Happy Birthday Igor! Join Masterworks in celebrating the 125th Anniversary of Igor Stravinsky birthday (June 17, 2007). A New Recording of Stravinsky by Stravinsky Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky on a Never-Before-Released Complete Recording of The Soldier’s TaleIgor Stravinsky, conductorJeremy Irons, narratorThe Columbia Chamber Ensemble   One of the greatest and most important composers of the last century, Igor Stravinsky was an exclusive recording artist on Columbia Masterworks. Now, in honor of the 125th anniversary of his birth, Sony BMG Masterworks is thrilled to announce an exciting new chapter to this recorded legacy with the release of a “new” complete version of Stravinsky conducting Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale (L’Histoire du Soldat). Throughout the 1960s, Stravinsky re-recorded all of his works in stunning stereo productions for Columbia Masterworks. In 1967, he recorded the interludes and underscoring of The Soldier’s Tale to complete his 1961 recording of the suite. The 1967 masters were never released, and the components of the completed version lay forgotten in the vaults. Now, 40 years later, one of the greatest compositions of the 20th century is available, as it should be heard, for the very first time. Edited by Grammy® Award-winning producers Steven Epstein and Simon Rhodes and Grammy® Award-winning engineer Richard King, this definitive release features a delicious new narration by Academy Award®-winning actor Jeremy Irons. The extensive liner notes include a new essay by renowned Stravinsky scholar, Richard Taruskin, new interviews with Stravinsky’s producer, John McClure and the 1961 and 1967 session musicians, Executive Producer Warren Wernick’s account as to how the final “new” recording was realized, rare session photos and log sheets and more. Introducing STRAVINSKY@125The new six-part podcast series from Sony BMG Masterworks.Produced and hosted by Jackson Braider Stravinsky@125 Podcast SeriesA New Episdode Every Friday through July 20 The Tale of The Soldier’s TaleListen to the fascinating story of how the first complete version of Stravinsky conducting Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale came to be. More Episodes Coming SoonWhen Lenny Met Igor Igor at Post 43 Toute Suite! Short Stuff Stravinsky’s Requiem]]>