Black Forest Bluegrass
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| Studio album by P. D. Q. Bach | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
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Black Forest Bluegrass is a recording of the music of Peter Schickele under his comic pseudonym of P. D. Q. Bach, featuring the composer and "a bluegrass band with a Baroque orchestra, a wind octet with toys, a commercial with a snake — this album has it all!" The album was released on Vanguard Records in 1979.
Performers
- Professor Peter Schickele, bass, conductor, snake (that's an instrument)
- The New York Pick-Up Ensemble, Robert Bernhardt, conductor
- John Ferrante, tenor
- Eric Weisberg, mandolin and harmonica
- Bill Keith, banjo and harmonica
- Happy Traum, guitar and harmonica
- Donald "Don" Palma, bass and harmonica
According to the liner notes on the album, the performers pictured on the cover are Tommy Mann and his Magic Mountain Boys.
Track listing
Cantata: Blaues Gras (Bluegrass Cantata), S. 6 string (P.D.Q. Bach)
- 1. Recitative and Aria: "Blaues Gras"
- 2. Recitative: "O"
- Aria: "Du Bist Im Land"
- 3. Recitative: "O"
- Duet: "Ich Sehe"
- 4. Chorale: "Ich Gehe"
- Duet: "Sag' Mir"
No-no Nonette for assorted winds and toys, S. 86 (P.D.Q. Bach)
- 5. First Movement
- 6. Second Movement
- 7. Third Movement
- 8. Fourth Movement
- 9. Last Movement
10. "Hear Me Through" from Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100 (P.D.Q. Bach)
Source
P.D.Q. Bach: Black Forest Bluegrass
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