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Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale
Classical · 2018 · 46 tracks · 1h 19m

Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale

Roger Waters

Roger Waters narrates Stravinsky's Faustian fable with a raspy, intimate intensity. Sparse chamber arrangements meet the dry, cynical wit of a rock legend.

October 26, 2018 · Sony Classical

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A tense and cynical morality tale told through skeletal, rhythmic chamber music.

Tracklist · 46 Tracks · 1h 19m
01
The Soldier’s March
1:47
02
Slogging homeword…
2:20
03
Airs by a Stream
2:36
04
As you can hear…
7:42
05
The Soldier’s March (reprise)
1:48
06
Eventually, Joseph reaches his home village…
2:56
07
Pastorale
2:35
08
The Soldier, disconsolate…
4:13
09
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…
0:48
12
Hey Satan, you bastard…
5:33
13
Airs by a Stream (2nd reprise)
0:47
14
Naught to be gained here…
0:06
15
The Soldier’s March (2nd reprise): Down a hot and dusty track…
0:51
16
He doesn’t even know himself…
0:52
17
The Soldier’s March (3rd reprise): Will he take the road to home…
0:28
18
He doesn’t have a home anymore…
3:56
19
The Royal March
2:39
20
So, all was arranged…
0:58
21
Later that night…
8:40
22
The Little Concert: Light floods the eastern sky…
2:59
23
The Soldier, with a confident air…
0:46
24
Three Dances: Tango (part 1)
1:18
25
Three Dances: Tango (part 2)
1:01
26
Three Dances: Waltz & Ragtime
4:02
27
So, first a Tango…
0:40
28
The Devil’s Dance
1:21
29
The Devil, confused…
0:27
30
The Little Chorale
0:42
31
The Devil recovers some of his wits…
0:14
32
The Devil’s Song: Alright! You’ll be safe at home…
0:39
33
Hm, a fair warning…
0:13
34
Grand Chorale (part 1)
0:30
35
Spring, summer, autumn…
0:16
36
Grand Chorale (part 2)
0:31
37
Steady now…
0:11
38
Grand Chorale (part 3)
0:27
39
Steady, just smell the flowers…
0:14
40
Grand Chorale (part 4)
0:52
41
Now I have everything…
0:34
42
Grand Chorale (part 5)
0:55
43
The Princess, all excited…
1:22
44
Grand Chorale (part 6)
0:27
45
And so, off they go…
1:14
46
Triumphant March of the Devil
2:25
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition from the jaunty Soldier's March into the weary, gravelly narration of a man slogging home.
The eerie, skeletal violin solo in 'Airs by a Stream' that feels like a ghost playing in a meadow.
The final, terrifying crescendo of the 'Triumphant March of the Devil' where the percussion swallows the narrative whole.
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