Morecambe & Wise, André Previn, Grieg’s Piano Concerto (by Grieg)…

Dec 26, 2021 | Comedy, Ramblings | 2 comments

Need any more be said? Fifty years on, this sketch remains fresh and timeless.

Not quite complete here though (the opening badinage is missing); nevertheless it starts at 19:56.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03n2pm7

2 Comments

  1. Peter Duff
    Peter Duff on December 26, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    Mr Preview shows off some deft acting skills in this classic

    Saw it last night.
    The whole episode is excellent

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  2. Andrew Keener
    Andrew Keener on December 26, 2021 at 10:58 pm

    A lovely classic. And very endearing, not least for that delicious moment when Eric Morecambe grabs AP by the lapels (‘I’m playing all of the RIGHT notes…but not necessarily in the RIGHT ORDER!’). Previn almost corpses, but not quite. What a pro, a sport. How many of today’s ‘classical’ musicians so effortlessly bridge the gap between entertainment and ‘accessibility’ without compromising the art itself? Not many, I venture.

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