The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection Explained

The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection
Type:	compilation
Artist:	P. D. Q. Bach
Cover:	Dreaded P.D.Q. Bach Anthology.jpg
Released:	1996
Genre:	Classical Comedy
Label:	Vanguard Records
Prev Title:	The Short-Tempered Clavier and other dysfunctional works for keyboard
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology
Next Year:	1998

The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection is a collection of works by Peter Schickele under the pseudonym of P. D. Q. Bach originally recorded on the Vanguard Records label by the composer. It includes the complete contents of the first five P. D. Q. Bach albums, plus the never-before-released "Sanka" Cantata.^[1]

Track listing

Disc 1

• 1 In the Vanguard Vault, Part 1
• 2–19 Peter Schickele Presents an Evening with P. D. Q. Bach (1807–1742)?
• 20–31

Disc 2

• 1–9 An Hysteric Return continued
• 10–33

Disc 3

• 1–20 P. D. Q. Bach's Half-Act Opera, "The Stoned Guest"

Disc 4

• 1–29 The Intimate P. D. Q. Bach
• 30 In the Vanguard Vault, Part 2 (new track)
• 31 The "Sanka" Cantata (P.D.Q. Bach) (new track)
• 32 In the Vanguard Vault, Part 3 (new track)

References

1. https://www.schickele.com/wp/works/recordings/the-dreaded-p-d-q-bach-collection/ The Dreaded P.D.Q. Bach Collection