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There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.

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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
Actor
Comedian
Composer
Conductor
Pianist
Stand-Up Comedian
København
Børge Rosenbaum
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Johann
Sebastian

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Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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And now, in honour of the 150th anniversary of Beethoven's death, I would like to play 'Clear the Saloon', er, 'Clair de Lune', by Debussy. I don't play Beethoven so well, but I play Debussy very badly, and Beethoven would have liked that.
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When I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza . . . I hate Liebestraum.
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Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.
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(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
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My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.
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In my dreams of Heaven, I always see the great Masters gathered in a huge hall in which they all reside. Only Mozart has his own suite.
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They say that Nero started the fire himself because he needed a suitable backdrop for his concert.
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I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?
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How nice. Now the Germans can sleep in peace, knowing that they will not be invaded by us.
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You may not be aware of this but Leonard Bernstein won another award, for explaining the music of Igor Stravinsky... to Igor Stravinsky!
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He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
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There is a bit of Hans Christian Andersen in every Dane.
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(Referring to the piano's natural shape) Isn't it a shame when those big fat opera singers lean against the pianos and bend them?
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Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.
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The elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow)
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What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
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What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog?The Nazi lifts his arm.
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A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.
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