P.D.Q. Bach:  Black Forest Bluegrass (Vanguard CD-79427, CS-79427, LP-79427):  A bluegrass band with a Baroque orchestra, a wind octet with toys, a commercial with a snake—this album has it all!  

Performers

• Professor Peter Schickele, bass, conductor, snake (that’s an instrument)
• The New York Pick-Up Ensemble, Robert Bernhardt, conductor
• John Ferrante, tenor
• Eric Weisberg, mandolin and harmonica
• Bill Keith, banjo and harmonica
• Happy Traum, guitar and harmonica
• Donald “Don” Palma, bass and harmonica

Track Listings

Cantata:  Blaues Gras (Bluegrass Cantata), S. 6 string (P.D.Q. Bach)

[1]  Recitative and Aria:  “Blaues Gras”

[2]  Recitative:  “O”
       Aria:  “Du Bist Im Land”

[3]  Recitative:  “O”
       Duet:  “Ich Sehe”

[4]  Chorale:  “Ich Gehe”
       Duet:  “Sag’ Mir”

No-no Nonette for assorted winds and toys, S. 86 (P.D.Q. Bach)

[5]  First Movement 

[6]  Second Movement

[7]  Third Movement

[8]  Fourth Movement

[9]  Last Movement

[10] “Hear Me Through” from Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions,  S. 99 44/100 (P.D.Q. Bach)

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