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The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology is a collection of works by Peter Schickele writing as P. D. Q. Bach originally recorded on the Telarc label by the composer.

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The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology
Compilation album by P. D. Q. Bach
Released	1998
Genre	Classical Comedy
Length	63:15
Label	Telarc
P. D. Q. Bach chronology
The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection (1996) The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology (1998) P. D. Q. Bach and Peter Schickele: The Jekyll and Hyde Tour (2007)

Performers

• Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, bass, devious instruments
• The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Newton Weyland, conductor
• The Okay Chorale
• Members of The New York Pick-Up Ensemble
• Grandmaster Flab and the Hoople Funkharmonic
• Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble, Lowell Graham, conductor
• Donna Brown as Blondie
• Elliott Forrest as Jocko
• Pamela South, soprano (Billie Jo Casta)
• Dana Krueger, mezzo-soprano (Madame Peep), chef
• Frank Kelley, tenor
• Brice Audrus, horn
• Peter Lurye, piano, Station ID
• Christopher O'Riley, piano

Track listing

• 1. This is Professor Pete (0:55)
• 2. 1712 Overture, S. 1712 (P.D.Q. Bach) (11:33)
• 3. Introduction (0:13)

Oedipus Tex, dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra, S. 150 (P.D.Q. Bach)

• 4. II. Aria with chorus: "Howdy There" (5:32)
• 5. Recitative: "It Wasn't Long" (0:28)
• 6. III. My Heart (4:02)
• 7. Recitative: "When Oedipus Heard" (1:01)
• 8. VI. Chorale and Finale (4:18)

• 9. Introduction
• 10. "Love Me" (Leiber & Stoller) (2:34)
• 11. WTWP Station ID (0:14) (see WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio)
• 12. Oo-La-La Introduction (0:24)
• 13. Oo-La-La: Cookin' French Like the French Cook French (2:39)
• 14. Introduction

• The Musical Sacrifice, S. 50% off (P.D.Q. Bach)
• 15. I. Fuga Meshuga (2:46)

• 16. Introduction
• 17. "Classical Rap", S. 1-2-3 (P.D.Q. Bach) (8:24)
• 18. Introduction

• The Short-Tempered Clavier, Preludes and Fugues in All the Major and Minor Keys Except for the Really Hard Ones, S. 3.14159, easy as (P.D.Q. Bach)
• 19. I. C Major (2:46)

• 20. Introduction

• Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds & Percussion, S. 1000 (P.D.Q. Bach)
• 21. II. Simply Grand Minuet (2:52)

• 22. Introduction

• Four Folk Song Upsettings, S. 4 (P.D.Q. Bach)
• 23. Little Bunny Hop Hop Hop (1:50)

• 24. Introduction (0:50)
• 25. "Minuet Militaire", S. 1A (P.D.Q. Bach) (3:40)
• 26. Enough Already (0:13)

Sources

• The Ill-Conceived P.D.Q. Bach Anthology, schickele.com

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