Victor Borge Performs Rachmaninoff - Slideshow

[cogidubnus1953]

Outstanding throughout...A superb performer...thank you so much for posting...

[iworkbeads]

so dang funny couldn;t stop laughing...keep up the good work!

[AmandaCaines]

Its sad really..... the loss of Victor Borge and others of his ilk - they were acomplished musicians who allowed themselves to joke about music, who appeared to play badly but playing as if you are playing badly, takes great skill and musicianship. We just dont have people like that around right now..... such a shame. VB was a star :) Comedy these days seems to be measured by how many swear words you can get into your act - it was different for these guys, they were fabulous entertainers.

[ValsDiary]

Wonderful tribute to a terrific man. Victor Borge was and still is a world great.

[Chuck88keys]

About 25 years ago, Mr Borge' came to a little town in Bloomfield Ct where i live. They would have weekly concerts throughout the summer, and would normally draw a crowd estimated at 40,000. When Victor Borge' came, the overflow-crowd was estimated by local police to be around 70,000. I don't think there is anyone else in this world that could ever compare to all his talents. When he plays seriously, i can get a tear. When he uses his humor, i just can't stop laughing.

[Scarbogn]

2:43 - 2:58 breathtaking

[WVrrus]

C minor is 4 flats no joke. C flat, D flat, F flat, G flat.

Unless i count 'em wrong though (and mr. Borge was intentionally tricking me, too). Knowing mr. Borge, i start to suspect the worst. :)

[aramilalpha]

And if you hear this then there is definitely something wrong because that Tchaikovsky!

[Jokkemann69]

This concerto is written in four flat because Rachmaninov had to move four times while he wrote it... xD

[ciliaspippi]

C minor is 3 flats.

[WVrrus]

Ok let's see, there's C flat, D flat, F flat and G flat.

If my ariphmetics teacher wasn't tricking me, that's four, not three.

Perhaps he was tricking me (as well as mr. Borge), though? I start to suspectthe worse. ;)

[ciliaspippi]

Excuse me.......... No, C Minor has 3. If you find the relative major (Eb), and find the number of flats in that, you will find the number in C minor. The order of flats is BEADGCF, and coincidentally, the order of "flat" scales as well. B(flat) with 2 flats, E, with 3 Flats. Use the same accidentals on c, you get the natural minor, Now sharpen the 7th (Bb) and you get harmonic minor, the conventional minor.

But the KEY SIGNATURE HAS 3 FLATS. Have you ever done any music theory, by chance?

[aliceharrold]

@ciliaspippi Yep definitely 3 flats!

[bandgeek8986]

@ciliaspippi As a college student majoring in music, this entire argument makes me want to cry. =P

[ciliaspippi]

@bandgeek8986 Wait, because I'm wrong, or because it is so obvious?

[bandgeek8986]

@ciliaspippi No no no, you're correct. 3 flats. I just thought it was obvious. The fact it had to be argued about at all makes my head hurt.

[ciliaspippi]

I thought so! Happy music theorizing!

[WVrrus]

@ciliaspippi Yes i did. For 5 years in my childhood, only basic theory. I had top scores. Let's see, then. C Minor. C is the key which is directly to the left of every-group-of-two-black-keys on the piano. C minor, for me, is this sequence: C-flat, D-flat, E-... Wait, what's the term for russian "beemole" in english? ... checking wiki... FLAT? /feeling_stupid /laughs Why oh why i was assuming that "flat" in english means "note with no accidentals". My bad, guys, my bad! :D

[ciliaspippi]

Oh, sorry. I commented before I watched the movie! Sorry

[bachaddict]

i think the people with three feet are glad they don't exist...

[philosoful]

That part at 2:30 actually has a pretty wonderful bass sound for those pedal notes, great piano tone and awesome comedy! What an awesome person, I've only just dicovered him but he seems brilliant.

[puszyko1]

his piano playing is exceptional.. he was a prodigy in every sense of the word

[Smeagollum86]

his piano playing is actually very good

[GrannySays]

From the time I was a little girl he made me laugh. He still makes me laugh. A great talent who brought joy to many people.

[IVlr3vil]

It's a shame he didn't perform full pieces often. I really liked the interpretation of the main melody. Could only imagine what he would have done with the real music.

[mugge62]

Thanks for these rare pictures. I give you some more as a video response.

All my best, Another Borge fan.

[Anarchemitis]

Steinway has told me to tell you that this is a Baldwin piano.

[wossox]

the pedal in the middle is there to separate the other two pedals.. He truly is one of the most remarkable entertainers in the 20th century.

[mdoub]

he is so funny what he says isn't that funny just the way he says it

[Resholden]

pure genius

[81marical]

There is no other like Victor Borge!

[steinwaygrande1]

Once in a lifetime there comes a musical genius- Victor was one of them. RIP Victor sadly missed but not forgotten

[DunkleArie31]

ahhaahahahahahaa rofl brilliance in person :D

[tfgoingwest]

AMAZING!!!

[benaheide]

ahahaha!

[ymerej2100]

very moving i miss him

[musicalsandstuff]

And when you hear that, there's definately something wrong, because that's TCHAIKOVSKY!

[cheekypsycho]

definitely

[ninjaassassin27]

@musicalsandstuff that sounds incredible, the piece... was the intro rachmaninoff or tchaikovsky though? i'm guessing rachmaninoff though if that was the concerto i think i'll learn it then

[alciefrederic]

@ninjaassassin27 the intro and the following part were of Rachmanninoff Second. However, the last part wasn't, like Borge rightly pointed out.

[ninjaassassin27]

@alciefrederic oooh wow. then i must learn it. thank you. *flips through his rachmanninoff*

[Thedyingfire]

@musicalsandstuff

I'd have to disagree, if you look up the song that he is talking about, he is correct.  It s Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto.

[DwarfWife]

@Thedyingfire

Musicalsandstuff is quoting Borge, I think. :-)

[piax00]

ooh that was a swet mn theme

[jasiunas]

his humour is genious. i adore him

[kage1369]

you know his playing the concerto by the way... 2nd excerpt is played geniusly... just by the way

[anbe73]

oh my god hes so amazing

[pianofan2204]

a wonderful personality. i enjoyed him when i was still a child. great. thanks youtube.

[simpsons225]

Lol, never thought piano jokes could be funny.

[SalQrazy]

good 'ol comedy LOL

[cxegurll]

His talent makes his jokes even funnier.^^

[philipchek]

oups, i forgot to say : a real very good work for this video.

[philipchek]

The first man I hear making really funny things with classical music. And his touch on the piano is really fine. Hilarious, many thanks for sharing this.