Two Pianos Are Better Than One

Two Pianos Are Better Than One

Infobox Album
Name = Two Pianos Are Better Than One
Type = studio
Artist = P. D. Q. Bach


Released = 1994
Recorded =
Genre =
Length =
Label = Telarc
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion"
(1992)
This album = "Two Pianos Are Better Than One"
(1994)
Next album = "The Short-Tempered Clavier and other dysfunctional works for keyboard"
(1995)

"Two Pianos Are Better Than One" was released in 1994 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by P.D.Q. Bach and Professor Peter Schickele including the "Concerto for Two Pianos vs. Orchestra", and three other works that don't require even one piano."

Performers

*Professor Peter Schickele, piano
*Jon Kimura Parker, piano
*The New York Pick-Up Ensemble, Jorge Mester, conductor
*Wayne Hedrick, flute
*Grace Lingen, flute
*Peter DuBeau, tuba
*Richard Fitz, tambourine
*Lowell Graham, finger snapper
*Susan Palma, flute/piccolo
*Stephen Taylor, oboe
*Lauren Goldstein, bassoon
*Early Anderson, trombone
*Gerald Tarack, violin
*Michael Willens, contrabass

Track listing

1. Introduction
"Concerto for Two Pianos vs. Orchestra", S. 2 are better than one (P.D.Q. Bach):2. I. Shake allegro:3. II. Andante alighieri:4. III. Presto changio5. Introduction
"Trio (sic) Sonata", S. 3(4) (P.D.Q. Bach):6. I. Antemezzo:7. II. Mezzo:8. III. Intermezzo:9. IV. l'Altro Mezzo10. Introduction
11. "Chaconne à son Goût" (Prof. Schickele)
12. Introduction
"The Musical Sacrifice", S. 50% off (P.D.Q. Bach):13. I. Fuga Meshuga:14. II. Sort of Little Trio Sonata::*Andante::*Allegro molto::*Lento::*Vivace:15. III. Three Canons:16. IV. Chorale Prelude: "Da kommit ja der Schurke":17. V. Four More Canons:18. VI. The Grossest Fugue19. Closing

ources

* [http://www.schickele.com/shoppe/pdqrec/pianos.htm P.D.Q. Bach: Two Pianos Are Better Than One]


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