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· The three works on this recording were composed at a
crucial juncture in Stravinsky's musical life. The Soldier's
Tale, a small-scale theatrical work for instrumental septet,
narrator and two speakers completed in 1918 (Naxos
8573537). It is performed here in the suite premiered in 1920.
· The Octet marked a new element in Stravinsky's writing,
inaugurating a turn to neo-classicism, whilst Les Noces
(The Wedding) is a ballet cantata impelled by dramatic
motor rhythms, and once again saturated in his Russian
background. Scored for pitched and unpitched percussion,
vocal soloists, and mixed chorus, it is a pivotal work in
Stravinsky's development.
01. Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) Suite
02. Octet (1923, rev. 1952)
03. Les noces (The Wedding) (1923)
TRACK LIST:
THE SOLDIER'S TALE
IGOR STRAVINSKY
COMPOSER:
Igor Stravinsky
ARTIST:
Tianwa Yang · Rebecca Nash · Robynne Redmon ·
Robert Breault · Denis Sedov · Virginia Arts Festival Players ·
JoAnn Falletta
8573538 | 747313353873
1 CD | SRP:
US
$12.99
CA
$12.99
09/09/16
RELEASE DATE:
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