The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection

The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection is a collection of works by Peter Schickele under the pseudonym of P. D. Q. Bach originally recorded on the Vanguard Records label by the composer. It includes the complete contents of the first five P. D. Q. Bach albums, plus the never-before-released "Sanka" Cantata.

The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection
Compilation album by P. D. Q. Bach
Released	1996
Genre	Classical Comedy
Label	Vanguard Records
P. D. Q. Bach chronology
The Short-Tempered Clavier and other dysfunctional works for keyboard (1995) The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection (1996) The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology (1998)

Track listing

Disc 1

• 1 In the Vanguard Vault, Part 1
• 2–19 Peter Schickele Presents an Evening with P. D. Q. Bach (1807–1742)?
• 20–31 An Hysteric Return: P.D.Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall

Disc 2

• 1–9 An Hysteric Return continued
• 10–33 Report from Hoople: P. D. Q. Bach on the Air

Disc 3

• 1–20 P. D. Q. Bach's Half-Act Opera, "The Stoned Guest"

Disc 4

• 1–29 The Intimate P. D. Q. Bach
• 30 In the Vanguard Vault, Part 2 (new track)
• 31 The "Sanka" Cantata (P.D.Q. Bach) (new track)
• 32 In the Vanguard Vault, Part 3 (new track)