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
Ah Mozart! He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.
I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.
(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.
Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.
The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the orchestra, and then wonders why nobody loves him.
You may not be aware of this but Leonard Bernstein won another award, for explaining the music of Igor Stravinsky... to Igor Stravinsky!
Occasionally, a finger comes up to wipe a tear [of laughter] from the eye... and that's my reward... the rest goes to the government.
You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques 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.