P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults

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

Product Details

• Performer: Peter Schickele, I Virtuosi Hoople
• Orchestra: Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic
• Conductor: Peter Schickele, Bruno Walter
• Composer: P.D.Q. [pseudonym of Peter Schickele] Bach, Peter Schickele
• Audio CD (June 13, 1989)
• 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 Best Sellers Rank: #49,985 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #56 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > Comedic Music > General
  • #100 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Overtures

Track Listings

1. Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to 1712 ...

2. Overture 1712: For Really Big Orchestra, S1712

3. Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to Bach ...

4. Bach Portrait for Speaker & Orchestra

5. Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to ...

6. La Pucelle de New Orleans, Capriccio for Orchestra

7. Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to ...

8. Minuet Militaire for Orchestra, S1a

9. Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to ...

10. Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz, Opera, S. E=Mt2

11. Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to the ...

12. The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfles: 1. Prologue ...

13. The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfles: 2. The Lamentations of

14. The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfles: 3. Finale: Special ...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

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

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Marcus Collin (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults (Audio CD)

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!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

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

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Ms. Felicia Davis-burden (Staines, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults (Audio CD)

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!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The title track is hysterical!, March 11, 2000

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

This review is from: P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults (Audio CD)

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.