by Victor Borge and Robert Sherman
Those who think Victor Borge is humorous will love this book, which reads like a transcript of his stage routines. The only thing missing is his keyboard punctuation. Borge discusses composers, conductors, pianists, fiddlers and "Ends and Odds." By far the best part is the footnotes. For example: "The celebrated novelist Gustave Flaubert said about George Sand that 'one needed to know her as I knew her to realize how much of the feminine there was in this great man.' Oh well, his novels are pretty confusing too." At the end is "A Helpful Glossary of Musical Borgefinitions" like "ABSOLUTE PITCH: completely dark" and "BAGATELLE: the lady speaks." (Franklin Watts, $8.95)
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