At Dawn in Rivendell

At Dawn in Rivendell is the third 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 third part of what was to become a complete musical interpretation of all poems and songs in the book. It is also the first album to feature actor Christopher Lee reciting the spoken poems - something that brought the ensemble to the attention of many internationally.[3][4][5]

At Dawn in Rivendell
Studio album by The Tolkien Ensemble
Released	11 March 2003
Recorded	November 2001 - September 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Classical
Length	53:09
Label	Decca
Producer	Morten Ryelund Sørensen
The Tolkien Ensemble chronology
A Night in Rivendell (1999) At Dawn in Rivendell (2003) Leaving Rivendell (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Sci-Fi Weekly	B [2]

Track listing

1. "Verse of the Rings" (Caspar Reiff) - 1:20
2. "Song of Gondor" (Caspar Reiff) - 2:59
3. "A Walking Song (I)" (Peter Hall) - 2:50
4. "Warning of Winter" (Caspar Reiff) - 0:35
5. "Malbeth the Seer's Words" (Caspar Reiff) - 5:55
6. "A Drinking Song" (Peter Hall) - 2:46
7. "The Long List of the Ents, No. 1" (Peter Hall) - 2:17
8. "Éomer's Song" (Caspar Reiff) - 2:41
9. "Boromir's Riddle" (Caspar Reiff) - 0:34
10. "The Bath Song" (Peter Hall, Caspar Reiff) - 1:45
11. "Song of Lebennin" (Caspar Reiff) - 5:00
12. "Gandalf's Riddle of the Ents" (????) - 0:25
13. "Ho! Tom Bombadil" (Peter Hall) - 0:57
14. "The Riddle of Strider (I)" (Caspar Reiff) - 0:57
15. "Song of Nimrodel" (Caspar Reiff) - 4:42
16. "Treebeard's Song" (Peter Hall) - 4:11
17. "Farewell Song of Merry and Pippin" (Peter Hall) - 3:09
18. "Athelas" (Caspar Reiff) - 0:35
19. "A Walking Song (II)" (Peter Hall) - 1:38
20. "An Elven Hymn to Elbereth Gilthoniel (III)" (Caspar Reiff) - 7:44

Credits

• Peter Hall - vocal, guitar, mandolin, Penny-whistle, Frodo and Sam
• Caspar Reiff - guitar
• Morten Ryelund Sørensen - violin
• Øyvind Ougaard - Accordion
• Morten Ernst Lassen - Aragorn
• Signe Asmussen - voice of Rivendell and Galadriel
• Mads Thiemann - Bilbo
• Ulrik Cold - Gandalf
• Kurt Ravn - Legolas
• Povl Dissing - Gollum
• Gabriella Persson - Bassoon
• Torben H. S. Svendsen - Double-bass
• Kresten Stubbe Teglbjerg - Piano
• Francis Norén - voices
• Morten Kramp - voices
• String quartet: Morten Ryelund, Mette Tjærby, Jørgen Eyvind Hansen and Dorthe Buch-Andersen
• The Chamber Choir Hymnia conducted by Flemming Windekilde

Production

• Musical Director: Morten Ryelund Sørensen
• Producers: Caspar Reiff, Peter Hall and Morten Ryelund Sørensen
• Engineering: Hans Nielsen and Viggo Mangor
• Cover Illustration: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
• Cover Design: Dan Eggers and Connie B. Berentzen

References

1. Donkers, Mark. At Dawn in Rivendell at AllMusic
2. Science Fiction Weekly review
3. A selection of independent international reviews is given at Weichmann, Christian. "The Lord of the Rings: Complete Songs and Poems (4-CD-Box)". The Tolkien Ensemble. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
4. Review of At Dawn In Rivendell from Scifi Dimensions
5. Review of At Dawn In Rivendell from TheOneRing.net