János Kulka, József Szarvas, László Helyey, Judit Schell (with a septet of instruments) Stravinsky - Ramuz: The Soldier's Tale (in Hungarian)
Theatrical work by four actors, accompanied by a septet of instruments
In Hungarian!
The Soldier's Tale, of epoch-marking importance in the history of music theatre, is rendered in Hungarian for the first time on this CD. The new translation is the work of Janos Lackfi, the stage version was directed by Tamas Ascher. The cast is as follows: Narrator - János Kulka, Soldier - József Szarvas, Devil - Lászlo Helyey, Princess - Judit Schell. The participating musicians were chosen from among the most prominent Hungarian instrumental soloists.
Artists
Actors:
Narrator - János Kulka
Soldier - József Szarvas
Devil - László Helyey
Princess - Judit Schell
Musicians:
Lajos Rozmán - clarinet
Tamás Benkócs - bassoon
Tamás Velenczei - trumpet
Jenő Kácsik - trombone(1-7)
Ferenc Kócziás - trombone(8-17)
Zoltán Rácz - percussion
Juniku Spartakus - violin
Vilmos Buza - double bass
About the album
Translated by János Lackfi
Directed by Tamás Ascher
Conductor: András Wilheim
Music recording: Matáv Zeneház
Sound engineer: Ferenc Pécsi
Editing: János Bojti
Artistic director: András Wilheim
Text recording: ZA-KI Stúdió, Budapest
Engineer: Sándor Csaba
Mixing, final editing, mastering: István Zakariás
Publisher: Chester Music (CH 55726) © 1987, 1992
Producer: László Gőz
The recording was supported by GTS
Reviews
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Cs.K. - Muzsika (hu)
Igor Stravinsky - Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz: L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) – Part I.
Igor Stravinsky - Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz: L'Histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale) – Part II.