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Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities

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Released
  
1990

Release date
  
1990

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Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities (1990)
  
WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio (1991)

Artists
  
P.D.Q. Bach, Peter Schickele

Label
  
Telarc International Corporation

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

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Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities was released in 1990 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by Peter Schickele under his alter-ego of P. D. Q. Bach and won a 1990 Grammy Award for 'Best Comedy Performance'.

Contents

  • Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, bass
  • The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Newton Weyland, conductor
  • The Okay Chorale
  • Grandmaster Flab and the Hoople Funkharmonic
  • Pamela South, soprano (Billie Jo Casta)
  • Dana Krueger, mezzo-soprano (Madame Peep)
  • Frank Kelley (tenor)
  • Brice Andrus, horn

    • Track listing

    1. Introduction
    Oedipus Tex, dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra, S. 150 (P.D.Q. Bach)

    2. I. Prologue: "Tragedy" 3. Recitative: "Well" 4. II. Aria with chorus: "Howdy there" 5. Recitative: "And it wasn't long" 6. III. Duet with chorus: "My heart" 7. Recitative: "But" 8. IV. Aria: "You murdered your father" 9. Recitative: "When Billie Jo heard" 10. V. Aria with chorus: "Goodbye" 11. Recitative: "When Oedipus heard" 12. VI. Chorus and Finale

    13. Introduction
    14. Classical Rap, S. 1-2-3 (P.D.Q. Bach)
    15. Introduction
    Knock, Knock, choral cantata, S. 4/1 (P.D.Q. Bach)

    16. I. Recitative and chorus: "Knock, knock" 17. II. Recitative and chorus: "How many psychiatrists" 18. III. Recitative and chorale: "What is the question?" 19. IV. Recitative and chorus: "So this guy"

    20. Introduction
    21. Birthday Ode to "Big Daddy" Bach, for soloists, chorus and orchestra, S. 100 (P.D.Q. Bach)

    Songs

    1Oedipus Tex: Introduction2:04
    2Oedipus Tex: I Prologue: "Tragedy"5:36
    3Oedipus Tex: Recitative: "Well"0:46

    References

    Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities Wikipedia
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