Victor Borge
Victor Borge
Børge Rosenbaum, known professionally as Victor Borge, was a Danish and American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nicknames "The Clown Prince of Denmark," "The Unmelancholy Dane," and "The Great Dane."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth3 January 1909
CityCopenhagen, Denmark
CountryUnited States of America
You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?
The oboe sounds like a clarinet with a cold.
What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
That's why I've never thought of retiring because I do it all the time whether on the stage or off. I found that in a precarious situation, a smile is the shortest distance between people. When one needs to reach out for sympathy or a link with people, what better way is there?
It (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get the Indians to stop playing it.
They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.
Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.
There is a bit of Hans Christian Andersen in every Dane.
Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.
I do not have a single white note on my piano; my elephant smoked too much.
The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
(Shortly after Germany forced Denmark to sign a non-aggression pact in 1939) How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.