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)) 😀
Video Rating: 4 / 5
I love this video it’s so funny. Btw you can also try to hear Michala Petri’s daughter singing on this link: /watch?v=r4vhhNchd9Y
Hvad hun hedder, er da ligegyldigt, (michala), de er sindssyge dygtige begge to, Victor Borge var et talent uden lige, en savnet sjæl
She’s quite a dish.
So do I, because Victor Borge is a very funny man. I wish I knew what the audience is laughing about.
Do you feel like… I can see it for myself that when you go over here you feel like playing another one. Let’s see, what can we think of?
(Petri:) What about Csardas by Monti?
(VB:) You don’t know that one. It’s very hard.
That whisteling there, that’s nothing. But THAT one, can you handle that one?
(Petri:) Perhaps.
(VB:) Perhaps. You’ll try? We’ll try. Do YOU know it (directed at the other piano player).
(End part 1)
Him who wrote it is called Heberli. And why he’s written anything with that name is beyond comprehension. It’s also incomprehensible what he has written but when you hear Michala Petri play it, it is very comprehensible.
So thank you Herr Heberli. Him I didn’t see “up there” I have to say. But when you’ve played the concert he may be admitted.
We play the 3rd movement.
(movement is played)
There you go if only Heberli had heard that. That is what’s called a “Recorder”.
(nods) No longer, I hope.
He died many years ago. He was a railroad doctor. He came to our house as well. He came often because I always had a sore throat. At least that’s what he said anyway.
I came to his waiting room once, and there sat two locomotives and a freight car…
Mrs. Petri. Ms. Petri. Still, eh?
Ms. Petri will play 3rd movement of a concert, don’t be afraid now, it’s called, or he who wrote it, him…he…him? (Petri says “him”) Are you danish?
She’s as Danish as they come.
(audience member cries out)
Excuse me?
Take a seat.
The name Petri is very dear to me because one of my music teachers the great Petri with whom I played. If only it had been the other way around.
Edvin… Egon. EGON that’s right. So you know him too?
He was one of the great pianists, yes. Though just one of them.
Victor Schøler was another but he wasn’t Petri. That’s what was wrong with him. And then we had a house doctor when I was a child. Hit name was Dr. Petri. Are you related to him?
Translation
(I know it’ll be hard to follow but I’ll try anyways.)
It is a great honor for me that Michala Petri has accepted to participate in this evenings concert.
Please welcome her – Michala Petri
(applause)
Yes now we’ll be singing a different tune. (free translation of a Danish saying)
Welcome to Tivoli… and so on.
I remember the name Petri. First of all it’s world famous for their wonderful flute-playing. That is what they are playing, right?
Imagine such a small piece of wood…
Can anyone tell me what’s the name of the piece that Michala plays from 3:53 on with the orchestra? Thank you very much! A+, Dani
Michala played in New York and it was televised Live on PBS in North America. Would someone translate Victor’s words to English for us? Someone has ruined this video because RAP breaks in at 5 minutes.
Michala played in New York and it was televised Live on PBS in North America. Would someone translate Victor’s words to English for us?
She´s beautiful!!
I wish there were English subtitles.
Und jetzt übersetzt mir das alles mal jemand (o;
(And now can somebody translate me all this …)
Hej pildskadde!
100% enig j alle 4 punkter, og så kan jeg tillægge, at hvis jeg vil drille min kone eller gæster, så finder jeg min 50 år gamle blokfløjte frem. Og alle hader det for det lyder jo forfærdeligt…. But: Great fun!
Hvis du med “meningsfælle”mener, at du heller ikke bryder dig om blokfløjte, så er vi helt overens. Og jeg har ellers en meget bred musiksmag. Men jeg synes nu også frøken/fru Petri er lidt…farveløs.Men hr. Borge var f….. alt andet end farveløs!
probably because he was more than 80 years old!
still, one the best performances of this piece
why does he look sooo old?
There used to be a much better version of this – indeed one of the best versions of this sublime song that I have ever seen.
Anyone know where it went?
Looks like the next best thing has a bunch of talking first. No good.
My favorite…
Magic
Excuse me, but we all know who to search for different pieces.
Simply sublime, the Maestro Victor Borge and the playing too… *sighs* .. :0)x
Oh wow, I could only imagine. Thanks sharing that; you are quite lucky!
search: Victor Borge – Debussy’s “Clair de Lune”
second one from the top is better quality watch it
The Great Dane was, GREAT!! Whether doing comedy or playing serious peices no one was better than Borge!!
Beautiful, wish the audio was a little better.
Amazing!
I had the privilege of seeing him play this live in an amphitheater shortly before he died. The sun was setting over the mountains, and this music was floating in the air, and I had tears in my eyes. Video does little to convey the emotion he felt when playing this piece…or the emotions of those around him.
I can not believe it. This was at the Fox Theater in Detroit, my hometown. It’s one of the most beautiful theaters in the country; I can only imagine the experience on a night like this. It’s so sad that I was born in so much later than what would have allowed me to see this live. Must’ve been nice.
*sigh* it’s not that they are impolite – as we get older – we cannot hear the higher frequencies – therefore – the music “has” stopped – at least what they can hear – had a friend’s father who flew B-29’s in WWII – after age 65 he could not hear a flute or piccolo – but acted like he could – all the best