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Stravinsky's `Soldier's Tale' marching on
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Stravinsky's `Soldier's Tale' marching on
Thursday, February 1, 2001
In the devastation of the aftermath of World War I, the big
ballets -- the scores for which had made Stravinsky's pre-war
reputation -- were not practical. So Stravinsky and friends thought
small. The result was "A Soldier's Tale," an emblematic pantomime
with narration after a Russian Faustian fable.
The small production has turned out to be as durable as it was
portable. It is a ...
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Proms Stravinsky Day Royal Albert Hall, London
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Stravinsky goes lovingly into CD age with 22-disc set
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`Glimpses' of Stravinsky Often Leave Reader Adrift
Chicago Sun-Times
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