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Three of the pieces derive from the composer's cycles of works based on the mythology of J. R. R. Tolkien, and form appendices to his epic scenes from The Silmarillion and his musical chapters from The Lord of the Rings (to be released in a complete recording by Prima Facie later in 2025). Piano Rondo InchAkallabethInch depicts the story of the Second Age Kingdom of Men and it's downfall; the Wedding March from InchThe Fall of GondolinInch is an arrangement for piano of a section of that work; and Piano Episode InchThe Passing of ArwenInch forms an epilogue to The Lord of the Rings, drawing on material from the cycle and telling of the tragic conclusion of the tale of Aragorn and Arwen. Album Tracks 1. Op. 42, Piano Rondo Akallabeth (Appendix to the Epic Scenes from the Silmarillion After the Mythology of JRR Tolkien) 2. Op. 19, Variations on a Bardic Melody 3. Op. 49C, Wedding March from the Fall of Gondolin (Appendix to the Epic Scenes from the Silmarillion After the Mythology of JRR Tolkien) 4. Op. 43, Eight Studies, I. Romance 5. Op. 43, Eight Studies, II. Waltz 6. Op. 43, Eight Studies, III. Fantasia on Waly Waly 7. Op. 43, Eight Studies, IV. Habanera 8. Op. 43, Eight Studies, V. Saint Michael 9. Op. 43, Eight Studies, VI. Reverie / Op. 43, Eight Studies, VII. the Iceberg 10. Op. 43, Eight Studies, VIII. Fantasia in Two Parts 11. Op. 81, Piano Episode The Passing of Arwen (Appendix to the Musical Chapters from the Lord of the Rings After the Mythology of JRR Tolkien)