Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities
Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities was released in 1990 by Telarc Records.[1] 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'.
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| Released | 1990 | |||
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Performers
- 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
- Introduction
- Oedipus Tex, dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra, S. 150
- Prologue: "Tragedy"
- Recitative: "Well"
- Aria with chorus: "Howdy there"
- Recitative: "And it wasn't long"
- Duet with chorus: "My heart"
- Recitative: "But"
- Aria: "You murdered your father"
- Recitative: "When Billie Jo heard"
- Aria with chorus: "Goodbye"
- Recitative: "When Oedipus heard"
- Chorus and Finale
- Introduction
- Classical Rap, S. 1-2-3
- Introduction
- Knock, Knock, choral cantata, S. 4/1
- Recitative and chorus: "Knock, knock"
- Recitative and chorus: "How many psychiatrists"
- Recitative and chorale: "What is the question?"
- Recitative and chorus: "So this guy"
- Introduction
- Birthday Ode to "Big Daddy" Bach, for soloists, chorus and orchestra, S. 100
References
- Leonard, James. "P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities - P.D.Q. Bach". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and other Choral Calamities". www.schickele.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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