Symphony of Enchanted Lands

Infobox Album | Name = Symphony of Enchanted Lands
Artist = Rhapsody
Type = studio


Released = October 5, 1998
Recorded =
Genre = Power metal Symphonic metal
Length = 55:40
Label = Limb Music
Producer =
Last album = "Legendary Tales" (1997)
This album = "Symphony of Enchanted Lands" (1998)
Next album = "Dawn of Victory" (2000)
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sh3gtq4zmu4p link] |

Symphony of Enchanted Lands is an album released by Rhapsody in 1998. It is the second album of the Emerald Sword Saga.

Track listing

# "Epicus Furor" – 1:14
# "Emerald Sword" – 4:21
# "Wisdom of the Kings" – 4:28
# "Heroes of the Lost Valley" – 2:04
#: I. "Entering the Waterfalls Realm"
#: II. "The Dragons Pride"
# "Eternal Glory" – 7:29
# "Beyond the Gates of Infinity" – 7:23
# "Wings of Destiny" – 4:28
# "The Dark Tower of Abyss" – 6:46
# "Riding the Winds of Eternity" – 4:13
# "Symphony of Enchanted Lands" – 13:16
#: I. "Tharos' Last Flight"
#: II. "The Hymn of The Warrior"
#: III. "Rex Tremende"
#: IV. "The Immortal Fire"

Credits

*Fabio Lione - lead & backing vocals
*Luca Turilli - electric & acoustic guitar
*Alex Staropoli - keyboards, harpsichord & piano
*Alessandro Lotta - bass
*Daniele Carbonera - drums and percussion

Guest musicians

*Russian choirs - Don Kosaken
*Sacred choirs - Helmstedter Kammerchor - Conducted by Andreas Lamken
*Choirs - Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Ricky Rizzo, Cinzia Rizzo, Tatiana Blocn, Davide Calabrese, Michele Mayer, Giuliano Tarlon, Cristiano Adacher, Manuel Staropoli, Fabio Lione, Alex Staropoli, Luca Turilli
*Female baroque voice on Symphony Of Enchanted Lands - Constanze Backes
*Narrator parts spoken by - Sir Jay Lansford
*Marching drums - Erik Steenbock
*Baroque recorders & baroque oboe - Manuel Staropoli
*Lead Violin Mattnias Brommann
*Viola da gamba - Claas Harders

*strings ensemble
*violins - Ulrike Wildenhof, Almut Schlicker, Stefanie Holk, Friedrike Bauer, Matthias Brommann
*violas - Marie-Theres Strumpf, Cosima Bergk, Jan Larsen
*cello - Hagen Kuhr
*contrabass Andre Neygenfind
*harpsichord - Stefan Horz
*acoustic guitars, mandolin, balalaika - Sascha Paeth

Album Info

*Produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro.
*Engineered, mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth and Miro at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg,Germany
*All Artwork by: Eric Philippe
*Photography by: Karsten Koch, Hannover
*All songs, vocal lines and classical interludes composed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli
*All lyrics and emerald sword saga written by Luca Turilli
*Orchestral arrangements by Alex Staropoli

External links

* [http://www.epic-metal.com/rhapsody/inhalt/texte/symphonyofenchantedlands.zip Lyrics]