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