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Playlist: Stravinsky

Compiled By: Will Larche

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#1: The Birth, Reversion, and Rebirth of "The Soldier's Tale"

From Jackson Braider | Part of the Stravinsky@125 series | 29:00

The 46-year history behind a new release of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"

Stravinsky_small There are different ways to determine the origins of Igor Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale" -- in post-WW1 Switzerland, where the Russian composer found himself wanting to write for the theater without having a theater to write for; then in 1961 Hollywood, where a group of hot-shot freelancers and Philharmonic stalwarts gathered at the local American Legion hall to put the work on tape. In "The Birth, Reversion, and Rebirth of The Soldier's Tale," independent producer Jackson Braider follows both stories, and reveals how, 46 years after the initial recording of the suite from "The Soldier's Tale," the record company Sony/BMG Masterworks was able to bring out the complete work, narration included, with Stravinsky at the podium. Interviews include players from the original 1961 sessions, long-time Stravinsky record producer John McClure, and music theorist and composer from New England Conservatory, John Heiss.