STRAVINSKY, I.: Soldier's Tale Suite / Octet / Les Noces (Tianwa Yang, Virginia Symphony Chorus, Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, Falletta) 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 8.573537]. It is performed here in the suite premièred 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.
1 Histoire Du Soldat Suite (The Soldier's Tale Suite) I. the Soldier's March 00:01:39
2 II. Airs By a Stream 00:02:29
3 III. Pastorale 00:02:49
4 IV. Royal March 00:02:45
5 V. the Little Concert 00:03:00
6 VI. 3 Dances: No. 1. Tango 00:02:12
7 VI. 3 Dances: No. 2. Waltz 00:01:59
8 VI. 3 Dances: No. 3. Ragtime 00:02:18
9 VII. Dance of the Devil 00:01:24
10 VIII. Grand Chorale 00:03:13
11 IX. Triumphant March of the Devil 00:02:18
12 Octet (1952 Version) I. Sinfonia 00:03:57
13 II. Tema Con Variazioni 00:07:34
14 III. Finale 00:03:36
15 Stravinsky, Igor Stravinsky, Igor, Lyricist(S) Les Noces (The Wedding) (1923 Version) Scene 1: The Tresses: At the Bride's House (Bride, Bridesmaids, Mother) 00:04:50
16 Scene 2: At the Bridegroom's House (Friends, Parents, Bridegroom, Chorus) 00:05:36
17 Scene 3: The Departure of the Bride (Chorus, Bride, Parents) 00:03:05
18 Scene 4: The Wedding Feast (Chorus, Bridegroom's Father, Bride's Mother, Bridesmaid, Best Man, Guests, Friends) 00:09:55
STRAVINSKY, I.: Soldier's Tale Suite / Octet / Les Noces (Tianwa Yang, Virginia Symphony Chorus, Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, Falletta) 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 8.573537]. It is performed here in the suite premièred 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.
