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P.D.Q. Bach (Peter Schickele) - "New Horizons in Music Appreciation" (Beethoven)

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This new upload is something unusual but nonetheless interesting. The selection concerns a performance of the very familiar Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven ... as if it were a sporting event complete with a cheering audience, a referee and two commentators (Robert Dennis and Peter Schickele, the man behind the whole thing). Though the whole thing is outrageously funny, the joke only helps highlight the sheer power of Beethoven's masterwork and, at the same time, makes one think of the extreme value we attach to music. Enjoy :)!

P.S. This except appears on the album "P.D.Q. Bach on the Air" which features several other striking musical parodies.

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P.D.Q. Bach (Peter Schickele) - "New Horizons in Music Appreciation" (Beethoven)

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  • It's just getting a ...

    It's just getting a little lethargic down there.... HA!

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  • hehehe... Heilege ...

    hehehe... Heilege Dankegesang.
    That took me a second, but then I fell off my chair laughing.

    Ah, orchestra puns.

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  • This is funny as ...

    This is funny as hell. :-DD

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  • Hail Phi! Hail Mu! ...

    Hail Phi! Hail Mu! Hail Alpha! Hail Yeah! Peter Schickele shall go down in history as one of PMA's most beloved brothers.

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  • It sure cannot do ...

    It sure cannot do no harm to joke a bit around all these tons of serious comments.

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  • Brilliant, this is ...

    Brilliant, this is the kind of analysis I like! ;-)
    Wat a great conductor Heilige Dankgesang was...

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  • I can't believe my ...

    I can't believe my ears!

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  • "Bobby Corno" - LOL ...

    "Bobby Corno" - LOL!!!

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  • Pure genius!! One ...

    Pure genius!! One of my all-time favorite pieces of musical comedy. Thanks a lot for posting this: MUCH appreciated.

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