''Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale'' is a solo work by English
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, released on 26 October 2018 by
Sony Classical Masterworks.
It was recorded on 11 to 12 December in 2014 at Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church. It is an adaptation of the narration for
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ( – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century c ...
’s
1918 theatrical work.
In 2018, Waters recorded this version with members of the
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
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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
', or ''Tale of the Soldier'' (as it was first published), is an hour-long 1918 theatrical work to be "read, played and danced ''()''" by three actors, one or more dancers, and a septet of instruments. Its music is by Igor Stravinsky, its libret ...
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2018 albums
Roger Waters albums
Sony Classical Records albums