The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach

~ Release by P.D.Q. Bach, Professor Peter Schickele (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S. 27
producer:
Stephen Schmidt (engineer)
solo French horn:
Ralph Froelich (on 1965-04-24)
solo percussion idiophone [hardart]:
Peter Schickele (composer) (on 1965-04-24)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965) (on 1965-04-24)
conductor:
Jorge Mester (on 1965-04-24)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-04-24)
compilation of:
Introduction by Peter Schickele (composer), Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S. 27: Allegro by Ralph Froelich, Professor Schickele (composer), Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965), Jorge Mester, Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S. 27: Tema con variazione by Ralph Froelich, Professor Schickele (composer), Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965), Jorge Mester and Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S. 27: Menuetto con panna e zucchero by Ralph Froelich, Professor Schickele (composer), Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965), Jorge Mester
live recording of:
Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S. 27 (on 1965-04-24)
composer:
P.D.Q. Bach (fictional composer created by musical satirist Peter Schickele)
publisher:
Theodore Presser Co.
part of:
Schickele ("S." numbers for compositions of P.D.Q. Bach) (number: 27)
15:44
2Cantata, Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53162
producer:
Stephen Schmidt (engineer)
solo harpsichord:
Leonid Hambro (pianist) (on 1965-04-24)
solo jug [wine bottle]:
Peter Schickele (composer) (on 1965-04-24)
solo trumpet [trumpet mouthpiece]:
Seymour Platt (on 1965-04-24)
solo countertenor vocals [bargain counter‐tenor]:
John Ferrante (tenor) (on 1965-04-24)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965) (on 1965-04-24)
conductor:
Jorge Mester (on 1965-04-24)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-04-24)
compilation of:
Introduction by Peter Schickele (composer), Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53162: Aria by John Ferrante (tenor), Leonid Hambro (pianist), Seymour Platt, Professor Schickele (composer), Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965), Jorge Mester, Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53162: Recitative by John Ferrante (tenor), Leonid Hambro (pianist), Seymour Platt, Professor Schickele (composer), Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965), Jorge Mester, Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53162: Ground by John Ferrante (tenor), Leonid Hambro (pianist), Seymour Platt, Professor Schickele (composer), Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965), Jorge Mester, Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53162: Recitative by John Ferrante (tenor), Leonid Hambro (pianist), Seymour Platt, Professor Schickele (composer), Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965), Jorge Mester and Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53162: Aria by John Ferrante (tenor), Leonid Hambro (pianist), Seymour Platt, Professor Schickele (composer), Chamber Orchestra (An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach, 1965), Jorge Mester
live recording of:
Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn (on 1965-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
P.D.Q. Bach (fictional composer created by musical satirist Peter Schickele)
publisher:
Theodore Presser Co.
part of:
Schickele ("S." numbers for compositions of P.D.Q. Bach) (number: 53162)
10:29
3Schleptet in E‐flat major, S. 0
orchestra:
I Virtuosi di Hoople
conductor:
Peter Schickele (composer)
recording of:
Schleptet in E‐flat major, S. 0
composer:
P.D.Q. Bach (fictional composer created by musical satirist Peter Schickele)
publisher:
Theodore Presser Co.
part of:
Schickele ("S." numbers for compositions of P.D.Q. Bach) (number: 0)
8:19
4Eine kleine Nichtmusik12:18
5New Horizons in Music Appreciation: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
spoken vocals [commentator]:
Robert Dennis and Peter Schickele (composer)
8:49
6What’s My Melodic Line?
orchestra:
I Virtuosi di Hoople
conductor:
Peter Schickele (composer)
5:09
7Madrigal, “My bonnie lass she smelleth” from “The Triumphs of Thusnelda”, S. 1601
choir vocals:
Amateur Musica Antiqua of Hoople (choral ensemble, name is fictitious)
recording of:
Two Madrigals from The Triumphs of Thusnelda, S. 1601: 2. “My bonnie lass she smelleth”
lyricist and composer:
P.D.Q. Bach (fictional composer created by musical satirist Peter Schickele)
parody version of:
Balletts to Five Voices: My bonnie lass she smileth
part of:
Two Madrigals from The Triumphs of Thusnelda, S. 1601
2:36