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Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach Jekyll & Hyde Tour

Presented by The Long Center for the Performing Arts at The Long Center: Michael and Susan Dell Hall

March 3, 2010

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A hysterically irreverent examination of the world of classical music as seen through the eyes of Johann Sebastian Bach’s long-forgotten relative, P.D.Q. Bach, and Peter Schickele. Relish such P.D.Q. classics as the recently discovered Four Next-to-Last Songs and the heart-rendering Shepherd on the Rocks, With a Twist, which features Prof. Schickele playing the tromboon (a cross between a trombone and a bassoon). The Jekyll—or is it Hyde?—part of the program features songs by Peter Schickele, including the notorious rock ‘n’ roll settings of famous Shakespeare speeches, as heard on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion.

 

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    • Event Name: Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach Jekyll & Hyde Tour
      "PDQ Bach"
      Review posted by: Tracy Medberry from austin, Mar 09, 2010
      

      The Long Center’s presentation of The Jekyll & Hyde Tour starring P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Schickele, took me back to the days of high school concert choir, with the added bonus of Schickele’s... Expand

      The Long Center’s presentation of The Jekyll & Hyde Tour starring P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Schickele, took me back to the days of high school concert choir, with the added bonus of Schickele’s mastery of both classical music and satire (oddly, both things that high school choir was missing). It was a light-hearted evening of Baroque and classical music parody, rich with wit and interesting musical compositions, that didn’t take itself too seriously. But really, how could a production take itself seriously when a tromboon is brought on stage and played – Schickele’s creation that is a cross between a trombone and a bassoon, retaining only the worst qualities of both instruments. The Jekyll and Hide Tour closely resembled it’s name, as the evening’s musical pieces alternated between compositions written by Shickele and the dubious P.D.Q. Bach, the twenty first child of Johann Sebastian Bach’s twenty children -- a running gag thahat has been the mainspring of Schickele’s four decade career. Collapse

    • Event Name: Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach Jekyll & Hyde Tour
      "PDQ Bach"
      Review posted by: A-Team from austin, Mar 09, 2010
      

      To say that Peter Schickele’s presentation of PDQ Bach’s music was a tongue in cheek show, really rings true, as that was the only way he could make those particular mouth noises. This show, a... Expand

      To say that Peter Schickele’s presentation of PDQ Bach’s music was a tongue in cheek show, really rings true, as that was the only way he could make those particular mouth noises. This show, a farce, or more, a parody of classical music review has a broad appeal. From the slightly vaudevillian intro, a theme held throughout the first act, to the second act where the professor character is tossed aside to get down to a pleasant, humorous and critically excellent musical review of Schickele’s lifelong passion for slightly odd music, a vastly enjoyable evening was to be had at the Long Center last night. Schickele is clearly a man comfortable with an audience as he plays them (us) every bit as well as he does the piano. The rapport between Shickele and the audience is built with every segue between the blatantly light hearted psuedo-classical pieces. ..Read more at nowplayingaustin.wordpress.com Collapse

    • Event Name: Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach Jekyll & Hyde Tour
      "Pretty Damn Quick"
      Review posted by: Nora Ruiz from Austin, TX, Mar 05, 2010
      

      Pretty damn quick how time flies when you're having fun. It's been years since I've seen PDQ Bach, the deranged composer who always manages to show up late and play is own satiric versions of Bach,... Expand

      Pretty damn quick how time flies when you're having fun. It's been years since I've seen PDQ Bach, the deranged composer who always manages to show up late and play is own satiric versions of Bach, Mozart and others. Straight from South North Dakota University, Peter cum Professor PDQ Bach delivers his thoughts on Mozart's songs of loss ("loss lieders") and other inanities. We're all getting a little older, but Peter had his peer group in the audience to cheer him on as he played some of his classic bits and sang some of his original rounds with his two backup singers. A good time was had by all even if we left a little wistful about the tolls that time takes. A requiem to an old clown? It was good to see this old friend, nevertheless. And it was good to see a few young people discovering this ageless phenomenon of musical humor. Collapse

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    • Event Name: Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach Jekyll & Hyde Tour
      "PDQ Bach"
      Review posted by: Tracy Medberry from austin, Mar 09, 2010
      

      The Long Center’s presentation of The Jekyll & Hyde Tour starring P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Schickele, took me back to the days of high school concert choir, with the added bonus of Schickele’s... Expand

      The Long Center’s presentation of The Jekyll & Hyde Tour starring P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Schickele, took me back to the days of high school concert choir, with the added bonus of Schickele’s mastery of both classical music and satire (oddly, both things that high school choir was missing). It was a light-hearted evening of Baroque and classical music parody, rich with wit and interesting musical compositions, that didn’t take itself too seriously. But really, how could a production take itself seriously when a tromboon is brought on stage and played – Schickele’s creation that is a cross between a trombone and a bassoon, retaining only the worst qualities of both instruments. The Jekyll and Hide Tour closely resembled it’s name, as the evening’s musical pieces alternated between compositions written by Shickele and the dubious P.D.Q. Bach, the twenty first child of Johann Sebastian Bach’s twenty children -- a running gag thahat has been the mainspring of Schickele’s four decade career. Collapse

    • Event Name: Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach Jekyll & Hyde Tour
      "PDQ Bach"
      Review posted by: A-Team from austin, Mar 09, 2010
      

      To say that Peter Schickele’s presentation of PDQ Bach’s music was a tongue in cheek show, really rings true, as that was the only way he could make those particular mouth noises. This show, a... Expand

      To say that Peter Schickele’s presentation of PDQ Bach’s music was a tongue in cheek show, really rings true, as that was the only way he could make those particular mouth noises. This show, a farce, or more, a parody of classical music review has a broad appeal. From the slightly vaudevillian intro, a theme held throughout the first act, to the second act where the professor character is tossed aside to get down to a pleasant, humorous and critically excellent musical review of Schickele’s lifelong passion for slightly odd music, a vastly enjoyable evening was to be had at the Long Center last night. Schickele is clearly a man comfortable with an audience as he plays them (us) every bit as well as he does the piano. The rapport between Shickele and the audience is built with every segue between the blatantly light hearted psuedo-classical pieces. ..Read more at nowplayingaustin.wordpress.com Collapse

    • Event Name: Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach Jekyll & Hyde Tour
      "Pretty Damn Quick"
      Review posted by: Nora Ruiz from Austin, TX, Mar 05, 2010
      

      Pretty damn quick how time flies when you're having fun. It's been years since I've seen PDQ Bach, the deranged composer who always manages to show up late and play is own satiric versions of Bach,... Expand

      Pretty damn quick how time flies when you're having fun. It's been years since I've seen PDQ Bach, the deranged composer who always manages to show up late and play is own satiric versions of Bach, Mozart and others. Straight from South North Dakota University, Peter cum Professor PDQ Bach delivers his thoughts on Mozart's songs of loss ("loss lieders") and other inanities. We're all getting a little older, but Peter had his peer group in the audience to cheer him on as he played some of his classic bits and sang some of his original rounds with his two backup singers. A good time was had by all even if we left a little wistful about the tolls that time takes. A requiem to an old clown? It was good to see this old friend, nevertheless. And it was good to see a few young people discovering this ageless phenomenon of musical humor. Collapse

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