Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale
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{{Infobox album
| name = Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale
| type = studio
| artist = Roger Waters
| cover = Roger Waters - Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale (2018).jpg
| released = {{start date|2018|10|26|df=y}}
| recorded = 11 – 12 December 2014
| venue = Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
| genre = Classical{{cite web |title=Igor Stravinsky's The Solider's Tale: Narration by Roger Waters |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/igor-stravinskys-the-soliders-tale-narration-by-roger-waters-mw0003210611 |website=allmusic.com |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030172826/https://www.allmusic.com/album/igor-stravinskys-the-soliders-tale-narration-by-roger-waters-mw0003210611 |archive-date=30 October 2019 |url-status=live }}
| label = Sony Classical Masterworks
| producer =
| prev_title = Is This the Life We Really Want?
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Roger Waters: Us + Them
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/igor-stravinskys-the-soliders-tale-narration-by-roger-waters-mw0003210611 |title=Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale – Roger Waters: Songs, Reviews, Credits |last=Manheim |first=James |author-link=James Manheim |website=AllMusic |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030172826/https://www.allmusic.com/album/igor-stravinskys-the-soliders-tale-narration-by-roger-waters-mw0003210611 |archive-date=30 October 2019 |url-status=live }}
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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.{{cite news |last1=Worthington |first1=Clint |title=Roger Waters to release adaptation of Stravinsky's The Soldier’s Tale |url=https://consequence.net/2018/10/roger-waters-soldiers-tale-stravinsky/ |accessdate=12 November 2019 |publisher=consequenceofsound |date=5 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112064505/https://consequence.net/2018/10/roger-waters-soldiers-tale-stravinsky/ |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }} In 2018, Waters recorded this version with members of the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival,{{cite web|url=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|title=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|accessdate=17 June 2019|archive-url=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/|archive-date=18 June 2019|url-status=live}}/ in which he narrates his adaptation of the story and portrays all characters.{{cite web|url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2018/09/12/music-news-digest-sept-12-2018|title=Music News Digest - September 12, 2018|website=FYI Music News|accessdate=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912204435/https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2018/09/12/music-news-digest-sept-12-2018|archive-date=September 12, 2018|url-status=live}}
Track listing
=Part I=
{{Track listing
| all_music = Igor Stravinsky
| title1 = The Soldier's March
| length1 = 1:47
| title2 = Slogging Homeword...
| length2 = 2:20
| title3 = Airs by a Stream
| length3 = 2:35
| title4 = As You Can Hear...
| length4 = 7:41
| title5 = The Soldier's March (Reprise)
| length5 = 1:48
| title6 = Eventually, Joseph Reaches His Home Village...
| length6 = 2:55
| title7 = Pastorale
| length7 = 2:35
| title8 = The Soldier, Disconsolate...
| length8 = 4:14
| title9 = Pastorale (Reprise)
| length9 = 0:37
| title10 = The Soldier, Slowly Coming Back to Himself...
| length10 = 2:48
| title11 = Airs by a Stream (Reprise): To Stretch Out on the Grass...
| length11 = 0:47
| title12 = Hey Satan, You Bastard...
| length12 = 5:33
| title13 = Airs by a Stream (2nd Reprise)
| length13 = 0:46
| title14 = Naught to Be Gained Here...
| length14 = 0:05
| all_writing =
| total_length = 36:30
}}
=Part II=
{{Track listing
| all_music = Igor Stravinsky
| title1 = The Soldier’s March (2nd Reprise): Down a Hot and Dusty Track...
| length1 = 0:50
| title2 = He Doesn't Even Know Himself...
| length2 = 0:52
| title3 = The Soldier’s March (3rd Reprise): Will He Take the Road to Home...
| length3 = 0:28
| title4 = He Doesn't Have a Home Anymore...
| length4 = 3:56
| title5 = The Royal March
| length5 = 2:38
| title6 = So, All Was Arranged...
| length6 = 0:58
| title7 = Later That Night...
| length7 = 8:39
| title8 = The Little Concert: Light Floods the Eastern Sky...
| length8 = 2:59
| title9 = The Soldier, with a Confident Air...
| length9 = 0:46
| title10 = Three Dances: Tango (Part 1)
| length10 = 1:18
| title11 = Three Dances: Tango (Part 2)
| length11 = 1:01
| title12 = Three Dances: Waltz & Ragtime
| length12 = 4:02
| title13 = So, First a Tango...
| length13 = 0:40
| title14 = The Devil's Dance
| length14 = 1:20
| title15 = The Devil, Confused...
| length15 = 0:27
| title16 = The Little Chorale
| length16 = 0:42
| title17 = The Devil Recovers Some of His Wits...
| length17 = 0:14
| title18 = The Devil's Song: Alright! You’ll Be Safe at Home...
| length18 = 0:39
| title19 = Hm, a Fair Warning...
| length19 = 0:14
| title20 = Grand Chorale (Part 1)
| length20 = 0:29
| title21 = Spring, Summer, Autumn...
| length21 = 0:16
| title22 = Grand Chorale (Part 2)
| length22 = 0:30
| title23 = Steady Now...
| length23 = 0:11
| title24 = Grand Chorale (Part 3)
| length24 = 0:27
| title25 = Steady, Just Smell the Flowers...
| length25 = 0:14
| title26 = Grand Chorale (Part 4)
| length26 = 0:52
| title27 = Now I Have Everything...
| length27 = 0:34
| title28 = Grand Chorale (Part 5)
| length28 = 0:55
| title29 = The Princess, All Excited...
| length29 = 1:21
| title30 = Grand Chorale (Part 6)
| length30 = 0:26
| title31 = And So, Off They Go...
| length31 = 1:14
| title32 = Triumphal March of the Devil
| length32 = 2:24
| total_length = 42:32
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See also
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|album|mw0003210611|Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale}}
- {{Discogs master|1463502|type=album}}
{{Roger Waters}}
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