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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. Album Tracks 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
