This was Victor Borge (born as Boerge Rosenbaum, Jan.3, 1909 Kopenhagen, Dec.23 2000 Greenwich, Conneticut), I do remember some shows. The Peter Sch... (translated: tailor) in question was another than you remember. His performances in the opera were quite o.k. as long as he did not interfer with the music, which was terrible sometimes, but he was able to take over nearly every piece at very short notice (means within two hours time or so, as he lived just 40 mins. from the opera. You had to look at him just for the first beat & play as usual, and look at him again for the final fermata, perhaps.
Nevertheless, better than a machine. ############################################################# Am 15.07.2010 um 15:16 schrieb Milton Kicklighter: > Hans and All, > > I do remember playing a number of concerts with Peter Sch.... PDQ > Bach.... Peter > was always so so funny. He always made his entrance from the > balcony by sliding > down a rope. Many many stories about his conducting. One really > good one. > > Playing a little Back piece: can't remember which one. About two > minutes into > the piece his stand collapses.... he quickly picks up the many > pieces of the > score rights the stand and goes on. It collapses again. This time > he picks up > the stand and walks off the stage. The strings continue to play as > if nothing > happened. Then from off stage comes this very loud power saw > cutting wood... > Next the banging of a hammer... strings still playing as if nothing is > happening... he then comes back on the stage with this God awful put > together > stand and proceeds to finish the piece. Many many funny things like > that. > > Another funny performer... and also find musician... Victor > Borga?? .... sorry > about spelling... My English teacher in college used to tell me that > I was the > worse speller she had ever encountered... Anyway Mr Borga was always > just as > funny in rehearsal as he was on a performance, and his "antics" > never got old. > He always had the orchestra in stitches.... for our non American > friends being > in stitches means uncontrolled laughter... He is really missed. > > > > Milton > Milton Kicklighter > 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic > Retired > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Hans Pizka <[email protected]> > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, July 15, 2010 1:48:57 AM > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NOT a robot conductor > > Hello Milton & others on the list, > > I am very sorry about the many typos in that message. > Did we talk about the same conductor ? Yes, because we have too many > of that type (not Danny Kaye). > > But I talked about a conductor named Peter Schn..... > > Like a poor robot. > > ############################################################ > Am 15.07.2010 um 04:18 schrieb Milton Kicklighter: > >> I did have the good fortune to play with him here in Buffalo... If >> you think the >> concert was funny, you should have seen the rehearsal. >> >> Milton >> Milton Kicklighter >> 4th Horn Buffalo Philharmonic >> Retired >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Bill Tyler <[email protected]> >> To: The Horn List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wed, July 14, 2010 7:42:51 PM >> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] NOT a robot conductor >> > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/kicklighgter%40yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/hpizka%40me.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
