Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale Explained

Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale
Type:studio
Artist:Roger Waters
Cover:Roger Waters - Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale (2018).jpg
Recorded:11 – 12 December 2014
Venue:Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Genre:Classical[1]
Length:79:02
Label:Sony Classical Masterworks
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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. 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.[2] In 2018, Waters recorded this version with members of the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival,[3] in which he narrates his adaptation of the story and portrays all characters.[4]

Track listing

Part II

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Igor Stravinsky's The Solider's Tale: Narration by Roger Waters . allmusic.com . . 12 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030172826/https://www.allmusic.com/album/igor-stravinskys-the-soliders-tale-narration-by-roger-waters-mw0003210611 . 30 October 2019 . live .
  2. News: Worthington . Clint . Roger Waters to release adaptation of Stravinsky's The Soldier’s Tale . 12 November 2019 . consequenceofsound . 5 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112064505/https://consequence.net/2018/10/roger-waters-soldiers-tale-stravinsky/ . 12 November 2019 . live .
  3. Web site: 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. 17 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190618000342/https://www.sonymusicmasterworks.com/rock-legend-roger-waters-has-adapted-the-narration-and-recorded-stravinskys-the-soldiers-tale-he-narrates-the-whole-of-this-harrowing-modern-fairy-tale-himself-out-10-26/. 18 June 2019. live. /
  4. Web site: Music News Digest - September 12, 2018. FYI Music News. September 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912204435/https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2018/09/12/music-news-digest-sept-12-2018. September 12, 2018. live.