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Classical/Jazz Marsalis's pact with the Devil—and Stravinsky —is a tight, spiky delight

The London Standard

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June 12, 2025

The Devil, they say, has the best tunes, but if that's the case, we're all devil-worshippers.

- Nick Kimberley

Classical/Jazz Marsalis's pact with the Devil—and Stravinsky —is a tight, spiky delight

There are many tales of musicians who made a pact with the devil in order to acquire their preternatural talents: Paganini and Robert Johnson come to mind. Then there are the musical yarns of players, often fiddlers, who enter into diabolical competition with the Devil: Charlie Daniels’ The Devil Went Down to Georgia and Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale are contrasting examples.

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