Track Listing

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. 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. Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfles: 1. Prologue ...
13. Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfles: 2. The Lamentations of
14. Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfles: 3. Finale: Special ...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13782 in Music
• Brand: Bach
• Released on: 1989-06-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

PDQ Bach at his best (worst)
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!

The title track is hysterical!
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.

beware of the organ cadenza!
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!