Discovering Music

Igor Stravinsky

A Soldier's Tale

Saturday 5 November 2005 14:00-15:00 (Radio 3)

Samuel West and the ensemble Excellent Device join Charles Hazlewood to explore aspects of Stravinsky's dramatic masterpiece, ahead of a complete performance in the Sunday Gala. Composed in the years after the First World War, the Soldier's Tale is a masterpiece of brevity and economy, telling the Faustian story of the soldier returning from war to sell his violin - his soul - to the devil. In this workshop, Charles and his small company perform extracts from the complete work.

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Duration:

1 hour

Sketch from the Discovering Music workshop

Sketch from A Soldier's Tale workshop

Discovering Music listener Michael Illingworth penned this sketch of Charles Hazlewood and the band at work during the Soldier's Tale workshop session in Sparkford, Somerset.

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