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

• 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

• 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

Additional Details

Label: Prima Facie

Genre: Classical

Language: English

Run Time: 40 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/11/19

UPC: 712396065500