CMXXIV. STRAVINSKY, Igor: L'Histoire du soldat

CMXXIV. STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971)

L'Histoire du soldat (1918)
1. The Soldier's March
2. Music for Scene I
3. Music for Scene II
4. Royal March
5. Little Concert
6. Three Dances: Tango
7. Three Dances: Waltz
8. Three Dances: Ragtime
9. The Devil's Dance
10. Great Chorale
11. The Devil's Triumphant March
Steven Goldstein, narrator
Nile Hawver, soldier
Josh Quinn, devil
Kristin Wagner, princess
Paul Biss, violin
Donald Palma, bass
Michael Wayne, clarinet
Richard Ranti, bassoon
Mark Emery, cornet
Gabriel Langfur, trombone
Robert Schultz, percussion
(57:43)

First there was Alexander Afanasyev, the Russian Brothers Grimm. He collected folk tales, including the one upon which Stravinsky and Charles Ferdinand Ramuz cobbled together in this unique masterpiece.

1. The Soldier's March

2. Music for Scene I

3. Music for Scene II

4. Royal March

5. Little Concert

6. Three Dances: Tango

7. Three Dances: Waltz

8. Three Dances: Ragtime

9. The Devil's Dance

10. Great Chorale

11. The Devil's Triumphant March