A theatrical work by Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, 鈥楾he Soldier鈥檚 Tale鈥� (L'Histoire du soldat) is the composer鈥檚 greatest work for narrator and orchestra.

It is the story of a soldier trudging home, who trades his violin to the devil in return for a magic book that can tell the future and make him rich. Eventually, realising that wealth is meaningless, the soldier deliberately loses a card game with the Devil to win back his fiddle. But the Devil is not so easily beaten鈥�

Featuring a septet of 成人快手 Concert Orchestra musicians 鈥� violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone and percussion 鈥� and star guest narrator, Alistair McGowan - this is one of a double-bill of concerts presented in Nottingham by the 成人快手 Concert Orchestra. On Friday 19 April, the Orchestra performs Wynton Marsalis' 鈥楢 Fiddler's Tale鈥�, a retelling of Stravinsky鈥檚 work, at University Hall, Nottingham Trent University.

This concert is being recorded for future broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 3.