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