Vonnegut's libretto is loosely based on The Execution of Private Slovik, a nonfiction book by William Bradford Huie published in 1954. The resulting version is a highly controversial yet entertaining fusion of Stravinsky's music and the edgy, abrupt Vonnegut text. This is an American soldier's tale that doesn't have a happy ending. In the Vonnegut libretto there are four spoken roles, that of the General (narrator), Private Slovik, a Red Cross Nurse, and a Military Policemen.

TRACK LISTING:
1. An American Soldier's Tale~The General's Introduction(2:39)
2. An American Soldier's Tale~The Soldier's March(2:52)
3. An American Soldier's Tale~Airs by a Stream(2:39)
4. An American Soldier's Tale~The Soldier's March, Reprise 1(2:37)
5. An American Soldier's Tale~Pastorale(3:36)
6. An American Soldier's Tale~Airs by a Stream, Reprise(2:35)
7. An American Soldier's Tale~The Soldier's March, Reprise 2(2:26)
8. An American Soldier's Tale~Royal March(2:49)
9. An American Soldier's Tale~Little Concert(3:08)
10. An American Soldier's Tale~Three Dances: Tango, Waltz, Ragtime(6:45)
11. An American Soldier's Tale~The Devil's Dance(1:23)
12. An American Soldier's Tale~Little Chorale(2:25)
13. An American Soldier's Tale~The Devil's Song(0:42)
14. An American Soldier's Tale~Grand Chorale(3:28)
15. An American Soldier's Tale~Triumphal March of the Devil(2:27)
16. Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano~Marche du Soldat(1:32)
17. Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano~Le Violon du Soldat(2:29)
18. Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano~Petit Concert(2:59)
19. Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano~Tango-Valse-Rag(7:00)
20. Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano~La Danse du Diable(1:29)

Additional Details

Label: Summit Records

Genre: Classical

Run Time: 40 mins

Release Date: 07/01/12

UPC: 099402532929