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Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale

Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale
Studio album by
Roger Waters
Released26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)[1]
Recorded11 – 12 December 2014[1]
VenueBridgehampton Presbyterian Church
GenreClassical[1]
Length79:02[1]
LabelSony Classical Masterworks
Roger Waters chronology
Is This the Life We Really Want?
(2017) 		Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale
(2018) 		Roger Waters: Us + Them
(2020)
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Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale is a solo work by English rock musician Roger Waters, released on 26 October 2018 by Sony Classical Masterworks.[3] It was recorded on 11 to 12 December in 2014 at Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church. It is an adaptation of the narration for Igor Stravinsky’s 1918 theatrical work.[3] In 2018, Waters recorded this version with members of the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival,[4] in which he narrates his adaptation of the story and portrays all characters.[5]

Track listing

Part I

All music is composed by Igor Stravinsky

No.TitleLength
1."The Soldier's March"1:47
2."Slogging Homeword..."2:20
3."Airs by a Stream"2:35
4."As You Can Hear..."7:41
5."The Soldier's March (Reprise)"1:48
6."Eventually, Joseph Reaches His Home Village..."2:55
7."Pastorale"2:35
8."The Soldier, Disconsolate..."4:14
9."Pastorale (Reprise)"0:37
10."The Soldier, Slowly Coming Back to Himself..."2:48
11."Airs by a Stream (Reprise): To Stretch Out on the Grass..."0:47
12."Hey Satan, You Bastard..."5:33
13."Airs by a Stream (2nd Reprise)"0:46
14."Naught to Be Gained Here..."0:05
Total length:36:30

Part II

All music is composed by Igor Stravinsky

No.TitleLength
1."The Soldier’s March (2nd Reprise): Down a Hot and Dusty Track..."0:50
2."He Doesn't Even Know Himself..."0:52
3."The Soldier’s March (3rd Reprise): Will He Take the Road to Home..."0:28
4."He Doesn't Have a Home Anymore..."3:56
5."The Royal March"2:38
6."So, All Was Arranged..."0:58
7."Later That Night..."8:39
8."The Little Concert: Light Floods the Eastern Sky..."2:59
9."The Soldier, with a Confident Air..."0:46
10."Three Dances: Tango (Part 1)"1:18
11."Three Dances: Tango (Part 2)"1:01
12."Three Dances: Waltz & Ragtime"4:02
13."So, First a Tango..."0:40
14."The Devil's Dance"1:20
15."The Devil, Confused..."0:27
16."The Little Chorale"0:42
17."The Devil Recovers Some of His Wits..."0:14
18."The Devil's Song: Alright! You’ll Be Safe at Home..."0:39
19."Hm, a Fair Warning..."0:14
20."Grand Chorale (Part 1)"0:29
21."Spring, Summer, Autumn..."0:16
22."Grand Chorale (Part 2)"0:30
23."Steady Now..."0:11
24."Grand Chorale (Part 3)"0:27
25."Steady, Just Smell the Flowers..."0:14
26."Grand Chorale (Part 4)"0:52
27."Now I Have Everything..."0:34
28."Grand Chorale (Part 5)"0:55
29."The Princess, All Excited..."1:21
30."Grand Chorale (Part 6)"0:26
31."And So, Off They Go..."1:14
32."Triumphal March of the Devil"2:24
Total length:42:32

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Igor Stravinsky's The Solider's Tale: Narration by Roger Waters". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ^ Manheim, James. "Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale – Roger Waters: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Worthington, Clint (5 October 2018). "Roger Waters to release adaptation of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale". consequenceofsound. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Rock Legend Roger Waters Has Adapted The Narration And Recorded Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale" - He Narrates The Whole This Harrowing Modern Fairy Tale Himself". Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019./
  5. ^ "Music News Digest - September 12, 2018". FYI Music News. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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