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P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem! (Acorn
Media
DVD AMP-8849):
A special live concert performance of P.D.Q. Bach’s greatest hits celebrating 40
years of this uniquely appealing act. Featuring Professor Schickele with
Orchestra X conducted by Peter Jacoby, this rare wide screen presentation
presents
the often requested New Horizons in Music Appreciation (Beethoven 5th
Symphony Sportscast), the evergreen oratorio The Seasonings and
perennial audience favorite
Iphigenia in Brooklyn. The latter includes, for the first time ever, the
original “Trumpet Involuntary” movement, which has never been recorded on CD.
DVD bonus features include on-screen theme identifications for The “Unbegun”
Symphony; even more P.D.Q. Bach music: the rounds Odden und
Enden (many of which are also unavailable on CD); KUHT interview with Peter Schickele; and
biographies of Peter Schickele, P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Jacoby. The audio is
available in both Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 home theater
surround sound on a Region 1 (United States and Canada) DVD.
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Performers:
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Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, wine bottle, windbreaker, slide
windbreaker, singist and musicological mentor |
| Orchestra X, Peter Jacoby, Artistic Director |
| Okay Chorale, Tom Jaber, chorusmaster |
| William Walters, Manager of the Stage |
| Giff Nielsen, color commentator |
| Michèle Eaton, singist |
| David Düsing, singist |
| Gerrod Pagenkopf, bargain counter tenor |
| Jessica Smith, off-coloratura soprano |
| Cybele Gouverneur, mezzanine-soprano |
| John Weinel, tenor profundo |
| Sam Handley, basso blotto |
| Shih-Ting Huang, violin, captain of the orchestra |
| Jaryn Philleo, oboe, double reeds |
| Melanie Lancon, flute, slide whistle |
| Marat Rakhmatullaev, bassoon, tromboon |
| Cesar Martinez Bourguet, cello, discontinuo |
| Larry Hernandez, trumpet |
| Matt Menger, horn, shower hose in c alto |
| Phil Moody, kazoo primo |
| Brian Shircliffe, kazoo secundo |
| John Welton, continuo accordiano |
| Lillian Copeland, Ben Kamins, double reeds |
| Patty Moeling, slide whistle |
| Cheerleaders from the Spirit of Houston Cougar Band,
themselves |
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Program
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“Desecration of the House” Overture |
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Schleptet in Eb major, S. 0 |
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Molto Larghissimo—Allegro Boffo |
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Menuetto con Brio ma Senza Trio |
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Adagio Saccharino |
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Yehudi Menuetto |
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Presto Hey Nonny Nonnio |
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Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S. 53,162 |
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I. Trumpet Involuntary |
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II. Aria: “When Hyperion” |
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III. Recitative: “And Lo!” |
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IV. Ground: “Dying” |
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V. Recitative: “And in a vision” |
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VI. Aria: “Running” |
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“Unbegun” Symphony (Prof. Schickele) |
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III. Minuet |
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IV. Andante—Allegro |
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New Horizons in Music Appreciation |
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Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5 in c minor (Beethoven) |
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Fuga Meshuga, from The Musical
Sacrifice, S. 50% off |
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The Seasonings, S. 1 1/2 tsp. |
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Chorus: “Tarragon of virtue is full” |
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Recitative: “And there were in the same country” |
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Duet: “Bide thy thyme” |
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Fugue |
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Recitative: “Then asked he” |
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Chorale: “By the leeks of Babylon” |
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Recitative: “Then she gave in” |
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Aria: “Open sesame seeds |
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Recitative: “So saying” |
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Duet: “Summer is a cumin seed” |
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Soloists and Chorus: “To curry favor, favor curry” |
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| DVD Bonus Selections |
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“Unbegun” Symphony with Theme Identifications |
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Odden und Enden |
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The Mule |
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Three-Step Crab Dinner |
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O Serpent |
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Johann Sebastian Bach (Prof. Schickele) |
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Please, Kind Sir, from The Art of the Ground Round |
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KUHT interview with Peter Schickele |
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Bio of Peter Schickele, P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Jacoby |
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Video Samples
Watch a promotional video containing excerpts from P.D.Q. Bach in
Houston: We Have a Problem! This was put together by our
friends at Acorn Media and is available in three different sizes, ranging
from large (for people with high-speed internet access) to small (for people
with a healthy fear of getting too much P.D.Q. Bach on their computer).
Video Samples can be played using the free RealAudio
player.
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Cover image, video clips and scene listings are copyright © 2006
Acorn Media Group Inc. and are used with the permission of
Acorn Media. Any
other copying by other parties for other uses is not authorized.
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