''The Intimate P. D. Q. Bach'' is "a live recording of ''The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach'' stage show, featuring Professor
Peter Schickele and the Semi-Pro Musica Antiqua" and was released on
Vanguard Records in 1973. Many of the performer credits are humorous, and as with all P.D.Q. Bach recordings, the "S" numbers are fictitious and humorous. The cover art is a parody of the 1901 painting ''
Kreutzer Sonata'' by
René-Xavier Prinet
René François Xavier Prinet (31 December 1861, Vitry-le-François – 26 January 1946, Bourbonne-les-Bains) was a French painter and illustrator who drew his subjects from middle-class society.
Biography
He was born to Henri Prinet, an Imper ...
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Performers
*Professor Peter Schickele, beriberitone,
calliope, siren (Quaint Old Innkeeper, Hansel Hunter, Monk, Doctor)
*John Ferrante,
bargain counter tenor
A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G3 to D5 or E5, although a sopranist (a s ...
, harpsichord, (Gretel Red Riding Hood, Village Idiot, Teddy Nice)
*
David Oei
David Oei (; surname pronounced "Wee", born 1950) is a Hong Kong-born American classical pianist.
Biography
Oei was born in Hong Kong, into a family that had emigrated from Amoy (Xiamen), Fujian in 1934 to open a branch of The China & South Se ...
, piano, police whistle
*John Nelson, singist
*Peter Rosenfeld,
celloist
*Arthur Weisberg,
bassoon
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er
Track listing
*Spoken introduction
*''Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice, an opera in one unnatural act, S.
2n-1''
**Overture
**Aria: "I am a quaint old innkeeper"
**Aria: "Like a lonely pilgrim"
**Aria: "My name is Hansel Hunter"
**Aria: "I'm the village idiot"
**Aria: "Et expecto" (Monk's Aria)
**Aria: "There's something about a monk"
**Duet: "Do you love me?"
**Interlude: Medical examination
**Aria: "I hope you'll take this friendly advice"
**Aria: "Teddy Nice is my name"
**Duet: "Jump not to conclusions"
**Finale: "Just tell me what your name is"
*''The O.K. Chorale from the Toot Suite for calliope four hands, S.
212°''
*Spoken introduction
*''"Erotica" Variations, for banned instruments and piano, S.
36EE''
**Theme: Windbreaker
**Variation I: Balloons
**Variation II: Slide Whistle
**Variation III: Slide Windbreaker
**Variation IV: Lasso D'Amore
**Variation V: Foghorn, Bell, Kazoo, Gargle
*Spoken introduction
*''The Art of the
Ground Round, for three baritones and discontinuo, S. 1.19/lb''
**Loving is as easy
**Please, kind sir
**Jane, my Jane
**Golly golly oh
**Nelly is a nice girl
Sources
''The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach'' schickele.com
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Vanguard Records VSD 79335 (1973)
P. D. Q. Bach live albums
1973 live albums
1970s comedy albums
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