The Wurst of P. D. Q. Bach
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| The Wurst of P. D. Q. Bach | ||
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| Compilation album by P. D. Q. Bach | ||
| Label | Vanguard | |
The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach is a collection of works by P. D. Q. Bach originally recored on the Vanguard Records label by Professor Peter Schickele. It includes "lowlights" from four different Vanguard albums: An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach (1807-1742)?, An Hysteric Return: P. D. Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall, Report From Hoople: P. D. Q. Bach On The Air, P.D.Q. Bach's Half-Act Opera, "The Stoned Guest", and Portrait of P. D. Q. Bach. Wurst is the German word for sausage.
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[edit] Performers
- Professor Peter Schickele, Hardart, Wine Bottle, conductor
- Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Jorge Mester
- The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester, conductor
- The Orchestra of the University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople Heavy Opera Company under the direction of John Nelson
- The New York Pick-Up Ensemble
- Marlene Kleinman, mezzanine-soprano
- Lorna Haywood, off-coloratura
- John Ferrante, bargain counter tenor
- William Woolf, bass
- Bernice, houndentenor (Dog)
- Will Jordan as Milton Host
- Bill Macy as Paul Henry Lung
- The Okay Chorale, John Nelson, director
- I Virtuosi di Hoople
- Amateur Musica Antiqua of Hoople
- Robert Dennis, announcer and callioper
- Ralph Froelich, French horn
- Leonid Hambro, harpsichord
- Seymour Platt, trumpet mouthpiece
[edit] Track Listing (Two Disc Version)
[edit] Disc One
1. Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S. 27 (P.D.Q. Bach)
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- Allegro
- Tema con variazione
- Menuetto con Panna e Zucchero
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2. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53162 (P.D.Q. Bach)
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- Aria
- Recitative
- Ground
- Recitative
- Aria
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3. Schleptet in E flat major (P.D.Q. Bach)
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- Larghissimo -- Allegro Boffo
- Menuetto con Brio ma senza Trio
- Adagio Saccharino
- Yehudi Menuetto
- Presto Hey Nonny Nonnio
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4. Eine Kleine Nichtmusik (Prof. Schickele)
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- Allegro
- Romanze
- Menuetto
- Rondo
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5. New Horizon's in Music Appreciation: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
6. What's My Melodic Line?
7. Madrigal "My bonnie lass she smelleth" from The Triumphs of Thusnelda (P.D.Q. Bach)
[edit] Disc Two
1. "Unbegun" Symphony (Prof. Schickele)
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- IV. Andante -- Allegro
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2. Half-Act Opera: The Stoned Guest, excerpts (P.D.Q. Bach)
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- Introduction
- Overture
- Recitative and Aria: "Now is the season"
- Recitative and Trio: "I'm sure I'd be"
- Intermission Feature: Opera Whiz
- Plot Synopsis
- Finale: "O saviour"
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3. Fugue in C Minor, from the "Toot" Suite for calliope four hands, S. 212° (P.D.Q. Bach)
4. Oratorio: "The Seasonings", S. 1 1/2 tsp. (P.D.Q. Bach)
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- Chorus: "Tarragon of virtue is full"
- Recitative: "And there were in the same country"
- Duet: "Bide thy thyme"
- Fugue
- Recitative: "Then asked he"
- Chorale: "By the leeks of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept"
- Aria: "Open sesame seeds"
- Recitative: "So saying"
- Duet: "Summer is a cumin seed"
- Chorus with Soloists: "To curry favor, favor curry"
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[edit] Track Listing (Single Disc Version)
1. Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S. 27 (P.D.Q. Bach)
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- Allegro
- Tema con variazione
- Menuetto con Panna e Zucchero
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2. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53162 (P.D.Q. Bach)
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- Aria
- Recitative
- Ground
- Recitative
- Aria
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3. Schleptet in E flat major (P.D.Q. Bach)
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- Larghissimo -- Allegro Boffo
- Menuetto con Brio ma senza Trio
- Adagio Saccharino
- Yehudi Menuetto
- Presto Hey Nonny Nonnio
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4. Eine Kleine Nichtmusik (Prof. Schickele)
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- Allegro
- Romanze
- Menuetto
- Rondo
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5. New Horizon's in Music Appreciation: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
6. What's My Melodic Line?
7. Madrigal "My bonnie lass she smelleth" from The Triumphs of Thusnelda (P.D.Q. Bach)
[edit] Sources
The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach (Single Disc Version) The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach (Two Disc Set)
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