Performers

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

[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)

Audio Samples

Listen to P.D.Q. Bach:  Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities:  The Hearer’s Digest Condensed Version.  This Condensed Version gives you the intangible essence of the original recording in one small, easy-to-swallow capsule summary. The hyper folks at Hearer’s Digest have created this sample by slicing, dicing, and splicing, until it somewhat resembles excerpts of the original recording that are “severely truncated, but shorter.”

This Hearer’s Digest Condensed Version is made of excerpts from the following:  “How many psychiatrists” from Knock, Knock—Classical Rap—Birthday Ode to “Big Daddy” Bach—“Howdy there”, “Tragedy”, “My heart”, “You murdered your father”, “When Billie Jo heard”, “Goodbye”, and Finale from Oedipus Tex.

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