Legendary Tales

Legendary Tales is the debut studio album by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody. It was released in 1997 on Limb Music. The album is the beginning of the Emerald Sword Saga.

Band members

 * Fabio Lione - vocals
 * Luca Turilli - guitars
 * Alex Staropoli - keyboards
 * Daniele Carbonera - drums

Guest musicians

 * Sascha Paeth - bass, acoustic guitars, mandolin
 * Robert Hunecke - bass
 * Manuel Staropoli - baroque recorder
 * Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo - backing vocals
 * Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Miro, Wolfgang Herbst, Rick Rizzo, Fabio Lione, Luca Turilli, Alex Staropoli, Cinzia Rizzo, Tatiana Bloch - Choir of Immortals
 * Anne Schnyder - lead violin
 * Anne Schnyder & Helia Davis - violins
 * Oliver Kopf - viola
 * Paul F. Boehnke - cello
 * Andre Neygenfind - contra bass

Production

 * Produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro
 * Engineered and mixed by Sascha Paeth and Miro at Gate-Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany.
 * Cover art and logo design: Eric Philippe
 * Photography: Karsten Koch, Hannover