Following the successful release last year of The Fall of Gondolin, the closing segment of the series of 'epic scenes' drawn from J R R Tolkien's posthumous writings for The Silmarillion, Prima Facie Records in collaboration with Volante Opera Productions now presents a recording on 2 CDs of Beren and Lúthien.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Prologue: Dagor Bragollach, the Battle of Sudden Flame!
- Interlude and Scene One: Thus Felagund escaped
- Interlude and Scene Two: But still there remained in hiding cold
- I hear rumour of the strength of Morgoth
- A great darkness of sleep came upon him
- Thy death I will avenge
- Interlude and Scene Three: Southward he turned
- Interlude for flute: The leaves were long
- Ir Ithil ammon Eruchin
- Enchantment healed his weary feet
- Slowly the sundering flood rolls past!
- He heard there oft the flying sound
- Now withered lay the hemlock sheaves
- As Beren looked into her eyes
- Prelude And Scene Four
- Who are you that come hither as a thief
- Death you have earned with those words
- I see the ring
- O king, you have designed cunning counsel
- Interlude and Scene Five: My lord, I have a need of friends
- Be he friend or foe or foul offspring of Morgoth Bauglir
Disc 2:
- O King, to leave this realm is now our fate
- Interlude and Scene Six : Where have you been, and what have you seen'
- He chanted a song of wizardry
- It would be little loss if I were dead
- Farewell, my friend and comrade!
- In western lands
- I hear a song far under welling
- Oh, Beren, Beren
- Prelude and Scene Seven: A sable hill, gigantic, rampart-crowned
- What grievous terror and dread guard
- Shadow, descend!
- In slothful gardens
- Lúthien's dance
- And all the fires faded and were quenched
- Interlude and Scene Eight
- Farewell now here, ye leaves of trees
- O proud and fearless hand and heart
- I have returned according to my word
- Interlude and Scene Nine: And Lúthien came to the borders of the world
- Long are the paths, of shadows made
- Epilogue Long was the way that fate them bore
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