The Soldier’s Tale: Part 1 (English version)

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composer:Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Russian composer)
librettist:Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
translator:Kitty Black
Michael Flanders (English actor and singer)
part of:The Soldier’s Tale (English version) (movement) (order: 1)
parts:The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 1: Marching Song
The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 1: Music to Scene 1. Airs by a stream
The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 1: Phew… This isn't a bad sort of spot
The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 1: The Devil appears
The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 2: Ah, you dirty cheat! It's you!
The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 2: Hurray! Here we are!
The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 2: Marching Song (reprise)
The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 2: Music to Scene 2: Pastorale
The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 3: Good to touch, good to feel
The Soldier's Tale, Part I Scene 3: Music to Scene 3. Airs by a stream (reprise)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: I. The Soldier's MarchpartialBoston Symphony Chamber Players, Sir John Gielgud1:48
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: II. Narrator: "Phew, this isn't a bad sort of spot"partialSir John Gielgud, Tom Courtenay0:58
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: III. Music for Scene 1: Airs by a StreampartialBoston Symphony Chamber Players, Tom Courtenay2:27
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: IV. Narrator: "Enter the Devil"partialBoston Symphony Chamber Players, Sir John Gielgud, Tom Courtenay, Ron Moody4:01
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: IX. Music for the end of Scene 2 (score p. 18)partialBoston Symphony Chamber Players0:55
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: V. The Soldier's MarchpartialBoston Symphony Chamber Players, Sir John Gielgud1:33
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: VI. Narrator: "Hurray, here we are! We're home at last"partialBoston Symphony Chamber Players, Sir John Gielgud2:40
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: VII. Music for Scene 2: pastoralepartialBoston Symphony Chamber Players4:07
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: VIII. Narrator: "The Devil was standing therre"partialTom Courtenay, Ron Moody1:48
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: X. Narrator: "He took the book"partialSir John Gielgud2:24
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: XI. Music for the end of Scene 2: Airs by a StreampartialBoston Symphony Chamber Players2:28
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: XII. Narrator: "They have nothing: and yet they have it all"partialSir John Gielgud, Tom Courtenay, Ron Moody3:09
1975-07L'Histoire du soldat, English Version by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black: XIII. Music for Scene 3: Airs by a StreampartialBoston Symphony Chamber Players1:01
1986-08-18The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene I: Airs by a StreampartialIgor Stravinsky2:25
1986-08-18The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene I: The Soldier’s MarchpartialIgor Stravinsky1:46
1986-08-18The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene II: Airs by a StreampartialIgor Stravinsky0:43
1986-08-18The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene II: PastoralepartialIgor Stravinsky3:33
1986-08-18The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene II: PastoralepartialIgor Stravinsky2:13
1986-08-18The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene III: Airs by a StreampartialIgor Stravinsky0:46
1986-08-18The Soldier’s Tale: Part I: Introduction. The Soldier’s MarchpartialIgor Stravinsky1:44
1993-02-08 – 1993-02-09The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene I: "Give me your fiddle."partialIgor Stravinsky3:12
1993-02-08 – 1993-02-09The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene I: "Hurray, here we are! We’re home at last."partialIgor Stravinsky3:19
1993-02-08 – 1993-02-09The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene I: "Well, there you are then, that’s the way."partialIgor Stravinsky2:10
1993-02-08 – 1993-02-09The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene II: "Ah! You dirty cheat, it’s you!partialIgor Stravinsky2:11
1993-02-08 – 1993-02-09The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene II: "I have been proud and envied"partialIgor Stravinsky2:33
1993-02-08 – 1993-02-09The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene II: "They have nothing - and yet, they have it all."partialIgor Stravinsky0:56
1993-02-08 – 1993-02-09The Soldier’s Tale: Part I: "Phew... this isn’t a bad sort of spot"partialIgor Stravinsky1:03
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 1: Airs by a StreampartialVirginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta2:27
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 1: Devil: Give me your fiddle…partialJeff Biehl, Fred Child, Jared McGuire3:55
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 1: Narrator: Hurray, here we are!…partialFred Child, Jared McGuire2:26
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 1: The Soldier’s March (repris)partialFred Child, Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta1:39
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 2: Narrator: He took the book and began to read…partialFred Child, Jared McGuire, Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta2:23
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 2: Narrator: The Soldier looks up…partialJeff Biehl, Fred Child, Jared McGuire1:57
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 2: PastoralepartialVirginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta2:46
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 2: Pastorale (reprise)partialVirginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta0:40
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 3: Airs by a Stream – Narrator: Just to stretch out on the grass…partialJeff Biehl, Fred Child, Jared McGuire, Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta4:06
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I, Scene 3: Airs by a Stream (reprise)partialVirginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta0:45
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I: Introduction: The Soldier’s MarchpartialFred Child, Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta1:50
The Soldier’s Tale: Part I: Soldier: This isn’t a bad place to stop…partialFred Child, Jared McGuire, Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta0:55