Search - P.D.Q. [pseudonym of Peter Schickele] Bach, Michele A. Eaton, David Dusing :: P.D.Q. Bach: The Jekyll & Hyde Tour

The return of PDQ Bach!

M. Garland | 12/29/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Welcome back (PDQ) Bach, it's been over a decade without a new PDQ Bach album. The return to disk includes skillfully silly songs framed by equally silly banter. The songs are funny, as you would expect and beautifully sung by David Dusing tenor, who doubles on Hauptspielen, and Michele Eaton soprano, and Professor Schickele on piano, and voice. The CD centerpiece is the String Quartet in F Major "The Moose", sometimes beautiful, sometimes garish, and oddly athletic for a chamber piece performed by The Armadillo Quartet who are up to the challenge of "The Moose" that requires a virtuosic extended string technique, whatever the heck that means. What it means is that it's an hour and seventeen minutes well spent. The recording is very detailed with a nice live ambience, it sounds just like your are there at The Gorden Center, I know, because I was in the audience for the recording, now I can hear the words I was laughing to hard to hear."

Jekyll, Hyde, Both Magnificent

Thomas Holbrook | Washington, DC | 03/29/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Peter Schickele has never been better than in this offering, recorded from a live performance in Owings Mills, MD. The audio is often shatteringly funny, and the liner notes and design are alone worth the price of admission to this addition to the oeuvre of that magnificent odd son of J.S. Bach, P.D.Q. As DeMille exhorted, don't miss this if you can!"

The Jekyll & Hyde Tour

James L. Bauchert | Southern California, USA | 09/01/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Welcome back, P.D.Q. We missed you. You will get the flavor of where this album is headed (pun intended) from the opening cut (yes, this one too). From there it just rolls along. The title implies that there are two natures at work here, Jekyll and Hyde. The only question is which is which? P.D.Q. has a certain air of distain for original composition that borders obsession with the works of others. On the other hand, the original works of Master Schickele have that compulsive drive to oddness that makes it clear he has spent way too many decades with the library of P.D.Q. In the long run, this ablum is proof that it is possible for the dual natures of humanity to merge into a harmonious and hilarious outing into a musical adventure. Jekyll and Hyde were actually one, I won't spoil the surprise about P.D.Q. and Schickele for those who may be hearing thier first exposure to this wonderful music. Welcome to the Spike Jones of the long hair set."