Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale
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''Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale'' is a solo work by English
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, released on 26 October 2018 by
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. It was recorded on 11 to 12 December in 2014 at Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church. It is an adaptation of the narration for
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’s 1918 theatrical work. In 2018, Waters recorded this version with members of the
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, in which he narrates his adaptation of the story and portrays all characters.


Track listing


Part I


Part II


See also

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L'Histoire du soldat ' (''The Soldier's Tale'') is a theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" () by three actors and one or several dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. Conceived by Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer C. F. Ramuz, the piece was bas ...


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