Roger Waters Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale Clear Vinyl (2 LP)

180g Audiophile Double LP!
Narration Adapted & Performed by Roger Waters!
Numbered, Limited Edition Crystal Clear Vinyl - 1,000 Copies!
The 2018 album Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale is the adaptation by Roger Waters (co-founder of Pink Floyd) on the 1918 same-titled theatrical work. Waters recorded this version with members of the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival at Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church.
The original theatre work is one ''to be read, played, and danced'' by three actors (the soldier, the devil, and a narrator) and dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. The libretto relates the parable of a soldier who trades his fiddle to the devil in return for unlimited economic gain. The music is scored for a septet of violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, cornet or trumpet), trombone, and percussion. The libretto is adapted by Roger Waters from the translation by Michael Flanders and Kitty Black, based on the original text by Charles-Ferdinand Ramus.
The Soldier's Tale is available as a limited edition of 1,000 individually numbered copies on crystal clear vinyl. The vinyl package includes two printed innersleeves with lyrics and pictures.
"I'm hugely proud of it and I feel honored to have been given the opportunity to be part of a production of what I consider to be not just a great piece of work from Stravinsky, but I think it's an amazingly beautiful piece of recording." - Roger Waters

Features:

• 180g Audiophile Vinyl
• Double LP
• All 3 Characters Recorded by Rogers Waters with Different Accents & Speaking Voices
• Heavyweight Gatefold Sleeve with Leather Laminate Finish
• 2 Printed Inner Sleeves with Lyrics & Pictures
• Limited Edition of 1,000 Individually Numbered Copies on Crystal Clear Vinyl
• Made in EU

Selections:

Side A
Part I
1. The Soldier's March
2. Slogging Homeword...
3. Airs By A Stream
4. As You Can Hear...
5. The Soldier's March (Reprise)
6. Eventually, Joseph Reaches His Home Village...
Side B
1. Pastorale
2. The Soldier, Disconsolate...
3. Pastorale (Reprise)
4. The Soldier, Slowly Coming Back To Himself...
5. Airs By A Stream (Reprise) : To Stretch Out On The Grass...
6. Hey Satan, You Bastard...
7. Airs By A Stream (2nd Reprise)
8. Naught To Be Gained Here...
Side C
Part II
1. The Soldier’s March (2nd Reprise): Down A Hot And Dusty Track...
2. He Doesn't Even Know Himself...
3. The Soldier’s March (3rd Reprise): Will He Take The Road To Home...
4. He Doesn't Have A Home Anymore...
5. The Royal March
6. So, All Was Arranged...
7. Later That Night...
8. The Little Concert: Light Floods The Eastern Sky...
Side D
1. The Soldier, With A Confident Air...
2. Three Dances: Tango (Part 1)
3. Three Dances: Tango (Part 2)
4. Three Dances: Waltz & Ragtime
5. So, First A Tango...
6. The Devil's Dance
7. The Devil, Confused...
8. The Little Chorale
9. The Devil Recovers Some Of His Wits...
10. The Devil's Song: Alright! You’ll Be Safe At Home...
12. Grand Chorale (Part 1)
13. Spring, Summer, Autumn...
14. Grand Chorale (Part 2)
15. Steady Now...
16. Grand Chorale (Part 3)
17. Steady, Just Smell The Flowers...
18. Grand Chorale (Part 4)
19. Now I Have Everything...
20. Grand Chorale (Part 5)
21. The Princess, All Excited...
22. Grand Chorale (Part 6)
23. And So, Off They Go...
24. Triumphal March Of The Devil