Roman Simovic, Malcolm Sinclai | Soldiers Tale | CD

Roman Simovic is a violinist who directed this recording of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale. Malcolm Sinclair, a British stage and television actor, narrates the work.

This one-disc hybrid SACD from LSO Live, released in 2018, is a recording of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale performed by the London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble. Roman Simovic conducts and plays violin, and Malcolm Sinclair is the narrator. The work was performed in 2015 at the Barbican's inaugural Sound Unbound festival and recorded at the Jerwood Hall of LSO St Luke's, with James Mallinson credited as producer.

Track List

1. The Soldier's March
2. Soldier and Fiddle
3. Airs By a Stream
4. The Devil Enters
5. The Soldier's March (Reprise)
6. The Soldier Returns to His Homeland
7. Pastorale
8. The Soldier Confronts the Devil
9. Little Pastorale
10. The Soldier Exploits the Book, But Quickly Recognises His Foolishness
11. Airs By a Stream (Reprise): The Soldier Remembers
12. The Soldier Regains His Violin
13. Little Airs By a Stream (Reprise)
14. The Soldier's March (Reprise)
15. The Soldier Travels to a Distant Land
16. The Royal March
17. The Soldier Visits the King
18. The Soldier Plays Cards With the Devil
19. The Little Concert
20. Tango
21. Waltz
22. Ragtime
23. The Devil's Dance
24. Little Chorale
25. The Devil's Song
26. Great Chorale
27. Triumphal March of the Devil