Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale

Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale
Studio album by
Released26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)[1]
Recorded11 – 12 December 2014[1]
VenueBridgehampton Presbyterian Church
GenreClassical[1]
Length79:02[1]
LabelSony Classical Masterworks
Roger Waters chronology
Is This the Life We Really Want?
(2017)
Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale
(2018)
Roger Waters: Us + Them
(2020)
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AllMusic[2]

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.[3] 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.[3] In 2018, Waters recorded this version with members of the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival,[4] in which he narrates his adaptation of the story and portrays all characters.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Igor Stravinsky's The Solider's Tale: Narration by Roger Waters". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ^ Manheim, James. "Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale – Roger Waters: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Worthington, Clint (5 October 2018). "Roger Waters to release adaptation of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale". consequenceofsound. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ "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". Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019./
  5. ^ "Music News Digest - September 12, 2018". FYI Music News. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.