IGOR STRAVINSKY, ROGER WATERS, BCMF – Igor Stravinskys The Soldiers Tale With New Narration Adapted And Performed By Roger Waters (2023 Reissue) – 2LP – Gatefold 180g Crystal Clear Vinyl

2LP – Limited Edition 180g Crystal Clear Vinyl housed in a heavyweight deluxe Gatefold sleeve with leather laminate finish. Includes 2 printed innersleeves with lyrics and pictures. Only 1000 individually numbered copies pressed in this edition.

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 1000 individually numbered copies on crystal clear vinyl. The vinyl package includes 2 printed innersleeves with lyrics and pictures.

Tracklist:

Side A
Part I:
1. The Soldiers March
2. The Soldier Is Tired
3. Airs By A Stream
4. As You Can Hear…
5. The Soldiers 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. Now To Be Gained Here…

Side C
Part II:
1. The Soldiers March (2nd Reprise): Down A Hot And Dusty Track…
2. He Doesnt Even Know Himself…
3. The Soldiers March, (3rd Reprise): Will He Take The Road To Home…
4. He Doesnt 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
3. Three Dances: Waltz
4. Three Dances: Ragtime
5. So First A Tango…
6. The Devils Dance
7. The Devil, Confused…
8. The Little Chorale
9. The Devil Recovers Some Of His Wits…
10. The Devils Song: All Right! Youll Be Safe At Home…
11. Hm, A Fair Warning…
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