Beatles Arias - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was the LP Beatles Arias recorded?
A) 1966
B) 1968
C) 1965
D) 1967
  • 2. Who recorded the 1967 LP Beatles Arias?
A) Cathy Berberian
B) Louis Andriessen
C) Paul McCartney
D) John Lennon
  • 3. What is Cathy Berberian's vocal classification?
A) Contralto
B) Tenor
C) Mezzo-soprano
D) Soprano
  • 4. What was the nationality of Cathy Berberian by birth?
A) American
B) British
C) Dutch
D) French
  • 5. How many songs were on the original Beatles Arias album?
A) Twelve
B) Fourteen
C) Sixteen
D) Ten
  • 6. Which instruments made up the chamber ensemble for the original album?
A) A solo acoustic guitar and flute
B) A rock band with electric guitars and drums
C) A string quartet or wind quintet with harpsichord or organ
D) A full symphony orchestra with piano
  • 7. Who created the chamber arrangements for Beatles Arias?
A) Louis Andriessen
B) Bruno Canino
C) Paul Boyer
D) Guy Boyer
  • 8. Who played the harpsichord and organ on the original album?
A) Bruno Canino
B) Paul Boyer
C) Guy Boyer
D) Gerald Scarfe
  • 9. What inspired Cathy Berberian to create the album?
A) Singing along to her 13-year-old daughter's Beatles records
B) A request from Paul McCartney
C) A live performance in Paris
D) A commission by Polydor Records
  • 10. In which city was Beatles Arias recorded?
A) New York
B) Berlin
C) Paris
D) London
  • 11. What was the name of the studio where the album was recorded?
A) Studio Arsonor
B) Abbey Road Studios
C) Polydor Studios
D) Telescopic Studio
  • 12. Which record label originally released the album in the UK in 1967?
A) Fontana Records
B) Telescopic
C) Polydor
D) Philips Records
  • 13. What was the title of the German release of the album?
A) Revolution
B) Beatles Arias For Special Fans
C) Beatles Arias
D) Cathy Sings The Beatles
  • 14. Which record label released the German version of the album?
A) Telescopic
B) Polydor
C) Fontana Records
D) Philips Records
  • 15. What feature was included on the German album cover?
A) A monochrome photo of Berberian
B) An illustration by Gerald Scarfe
C) A picture of Paul McCartney
D) A collage reminiscent of Revolver
  • 16. Who created the original cover illustration for Beatles Arias?
A) Paul Boyer
B) Bertrand Jérôme
C) Guy Boyer
D) Gerald Scarfe
  • 17. What pseudonym did Gerald Scarfe use for the album cover illustration?
A) Sir Ralph Godstrouser-Legge R. A.
B) Sir Reginald Bottom-Drawer
C) Lord Arthur Pendelton
D) Professor Percy Fancypants
  • 18. Under what title was the album issued in the US?
A) Classical Beatles
B) Beatles Arias For Special Fans
C) Revolution
D) Cathy's Beatles
  • 19. Which US record label issued the album under the title Revolution?
A) Fontana Records
B) Philips Records
C) Polydor
D) Telescopic
  • 20. What was the US album's cover art reminiscent of?
A) The Beatles' 1965 LP Rubber Soul
B) The Beatles' 1967 LP Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
C) The Beatles' 1968 White Album
D) The Beatles' 1966 LP Revolver
  • 21. In what year was the album reissued on CD on the Telescopic label?
A) 1995
B) 1982
C) 2004
D) 2000
  • 22. Who conducted or recorded the radio interview included as a bonus track on the 2004 CD?
A) Paul Boyer
B) Bertrand Jérôme
C) Louis Andriessen
D) Bruno Canino
  • 23. Which radio station recorded the interview with Cathy Berberian in February 1975?
A) BBC Radio
B) Deutsche Welle
C) Radio France
D) Voice of America
  • 24. Who played piano and harpsichord on the live bonus tracks of the 2004 CD?
A) Paul Boyer
B) Guy Boyer
C) Gerald Scarfe
D) Bruno Canino
  • 25. Who provided the arrangements for the newer live versions on the 2004 CD?
A) Paul Boyer
B) Guy Boyer
C) Louis Andriessen
D) Bertrand Jérôme
  • 26. What is Louis Andriessen's nationality?
A) Dutch
B) American
C) British
D) French
  • 27. Which publication reviewed the album on June 2, 1967?
A) Billboard
B) Melody Maker
C) Rolling Stone
D) Time
  • 28. According to the Time review, which song featured a 'highfalutin version' with comic incongruity?
A) Michelle
B) Yellow Submarine
C) Eleanor Rigby
D) Yesterday
  • 29. According to Time, who sings 'Eleanor Rigby' a great deal more movingly than Cathy?
A) Louis Andriessen
B) Paul McCartney
C) Cathy Berberian
D) John Lennon
  • 30. Which songs did Time single out as waifish songs where Cathy's singing warmly underlined the lyrics and melodies?
A) Michelle, Here There and Everywhere, and Yesterday
B) I Want to Hold Your Hand, Eleanor Rigby, and Ticket to Ride
C) Yellow Submarine, Ticket to Ride, and Help!
D) Can't Buy Me Love, Girl, and A Hard Day's Night
  • 31. Who were all the songs on the album credited to?
A) Cathy Berberian
B) George Harrison
C) Lennon–McCartney
D) Paul Boyer
  • 32. Which song opens Side 1 of the original 1967 LP version?
A) Ticket to Ride
B) Michelle
C) Eleanor Rigby
D) Yellow Submarine
  • 33. Which song is the second track on Side 1 of the original LP?
A) Michelle
B) Ticket to Ride
C) Here, There and Everywhere
D) I Want to Hold Your Hand
  • 34. Which song follows 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' on Side 1?
A) Michelle
B) Yesterday
C) Yellow Submarine
D) Eleanor Rigby
  • 35. Which song appears fourth on Side 1 of the original LP?
A) Michelle
B) Yellow Submarine
C) Eleanor Rigby
D) Here, There and Everywhere
  • 36. Which song concludes Side 1 of the original 1967 LP version?
A) A Hard Day's Night
B) Here, There and Everywhere
C) Yellow Submarine
D) Girl
  • 37. Which song opens Side 2 of the original 1967 LP version?
A) Can't Buy Me Love
B) Yesterday
C) You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
D) Help!
  • 38. Which song is the second track on Side 2 of the original LP?
A) Yesterday
B) Help!
C) Girl
D) You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
  • 39. Which song appears third on Side 2 of the original LP?
A) Yesterday
B) A Hard Day's Night
C) Can't Buy Me Love
D) You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
  • 40. Which song is fourth on Side 2 of the original LP?
A) Girl
B) Yesterday
C) Can't Buy Me Love
D) Help!
  • 41. Which song is fifth on Side 2 of the original LP?
A) A Hard Day's Night
B) Girl
C) Can't Buy Me Love
D) You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
  • 42. Which song concludes Side 2 of the original 1967 LP version?
A) Girl
B) Help!
C) Ticket to Ride
D) A Hard Day's Night
  • 43. What is the duration of 'Ticket To Ride' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 1:54
B) 2:28
C) 2:36
D) 2:03
  • 44. What is the duration of 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 2:36
B) 1:33
C) 1:54
D) 2:23
  • 45. What is the duration of 'Michelle' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 2:25
B) 2:28
C) 2:11
D) 2:26
  • 46. What is the duration of 'Eleanor Rigby' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 2:23
B) 1:44
C) 2:03
D) 2:36
  • 47. What is the duration of 'Yellow Submarine' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 2:28
B) 2:11
C) 2:23
D) 2:03
  • 48. What is the duration of 'Here, There and Everywhere' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 2:25
B) 1:33
C) 2:11
D) 2:36
  • 49. What is the duration of 'Help!' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 1:33
B) 1:38
C) 2:03
D) 2:11
  • 50. What is the duration of 'Yesterday' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release (track 9)?
A) 2:25
B) 2:02
C) 2:28
D) 2:11
  • 51. What is the duration of 'Can't Buy Me Love' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 1:44
B) 1:54
C) 1:38
D) 1:33
  • 52. What is the duration of 'Girl' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 2:11
B) 2:26
C) 2:25
D) 2:28
  • 53. What is the duration of 'A Hard Day's Night' on the 2004 Telescopic CD release?
A) 1:44
B) 2:03
C) 1:54
D) 1:38
  • 54. What is the title of the radio interview track on the 2004 CD release?
A) Revolution
B) Beatles Arias For Special Fans
C) Pourquoi Je Chante Les Beatles?
D) Introduction
  • 55. What is the duration of the interview track 'Pourquoi Je Chante Les Beatles?'?
A) 2:36
B) 2:02
C) 1:43
D) 2:20
  • 56. What is the duration of the 'Introduction' track on the 2004 CD release?
A) 1:43
B) 2:02
C) 2:34
D) 2:20
  • 57. What is the duration of the 1982 live version of 'Ticket To Ride' featuring Bruno Canino on piano?
A) 2:34
B) 2:02
C) 2:33
D) 2:36
  • 58. What is the duration of the 1982 live version of 'Yesterday' featuring Bruno Canino on piano?
A) 2:25
B) 2:33
C) 2:34
D) 2:02
  • 59. What is the duration of the 1980 live version of 'Ticket To Ride' featuring Bruno Canino on harpsichord?
A) 2:02
B) 2:34
C) 2:33
D) 2:36
  • 60. At which festival were tracks 14 to 15 recorded in 1982?
A) Radio France
B) Studio Arsonor
C) Festival de Divonne-les-Bains
D) Festival d'Avignon
  • 61. At which festival were tracks 16 to 17 recorded in 1980?
A) Radio France
B) Festival d'Avignon
C) Studio Arsonor
D) Festival de Divonne-les-Bains
  • 62. Which songwriter's lyrics were specifically noted by Time as being warmly underlined by Berberian's singing?
A) Paul McCartney
B) Cathy Berberian
C) John Lennon
D) Gerald Scarfe
  • 63. What type of string ensemble accompanied Berberian, aside from the unnamed wind quintet?
A) A German string quintet
B) A French string quartet
C) A British string orchestra
D) An American string trio
  • 64. In what month of 1967 did the review in Time magazine appear?
A) December
B) June
C) August
D) February
  • 65. On what exact date in 1967 was the Time magazine review published?
A) June 2, 1966
B) June 2, 1967
C) June 20, 1967
D) June 12, 1967
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