Victor Borge Minneapolis – playing the second piece from Friedman-Gärtner’s 6 Viennese Dances.

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Nick Naggar

Victor Borge Minneapolis playing the second walz (of 6) by Ignaz Friedman-Gärtner. Another YouTuber found the correct one: It is the second piece from Friedm…
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43 Responses to Victor Borge Minneapolis – playing the second piece from Friedman-Gärtner’s 6 Viennese Dances.

  1. bill holzman says:
    April 18, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    Borge proves he can play, and my, could he play. I saw one of his last concerts in Cincinnati 1999,and he said it takes time to getting older, and much more time as you get even more older, and I have gotten very good at it. Yes, he was one of a kind.

  2. aardvaark069 says:
    April 18, 2013 at 8:49 pm

    I saw him play another of these friedman/gardtner waltzes with such quiet, heartbreaking nostalgia that I could only imagine that he was remembering an old, long lost friend as he played. It made me cry.

  3. PopeRonPaulii says:
    April 18, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    That was actually a problem for me. The video featuring that song wasn’t anywhere on youtube, so I had to spend some time uploading it myself now. It’s finally up, so take a look and see what you can tell me. /watch?v=ffltfBMOQnI

  4. mugge62 says:
    April 18, 2013 at 10:33 pm

    Hi mr. ‘Pope’. The things you are asking for is not in this video. Can you perhaps direct me to the proper video? Or maybe you will find it here in the playlist:

    /watch?v=0uBRZZRT-EI&feature=bf_prev&list=PL54271877305B570A

    If so. write me again!

  5. PopeRonPaulii says:
    April 18, 2013 at 10:34 pm

    I know people must be absolutely sick of these song questions, but I can’t resist this one. Immediately after the Danish lullaby his mother played for him, he plays another song for about 2 or 3 minutes. It’s just before he says “Everything comes to an end. You wouldn’t believe it would you?” I’ve been searching the internet high and low, but only someone who knows the name of the piece from hearing it can tell me what it is. Please, do me the kindness. I’ll find sheet music on my own.

  6. will james says:
    April 18, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    I absolutly love Victor one of a kind still sad he passed my idol!!!!!!!!

  7. easkay says:
    April 18, 2013 at 11:15 pm

    Maybe some of you can help me out, given that you have this entire show on tape. Does anyone know the names of the pieces (assuming they were composed) that follow the danish medley up until Träumerei?

  8. Neclord2007 says:
    April 18, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    HI, the Danish Lullaby after the waltz on the tape is written by a composer called fini henriques and the song is called vuggevise (or lullaby in english). Here’s a link to a version on the cello watch?v=R5MoUBpQAY0 …a very beautiful piece indeed and my personal favourite.

  9. UklaTheMokk says:
    April 19, 2013 at 12:00 am

    He jokes about playing Chopin (Waltz A flat Op. 42) he’s just joking around almost, and yet he plays it better than anyone I can find on youtube. Tragically, everyone seems to equate speed with good. But the accentuation in just that little bit of Chopin he plays is just really marvelous. Pity he didn’t play the whole thing as the next piece (which I didn’t like).

  10. mmoseleywpi says:
    April 19, 2013 at 12:37 am

    No, I know what he’s talking about, I have this whole performance (on VHS!) and it’s a piece, I believe, he said his mother played. I can’t find it anywhere online either, so I might have to go blow the dust off the ol’ VCR.

  11. mugge62 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 1:00 am

    I think you mean a ‘medley of Danish folk songs’.
    Amongst these 12 different small melodies are 2 that is in fact are Lullabyes. At 3:49 It is “Den lille Ole med paraplyen” (The little Ole with the umbrella) and you will find it here:
    And at 4:20 is Hans Christian Lumbyes’ “Drømmebilleder” (“Imaginary” Pictures of dreams)

    /watch?v=rrUkzir5DTI

    Greetings to the South Sea from Denmarks North Sea, Mugge62 (65)

  12. KurtRussell720 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 1:52 am

    There’s a piece that he plays after these waltz’s that he calls “Danish Lullaby”, been trying to find it everywhere. Anyone know what its name is? Or know what I am talking about haha

  13. markoserengeti says:
    April 19, 2013 at 2:15 am

    oh wow! thank you sooooooooo much. i have been looking for this sheet music for a very long time. thank you very very much for helping! you are a star!

    much appreciated,
    markoserengeti

  14. mugge62 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 2:43 am

    I think you missed the obvious place which is here on youtube.
    If you click additional info under the video you will find 2 links. The note-sheets is the first
    Good luck

  15. markoserengeti says:
    April 19, 2013 at 3:30 am

    can somebody please help me find the sheet music for this? i’ve searched all over the internet nothing.
    thanks

  16. Christian Kircher says:
    April 19, 2013 at 4:12 am

    excellente interpretation of this wonderful piece. Ignaz Friedman was himself an excellent pianist and composer. He recorded himself this piece too.

  17. Marquis Bieshaar says:
    April 19, 2013 at 4:37 am

    al the jokes aside….the man was a very very good pianist!

  18. ShareTheSphere says:
    April 19, 2013 at 5:25 am

    i rather listen to VB pkaying the classics than…any

  19. MrFrollins says:
    April 19, 2013 at 5:28 am

    I have always been a fan of Borge-a fine pianist when he wants to be-unfortunately he left out a LOT of notes. Steven Hough has the best recording of this, Also Friedman himself on Duo Art.

  20. MrFrollins says:
    April 19, 2013 at 6:10 am

    I was able to get all six of his waltzes from Musica Obscura editions-1-603-881-7210

  21. mugge62 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 6:59 am

    Thanks numberonefilmfan. I have added your information to “more info”.

    You can only post links if you use a user channel’s more private “send a message” (if it is open for use by the channel-owner.)

  22. Numberone filmfan says:
    April 19, 2013 at 7:39 am

    It is dedicated to Monsieur Isidore Philipp and is marked “vivo e sciolto”, if that helps. I can’t post a link, right?

  23. bill holzman says:
    April 19, 2013 at 7:50 am

    Borge proves he can play, and my, could he play. I saw one of his last concerts in Cincinnati 1999,and he said it takes time to getting older, and much more time as you get even more older, and I have gotten very good at it. Yes, he was one of a kind.

  24. aardvaark069 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 8:29 am

    I saw him play another of these friedman/gardtner waltzes with such quiet, heartbreaking nostalgia that I could only imagine that he was remembering an old, long lost friend as he played. It made me cry.

  25. PopeRonPaulii says:
    April 19, 2013 at 8:56 am

    That was actually a problem for me. The video featuring that song wasn’t anywhere on youtube, so I had to spend some time uploading it myself now. It’s finally up, so take a look and see what you can tell me. /watch?v=ffltfBMOQnI

  26. mugge62 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 9:04 am

    Hi mr. ‘Pope’. The things you are asking for is not in this video. Can you perhaps direct me to the proper video? Or maybe you will find it here in the playlist:

    /watch?v=0uBRZZRT-EI&feature=bf_prev&list=PL54271877305B570A

    If so. write me again!

  27. PopeRonPaulii says:
    April 19, 2013 at 9:38 am

    I know people must be absolutely sick of these song questions, but I can’t resist this one. Immediately after the Danish lullaby his mother played for him, he plays another song for about 2 or 3 minutes. It’s just before he says “Everything comes to an end. You wouldn’t believe it would you?” I’ve been searching the internet high and low, but only someone who knows the name of the piece from hearing it can tell me what it is. Please, do me the kindness. I’ll find sheet music on my own.

  28. will james says:
    April 19, 2013 at 9:59 am

    I absolutly love Victor one of a kind still sad he passed my idol!!!!!!!!

  29. easkay says:
    April 19, 2013 at 10:24 am

    Maybe some of you can help me out, given that you have this entire show on tape. Does anyone know the names of the pieces (assuming they were composed) that follow the danish medley up until Träumerei?

  30. Neclord2007 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 10:31 am

    HI, the Danish Lullaby after the waltz on the tape is written by a composer called fini henriques and the song is called vuggevise (or lullaby in english). Here’s a link to a version on the cello watch?v=R5MoUBpQAY0 …a very beautiful piece indeed and my personal favourite.

  31. UklaTheMokk says:
    April 19, 2013 at 11:25 am

    He jokes about playing Chopin (Waltz A flat Op. 42) he’s just joking around almost, and yet he plays it better than anyone I can find on youtube. Tragically, everyone seems to equate speed with good. But the accentuation in just that little bit of Chopin he plays is just really marvelous. Pity he didn’t play the whole thing as the next piece (which I didn’t like).

  32. mmoseleywpi says:
    April 19, 2013 at 11:59 am

    No, I know what he’s talking about, I have this whole performance (on VHS!) and it’s a piece, I believe, he said his mother played. I can’t find it anywhere online either, so I might have to go blow the dust off the ol’ VCR.

  33. mugge62 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    I think you mean a ‘medley of Danish folk songs’.
    Amongst these 12 different small melodies are 2 that is in fact are Lullabyes. At 3:49 It is “Den lille Ole med paraplyen” (The little Ole with the umbrella) and you will find it here:
    And at 4:20 is Hans Christian Lumbyes’ “Drømmebilleder” (“Imaginary” Pictures of dreams)

    /watch?v=rrUkzir5DTI

    Greetings to the South Sea from Denmarks North Sea, Mugge62 (65)

  34. KurtRussell720 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    There’s a piece that he plays after these waltz’s that he calls “Danish Lullaby”, been trying to find it everywhere. Anyone know what its name is? Or know what I am talking about haha

  35. markoserengeti says:
    April 19, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    oh wow! thank you sooooooooo much. i have been looking for this sheet music for a very long time. thank you very very much for helping! you are a star!

    much appreciated,
    markoserengeti

  36. mugge62 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    I think you missed the obvious place which is here on youtube.
    If you click additional info under the video you will find 2 links. The note-sheets is the first
    Good luck

  37. markoserengeti says:
    April 19, 2013 at 2:49 pm

    can somebody please help me find the sheet music for this? i’ve searched all over the internet nothing.
    thanks

  38. Christian Kircher says:
    April 19, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    excellente interpretation of this wonderful piece. Ignaz Friedman was himself an excellent pianist and composer. He recorded himself this piece too.

  39. Marquis Bieshaar says:
    April 19, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    al the jokes aside….the man was a very very good pianist!

  40. ShareTheSphere says:
    April 19, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    i rather listen to VB pkaying the classics than…any

  41. MrFrollins says:
    April 19, 2013 at 5:31 pm

    I have always been a fan of Borge-a fine pianist when he wants to be-unfortunately he left out a LOT of notes. Steven Hough has the best recording of this, Also Friedman himself on Duo Art.

  42. MrFrollins says:
    April 19, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    I was able to get all six of his waltzes from Musica Obscura editions-1-603-881-7210

  43. mugge62 says:
    April 19, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    Thanks numberonefilmfan. I have added your information to “more info”.

    You can only post links if you use a user channel’s more private “send a message” (if it is open for use by the channel-owner.)

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