth race, in contrast to the more rustic hobbit-like groups such as Brocéliande and the Hobbitons. Scholars have praised their settings as among the most atmospheric recordings of Tolkien's poems. History Composer Caspar Reiff founded the Tolkien Ensemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lord Of The Rings
''The Lord of the Rings'' is an epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book ''The Hobbit'', but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, ''The Lord of the Rings'' is one of the best-selling books ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. The title refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark Lord Sauron, who, in an earlier age, created the One Ring to rule the other Rings of Power given to Men, Dwarves, and Elves, in his campaign to conquer all of Middle-earth. From homely beginnings in the Shire, a hobbit land reminiscent of the English countryside, the story ranges across Middle-earth, following the quest to destroy the One Ring mainly through the eyes of the hobbits Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin. Although often called a trilogy, the work was intende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
''A Elbereth Gilthoniel'' is an Elvish hymn to Varda ( Sindarin: ''Elbereth'') in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings''. It is the longest piece of Sindarin in ''The Lord of the Rings''. It is not translated in the main text where it is first presented. The poem, written in iambic tetrameters, has been likened to a Roman Catholic Marian hymn. Among the musical renderings of the poem, the earliest is Donald Swann's, published in his song cycle ''The Road Goes Ever On'', while The Tolkien Ensemble recorded four different renditions. Text There are three versions of this iambic tetrameter hymn, the first of which is the largest portion of Sindarin in ''The Lord of the Rings'':, book 1, ch. 3 "Three is Company", book 4, ch. 10 "The Choices of Master Samwise" Analysis In Tolkien's legendarium, Varda ( Sindarin: ''Elbereth'') is one of the Valar and the highest of the "guardians". Peter Kreeft sees her as one of the clearest reflections of Roman Catholic Marian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signe Asmussen
Signe Asmussen Manuitt (born 1970) is a Danish mezzosoprano singer who has performed widely, not only in classical concerts, chamber music and opera but also in Latin jazz and as a member of The Tolkien Ensemble. Since 2001, she has made a mark as one of Denmark's most impressive female singers. In addition to appearances in Denmark, she has given recitals in London's Wigmore Hall and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw. Asmussen recently starred as Hanna Glawari in Operette Kompagniet's production of ''The Merry Widow''. She is married to the Cuban Salsa singer Ernesto Manuitt. Biography Born in 1970 in Copenhagen, Signe Asmussen was brought up in a musical family, learning to sing and play the violin from an early age. She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music under Bodil Øland and Keld Thaarup, graduating as a soloist in 2001. From the start, she received encouraging support from the critics as she branched out into virtually all genres. She became particularly fond of singing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrik Cold
Ulrik Thestrup Cold (15 May 1939, Copenhagen — 13 October 2010, Copenhagen) was a Danish operatic bass. In 1963 he made his professional opera debut at the Royal Danish Theatre (RDT) as Seneca in Claudio Monteverdi's ''L'incoronazione di Poppea''. He was active at the RDT for the next several decades and served as the director of the RDT from 1975-1977. He was committed to the Staatstheater Kassel from 1969-1971. He has appeared as a guest artist with several major opera houses internationally, including the English National Opera, the San Francisco Opera, and the Wexford Festival Opera. Ulrich Cold sang the role of Sarastro in the Ingmar Bergman film of ''The Magic Flute'', by Mozart, the role of Gurnemanz in the 1975 recording of Wagner's ''Parsifal'', and the role of Argante in the 1977 recording of Handel's ''Rinaldo'' conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire Jean-Claude Malgoire (25 November 1940 – 14 April 2018) was a French oboist and later conductor. Early life Malgoire w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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