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Rivendell

Introduction: water under starlight, recorded at Putangirua Pinnacles, Wairarapa

Elvish hymn - Asni (2004)
performed on arpa doppia and paku pakohe(Alistair Fraser)
Evenstar - Howard Shore (2002) - from the movie "The Two Towers" by Peter Jackson
performed on arpa doppia

Remembering Valinor

The Butterfly - traditional, Ireland
performed on medieval clarsach

Echoes of Beleriand

Polorum Regina - medieval, Catalonia, from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
Ave Nobilis - medieval, Germany, from the Carmina Burana
performed on medieval arpa doblada
background sounds: water under starlight, recorded at Putangirua Pinnacles, Wairarapa
Kalenda Maya - Raimbaut de Vaqueiras (12 th century)
performed on medieval arpa doblada
background sounds: crickets and little river, recorded at Putangirua Pinnacles, Wairarapa

The Shire

Menuet 29 - Anonymous (Germany, 1719)
Mustjala kõrge - traditional, Estonia/arr. H. Kõrvits (1953)
Bourree 11 - Anonymous (Germany, 1719) performed on arpa doppia

Rohan

Interlude: bird call and duck concerto, recorded at Mavora Lakes, Fjordland & rain, recorded at Paradise, Glenorchy, Central Otago

Viima - traditional, Karelia
performed on arpa doppia
Foweles in the frith - medieval, England
performed on medieval arpa doblada and tumutumu(Alistair Fraser)
Sõrmõlugu- -traditional, Estonia/arr. H. Kõrvits
performed on arpa doppia

Lorien

Lament for Gandalf - Howard Shore (2001) - from the movie "The Fellowship of the Ring" by Peter Jackson
performed on gothic harp with purerehua and porotiti takiwai(Alistair Fraser)

Into Darkness

Toccata seconda, Aotearoa remix - Giovanni Maria Trabaci (Naples, c 1600)/Asni (2007)
performed on arpa doppia with pukaea, koauau ponga ihu and putorino (Alistair Fraser)
Gollum’s song - Howard Shore (2002) - from the movie "The Two Towers" by Peter Jackson
performed on arpa doppia with computer sampled large gong (courtesy Troy Kelly)

Gondor dances

Interlude: cricket percussion, recorded at Putangirua Pinnacles, Wairarapa

Canarios - L. Ruiz de Ribayaz (Spain, 1677)
Yaravi - Traditional, Gambia
Zarambeques - L. Ruiz de Ribayaz
performed on arpa doppia

Lovers

Interlude: bird's morning chorus, recorded at Mt Summer, Central Canterbury

Me he manu rere - traditional Maori action song, New Zealand
The heart asks pleasure first - Michael Nyman (1993) - from the movie "The Piano" by Jane Campion
performed on arpa doppia

Songs from the Lonely Mountain

Interlude: The Great River, recorded at Mt Pott's station, Central Canterbury & birdsong, recorded at Maruia flats, Lewis Pass

Dwarven Blues - Asni (2007)
The Snowgum Jig - Andy Rigby
performed on medieval clarsach

The Field of Cormallen

Interlude: Spring in Ithilien - same as track 19, plus tui bird, recorded at Mavora Lakes, and bird's morning chorus, recorded at Mt Summer

The rocky road to Dublin/ The green groves of Erin - traditional, Ireland
The frost is all over - traditional, Ireland performed on arpa doppia

The Grey Havens

Interlude: waves lapping on shore, recorded at Mavora Lakes, Fjordland

Planxty Kerstin - Asni (2004) - in memoriam Kerstin Schnickwald (1962-2004)
performed on medieval clarsach with koauau and putorino (Alistair Fraser)
The Bells - William Byrd (England, c.1600)
performed on arpa doppia
Into the West - Howard Shore/Fran Walsh/Annie Lennox (2003) - from the movie "The Return of the King" by Peter Jackson
performed on arpa doppia

Coda: sea waves and gulls, recorded at Seatoun, Wellington; Orongorongo Beach, Wainuiomata, and near Putangirua Pinnacles, Wairarapa