Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities

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Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities was released in 1990 by Telarc Records. 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'.

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

1. Introduction
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

13. Introduction
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)