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Victor Borge (Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Frederic Chopin, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Wagner, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Strauss, Irving Berlin & Modern Music) – Variations on “Happy birthday to you”

Victor Borge is an enigma for me. Though many would consider him to be simply a clown, albeit a clown spoofing classical music, some of his work is, to say the least, strikingly acute and tantalizingly interesting. The present piece is proof of this. The variations form is well-known and appears in virtually any classical music period. It would seem almost impossible to do anything new with the form but Borge proves us wrong by adopting a very unusual approach. He chooses a painstakingly well-known theme, here – “Happy birthday to you”, and sets about to create variations to it. But it is only the top of the iceberg: each variation is, effectually, the way a certain composer would write the theme itself. All in all, there are eleven variations of very different composers: we start by passing through Bach and Mozart and finish with Irving and some modern composer whose name I do not know (and Borge’s hilarious pronunciation does not help :P). Some of these variations are preceded by a snatch on the composer’s original work from which Borge then proceeds to develop the variation. Moreover, some of his variations are rather charming (Brahms or Bach (in spite of a ridiculously humorous long descending line repeated two times)) or even, dare I say it, moving (Beethoven, in spite of some goofing on Borge’s part, gets one of the better treatments). I’ve marked the movements in the video itself but you can also check the title which includes all composers presented in the order
Video Rating: 4 / 5

I’ve fixed the sound problem, hope you guys enjoy this funny video
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Victor Borge Classic Collection – The Legendary Victor Borge

World renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman hosts this celebration of Victor Borge’s comedic genius. Here are many of Borge’s “greatest hits,” a hilarious encore of the most requested routines from the Borge repertoire.

Entertainment Weekly graded this very special concert A+. Victor Borge shares with an appreciative live audience his favorite moments from his movie and television appearances. In between these classic clips, Borge engages the audience in this inimitable manner with hilarious stories, delighted jokes, and beautiful piano playin

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Victor Borge – Jokes & Danish Folk Song Medley

Some funny jokes about the Danish Queen and a more serious Victor Borge playing a beautiful medley of some old Danish folk songs. Enjoy!
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Victor Borge and Marilyn Mulvey.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Victor Borge – His Greatest Piano Jokes

Victor appears at 1:37 Please rate and comment! @ Dean Martin Show.. one of Borge’s most amusing perfomances inc. his “Moonlight Sonata”, “The Blue Danube” and “The William Tell Overture” (in reverse) I do not own any copyright of this video

Victor Borge again. Enjoy!
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Victor Borge corrects a mistake

Victor Borge notices an error in his playing while rehersing the Blue Danube by Joe Strauss. From the muppet show.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Victor Borge+Marilyn Mulvey Victor Borge was the man who said: “A smile is the shortest connectshen between too peeple 😉 You my watch his clip: “Inflatshonary Langwitsh” here on Why Tea: www.youtube.com The words you´ll find at: www.whysanity.net

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Victor Borge — Träumerei

A musical legend of the 20th century ends a concert with panache and poignancy.
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Victor Borge con Subtitulos en Espanol (Spanish subtitulos)

Victor Borge – Subtitulos en Espanol
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Victor Borge – Tchaikovsky, Piano “Concerto” No. 1

A video with Victor Borge making fun at the piano.

Minute Waltz for 2 pianos

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Victor Borge in Tivoli Copenhagen in 1989 1:2

Part 1:2 Victor Borge in Tivoli Copenhagen in 1989 celebrating his 80 years birthday together with Mihaela Petri and a happy Danish audience. The subtitles are Swedish

Heres a more serious Victor Borge playing Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune,” from Suite bergamasque. This isn’t the original composition, he seems to add a few notes here and there, maybe for resonance or added harmony.. who knows. Either way, its Victor Borge, one of the 20th Centuries few true piano geniuses. this piece was composed in 1890. (forgive the quality, the video is old and he’s playing a Bosendorfer (zing)) 😀
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Victor Borge – How to Compose

Victor Borge – How to Compose

From “The Best of Victor Borge”
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