Beowulf / Jon Aaron and Charlie Morrow present Benjamin Bagby ; produced by Charles Morrow Productions LLC ; director, Stellan Olsson ; producers, Rie Koko & Jon Aaron ; libretto & subtitles, Maija-Leena Remes.
Voice and Anglo-Saxon harp, Benjamin Bagby. Recorded live at Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden, January 2006. Special features: Round table discussion (with Beowulf scholars John Miles Foley, Thomas Cable, and Mark Amodio); Benjamin Bagby discusses the music & instrument.
Summary:
A dramatic presentation of part I (lines 1-1062) of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.
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