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P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults | 
| Creators: P.D.Q. [pseudonym of Peter Schickele] Bach, Peter Schickele, Bruno Walter, I Virtuosi Hoople, Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic
Label: Telarc
Category: Music
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 42210
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5.2 x 0.5
UPC: 089408021022
EAN: 0089408021022
ASIN: B000003CVW
Release Date: June 13, 1989
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| Tracks:
| • | Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to 1712 ... - P.D.Q. Bach, Bach, P.D.Q. [pseud | | • | Overture 1712: For Really Big Orchestra, S1712 - P.D.Q. Bach, Schickele, Peter | | • | Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to Bach ... - P.D.Q. Bach, Bach, P.D.Q. [pseud | | • | Bach Portrait for Speaker & Orchestra - P.D.Q. Bach, Schickele, Peter | | • | Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to ... - P.D.Q. Bach, Bach, P.D.Q. [pseud | | • | La Pucelle de New Orleans, Capriccio for Orchestra - P.D.Q. Bach, Bach, P.D.Q. [pseud | | • | Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to ... - P.D.Q. Bach, Bach, P.D.Q. [pseud | | • | Minuet Militaire for Orchestra, S1a | | • | Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to ... | | • | Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz, Opera, S. E=Mt2 | | • | Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach: Introduction to the ... | | • | The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfles: 1. Prologue ... | | • | The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfles: 2. The Lamentations of | | • | The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfles: 3. Finale: Special ... |
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 Brilliant comedy May 9, 2009
C. Spencer
This is as much of a spoof of the famous digital Telarc recording of the Tchaikowski 1812 overture recording than it is of the overture itself. All I have to do is remember the musical "jokes" within this masterpiece and I still laugh out loud. It is a pleasure to listen to, for the performance and recording quality as well. The musicians recording this album must have had a blast (pun intended) performing the works. Peter Shickele has long since ceased "discovering" new works from the ficticious P.D.Q. Bach, but several wonderful studio and concert recordings exist from the past. All are highly recommended. You might even get something of a slanted musical education out of Prof. Shickele's comments at the beginnings of the pieces. And yes, he really is a Professor. There is a biobraphy entitled "The Difinitive History of P.D.Q Bach" you can probably find on the web. I once found it in the history section of a bookstore!
The funniest Schickele piece ever! May 23, 2006
Michael A. Abelson (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
My experience with the 1712 Overture is similar to Victoria's (in another review). I was listening to the car radio when I heard the dissonant pile-up halfway through, and almost drove off the Interstate.
It should be noted that the Amazon listing is incorrect. The 1712 Overture is in reality conducted by "Walter Bruno" who is actually David Zinman. It is most assuredly not conducted by Bruno Walter (can you imagine that?), who died in 1962.
Highly recommended.
 P D Q on form again July 20, 2005
Ian Miles (Oxfordshire, GB)
P D Q has quite a cult following among the 'cognoscenti', and others may know some of his works without being aware of it or why. Much of this is fun listening if you have that kind of mind &/or background, and has the virtual ring of period authenticity.
Classical music, like any living corpus of cultural tradition (eg religion, sport & politics) should be well capable of laughing at itself. Others have done so successfully (Hoffnung, Spike Jones, the Comedy Harmonists et al.) and PDQ follows in a worthy & rollicking tradition!
beware of the organ cadenza! May 18, 2005
Ms. Felicia Davis-burden (Staines, UK)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
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!
Another assault to your funny bone! April 12, 2004
Peter Isaacson (Whittier, CA USA - Terra - Sol System)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
P Schickele does it yet again! He successfullly skewers the classics again. My personal fave is Einstein On The Fritz, where he does a wonderful job of spoofing Philip Glass.....Only the Prof. is so twisted as to be able to sneak in 'Three Blind Mice" in the middle of a Glassian composition!
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