Fiddler's Tale

Wynton Marsalis (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000JBDR
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,799 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Narrator : "It Always Starts..."

2. Fiddler's March

3. Fiddler's Soul

4. Narrator: "She's Floating on a Dream Cloud..."

5. Fiddler's March Reprise

6. Scene 2. Narrator: "Now That He Has Her Going..."

7. Reprise 2 (End of March)

8. Scene 3. Narrator: "Beatrice Connors Is Now..."

9. Pastorale

10. Devil: "More Words on Fame"

11. Fiddler's Soul Reprise

12. Scene 4. Narrator: "Keeping One Hundred Dollars..."

13. Happy March

14. Scene 5. Narrator: "The Illness of the Land..." [Sence5]

15. Little Concert Piece

16. Narrator: "Musicians, You Must Play..."

17. Tango, Waltz, Ragtime

18. Narrator: "The Music Causes the Savior..."

19. Devil's Dance

20. Narrator: "The Music Was Too Strong..."

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Classical Wynton Swings, July 23, 1999

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This review is from: Fiddler's Tale (Audio CD)

Trumpeter, bandleader, composer Wynton Marsalis comes out "Swinging into the 21st" with a series of seven new releases in 1999 on Sony Classical and Columbia.

A Fiddler's Tale is the second title in this groundbreaking series, and marks the world premiere recording of Wynton's first original composition for strings, with words by Stanley Crouch. Inspired by the classic A Soldier's Tale by Igor Stravinsky, A Fiddler's Tale tells the story of a young musician who sells her soul -- to her record producer.

A Fiddler's Tale features Wynton on trumpet with musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, including renowned artists Milan Turkovic, David Shifrin, Edgar Meyer, and Stefon Harris. A Fiddler's Tale is narrated by the award-winning television and stage actor Andre de Shields.

The only jazz artist ever to win a Pulitzer Prize for music, Wynton Marsalis' music continues to impact far beyond the core jazz and classical audiences. With "Swinging into the 21st", this master musician has created yet another milestone in an already awe-inspiring career. "Swinging into the 21st" is the most comprehensive series of jazz and classical albums to be released by any artist within one calendar year. Each of the eight CDs in the series consists solely of original music by Wynton Marsalis, and each is a different musical concept.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, February 21, 2000

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F. Sykes Wilford (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fiddler's Tale (Audio CD)

I heard this live at SUNY Purchase following a rendition of Stravinsky's A Soldiers Tale by Marsalis and de Shields. Brilliant! Marsalis never ceases to amaze me and de Shields's rich booming narrative is delightful.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pure wit and magic, June 28, 1999

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Robert J. Rabel "Mailer fan from way back" (Lexington, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiddler's Tale (Audio CD)

Marsalis and company have taken the old story about the artist who sells his or her soul to the devil and updated it with some wonderful narrative twists. Especially clever and interesting is the way in which the narrator and the devil struggle for control of the story. And the musical score is sensational.