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An American Soldier’s Tale: Histoire du Soldat – American Chamber Winds
Tracks:
01 L'Histoire du Soldat - I. The General's Introduction comp: Igor Stravinsky, Kurt Vonnegut |
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02 L'Histoire du Soldat - II. The Soldier's March |
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03 L'Histoire du Soldat - III. Airs by a Stream |
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04 L'Histoire du Soldat - IV. The Soldier's March, Reprise 1 |
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05 L'Histoire du Soldat - V. Pastorale |
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06 L'Histoire du Soldat - VI. Airs by a Stream, Reprise |
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07 L'Histoire du Soldat - VII. The Soldier's March, Reprise 2 |
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08 L'Histoire du Soldat - VIII. Royal March |
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09 L'Histoire du Soldat - IX. Little Concert |
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10 L'Histoire du Soldat - X. Three Dances; Tango, Waltz, Ragtime |
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11 L'Histoire du Soldat - XI. The Devil's Dance |
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12 L'Histoire du Soldat - XII. Little Chorale |
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13 L'Histoire du Soldat - XIII. The Devil's Song |
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14 L'Histoire du Soldat - XIV. Grand Chorale |
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15 L'Histoire du Soldat - XV. Triumphal March of the Devil |
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16 Suite from L'Histoire du Soldat - I. Marche du Soldat comp: Igor Stravinsky |
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17 Suite from L'Histoire du Soldat - II. Le Violon du Soldat |
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18 Suite from L'Histoire du Soldat - III. Petit Concert |
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19 Suite from L'Histoire du Soldat - IV. Tango-Valse-Rag |
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20 Suite from L'Histoire du Soldat - V. La Danse du Diable |
The first recording of Kurt Vonnegut’s libretto! Vonnegut’s libretto is loosely based on The Execution of Private Slovik, a nonfiction book by William Bradford Huie published in 1954. The resulting version is a highly controversial yet entertaining fusion of Stravinsky’s music and the edgy, abrupt Vonnegut text. This is an American soldier’s tale that doesn’t have a happy ending. In the Vonnegut libretto there are four spoken roles, that of the General (narrator), Private Slovik, a Red Cross Nurse, and a Military Policemen.
The work has only been performed a few times.