10 Funniest Classical Music spoofs

[MrGongGong]

These dear ladies seem to have been forgotten, possibly the best performance of the cat duet ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Qd8...yer_detailpage

dreadful , so awful and (IMV of course) just not in the least bit funny

[Al R Gando]

These dear ladies seem to have been forgotten, possibly the best performance of the cat duet ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Qd8...yer_detailpage

There's never been a "best performance" of this weary meme. It would do the musical public a service if all copies could be buried in lead caskets at the bottom of a Peruvian swamp.

[mercia]

Marc-Andre Hamelin again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcoYP1RUrgE

[visualnickmos]

Al R Gando

"There's never been a "best performance" of this weary meme. It would do the musical public a service if all copies could be buried in lead caskets at the bottom of a Peruvian swamp."

Absolutely - but why should the Peruvians be left with the musical equivalent of toxic nuclear waste...!

[LeMartinPecheur]

This doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_hzrB_FI4

Not exactly a spoof, but absolutely wonderful IMHO - enjoy!

[davehsug]

Sorry I was trying to be a little ironic & failed miserably

[Badger]

Badger

Some great stuff here- Dud's Britten parody, Anna Russell's Wagner, and Peter Schickele's running commentary on Beethoven 5 are particular personal faves:-

http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/Article/267261,the-funniest-moments-in-classical-music.aspx/1

Anybody care to nominate further hilarious classical music mickey-takes?

I'll start with Roger Norrington's recording of Mahler 9.

Bugs Bunny Overtures to Disaster (Warner Bros video 1998 purchased in charity shop reduced to £1.49) - hours of fun and early introduction to the classics and opera for grandkids - still making grandmother of 6 teenagers 'lol and singalong'!