http://kalimac.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] kalimac.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] calimac 2013-07-18 11:26 pm (UTC)

There is one commercial recording, most easily found on LPs and CDs along with spoken-word collections of Tolkien reading his own works. It's by Swann himself at piano and a baritone named William Elvin ("A name of good omen!" said Tolkien), unfortunately Elvin sings in a reserved, fastidious style that doesn't serve the songs well. I've heard a couple of much better live performances over the years, but those were at Mythcons.

I've found a complete performance on YouTube that's closer to the William Elvin style than ideal, and not terrifically performed, but there it is.

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