- The Tolkien Ensemble
The Tolkien Ensemble (founded in
1995 ) is a Danish ensemble which aims to create "the world's first complete musical interpretation of the poems and songs from "The Lord of the Rings ". They published four CDs from1997 to2005 , in which all the poems and songs of "The Lord of the Rings" are set to music. The project was approved by both the Tolkien family andHarperCollins Publishers. QueenMargrethe II of Denmark gave permission to use her illustrations in the CD layout.Permanent members are
Caspar Reiff and Peter Hall (composition, singing and guitar),Signe Asmussen (singing),Öyvind Ougaard (accordion),Katja Nielsen (double-bass), andMorten Ryelund Sørensen (conductor and violin).The Ensemble has toured Europe in 2007, combining their own works with soundtrack pieces from
Howard Shore 's soundtrack to the film trilogy as well as live narration byChristopher Lee .Discography
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An Evening in Rivendell (1997 )
*:"Malene Nordtorp, Ole Jegindø Norup, Mads Thiemann, Morten Ernst Lassen, Commotio-Kvartetten choir, Polkageist."
*A Night in Rivendell (2000 )
*:"Ulrik Cold,Kurt Ravn ,Povl Dissing , Mads Thiemann, Morten Ernst Lassen, The Chamber Choir Hymnia."
*At Dawn in Rivendell (2002 )
*:"Kurt Ravn, Morten Ernst Lassen, Peter Hall, Tom McEwan, Caspar Reiff, the Copenhagen Chamber Choir Camerata, Copenhagen Young Strings. Recitation byChristopher Lee ."
*Leaving Rivendell (2005 )
*:"Jørgen Ditlevsen, Kurt Ravn, Nick Keir, the Danish National Chamber Choir/DR, the Danish Radio Sinfonietta/DR. Recitation by Christopher Lee."
*Complete Songs & Poems (2006 )
*:"Since this is a compilation of all their previous work the soloists are all of the above mentioned.ee also
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Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien External links
* [http://www.scifidimensions.com/May03/casparreiff.htm Interview with Caspar Reiff]
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