1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults

P.D.Q. [pseudonym of Peter Schickele] Bach (Composer), Peter Schickele (Composer), Bruno Walter (Conductor), Peter Schickele (Conductor, Performer), I Virtuosi Hoople (Performer), Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic (Orchestra)

Product Details

• Performer: Peter Schickele, I Virtuosi Hoople
• Orchestra: Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic
• Conductor: Bruno Walter, Peter Schickele
• Composer: P.D.Q. [pseudonym of Peter Schickele] Bach, Peter Schickele
• Audio CD (June 13, 1989)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CVW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #103,865 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars PDQ Bach at his best (worst), November 12, 2001

By	Marcus Collin (NY) - See all my reviews

Mr. Schickele is a genius, he's taken music history and disgraced it, apocryphally!
the 1712 overture pokes fun at just about every type of music out there, and what the 1712 doesn't defile, the rest of the tracks on this CD pick up the slack.

This incredibly irreverent album is a must for music lovers everywhere!

Get yourself a copy! You won't be disappointed!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The title track is hysterical!, March 12, 2000

By	Lori Sampson (Garrett Park, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This cd won Schikele the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, and deservedly so. This is one of his most consistently funny cds. The title track pokes fun at "Toccata & Fugue," The Beatles' "Daytripper", even "Pop Goes the Weasel". Brilliant. The "Einstein on the Fritz" is a very good parody of Philip Glass. Also, the spoken intros to each piece are hilarious.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beware of the organ cadenza!, May 17, 2005

By	Ms. Felicia Davis-burden (Staines, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is my favourite PDQ Bach collection. The 1712 Overture alone is worth the price of admission. The use of the motif from 'I Ain't Got No Home' is inspired and the skewering of 'Day Tripper' reduces me to helpless giggles every time.

Einstein on the Fritz is a tonic to anyone sick of the pretentious meanderings of Philip Glass, Taverner et al. And Cappricio La Poucelle de New Orleans (engineered by Burt Bach, a living direct decendant of JS Bach) is frighteningly intense, as well as hysterical. These musicians are also terrific - the pieces wouldn't work at all otherwise. And who couldn't love the rapturous intro to The Preachers of Crimetheous - featuring the most incredible percussion playing since Ginger Baker's 'Toad'.

All in all, this is a completely ridiculous delight!