Symphony of Enchanted Lands
Symphony of Enchanted Lands is the second studio album by the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 1998. It is the second part of the Emerald Sword Saga.
Personnel
Band members
- Fabio Lione - lead & backing vocals
- Luca Turilli - electric & acoustic guitars, part of the choirs
- Alex Staropoli - keyboards, harpsichord, piano, part of the choirs
- Alessandro Lotta - bass
- Daniele Carbonera - drums and percussion
Guest musicians
- Sascha Paeth - acoustic guitars, mandolin, balalaika
- Don Kosaken - Russian choirs
- Helmstedter Kammerchor, conducted by Andreas Lamken - sacred choirs
- Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Ricky Rizzo, Cinzia Rizzo, Tatiana Bloch, Davide Calabrese, Michele Mayer, Giuliano Tarlon, Cristiano Adacher, Manuel Staropoli - choirs
- Constanze Backes - female baroque voice on "Symphony of Enchanted Lands"
- Sir Jay Lansford - Narrator spoken parts
- Erik Steenbock - marching drums
- Manuel Staropoli - baroque recorders & baroque oboe
- Matthias Brommann - lead violin
- Claas Harders - viola da gamba
- Ulrike Wildenhof, Almut Schlicker, Stefanie Holk, Friedrike Bauer, Matthias Brommann - violins
- Marie-Theres Strumpf, Cosima Bergk, Jan Larsen - violas
- Hagen Kuhr - cello
- Andre Neygenfind - contrabass
- Stefan Horz - harpsichord
Production
- 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