1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults
1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults is a classical music album released in 1989 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by P. D. Q. Bach, the alter ego of Professor Peter Schickele. It is scored for "really big orchestra and some not-quite so big ensembles, plus unique on-location introductions, spoken on the very historical spots where the actual history happened".
Performers
- Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, narrator, pianist, devious instrumentalist and intellectual guide
- The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Walter Bruno, conductor
- '''I Virtuosi di Hoople'''
Track listing
- Introduction
- 1712 Overture, S. 1712
- Introduction
- Bach Portrait
- Introduction
- Capriccio La Pucelle de New Orleans , S. under 18
- Introduction
- "Minuet Militaire", S. 1A
- Introduction
- Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz, S. e=
- Introduction
- The Preachers of Crimetheus'', a ballet in one selfless act, S. 988
- *Prologue
- *The Lamentations of Jerry Maja
- *Finale: Special Deliverance