André Previn - Morecambe and Wise

ladies and gentlemen the highlight of the evening a truly great international star good evening and now we have another famous person here from the world of music let's give a warm welcome to the principal conductor from the London Symphony Orchestra mr. Andre Previn [Applause] [Music] thank you thank you for bringing your many musical talents to our humble little chef well thank you for that tremendous introduction come out of my feet as it free [Laughter] I suppose you're looking forward to the nighttime well now who would yes as I tell you I had come a long way to conduct the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto team annual is my soloist yes I'll tell you the truth honest with you I wasn't going to come on your show at all no until you told me like mr. Menuhin had agreed to play I did say that did I whole yes yes by the way and it has you hoodie arrived who well I'm glad you mentioned that that's it as a matter of fact I mean I can explain the whole situation it wouldn't take him a telegram telegram from out of it Oh dearie me yes yes it's from you who do you can't come isn't that a shame he says dear boys can't make it tonight on your show opening at the archives dear to birkenhead in all King Kong what a shame it's not a shame yes no no please please don't go I mean there are other great musicians are the great words that says such as Greeks piano concerto that's a great word yeah you're right great work but I mean do you have someone of the caliber of mr. Menuhin better better you have someone better than you really man cannot spots off him I think you're in for the thrill of a lifetime ladies and gentlemen here to play Greeks piano concerto is mr. Eric Markham [Music] flex Eric say hello to mr. preview ah mr. preview how I love to be with you and ready when you are come on Cheers pretenses Oh simi what do you mean wouldn't work is expecting you who do you menuhin he's a comedian I'm a very funny one - must be honestly makes me laugh when he puts a violin on the wrist gin get to the last note shouts higher but your look let's straight to the bar I'm very keen on him Eric Markham is a comic he can't play the piano just a moment sir you seem to doubt my musical prose I certainly do now let me put your mind at rest because you are now looking how one of the few men who have actually fished off the end of Sir Henry would promenade now follow that with the sea lions I don't dispute for one moment that mr. Markum is a great comic yes I just well I find it difficult to believe that he can play the Greek piano concert I do assure you he knows all the clatter I do assure you mr. preview privet holding all the masterpieces he knows them the year the planet sweet by Gustav Holtz not forgetting the three-piece suite by Arthur Nagus Paul was it do you think I'll look at me when I'm talking oh you are tall was it do you think that introduced Grundy Jackson - Tchaikovsky me yes yeah and if you don't believe me you can get in touch with the other world-famous conductor so I have you Benson good night mr. preview I could have it I can assure you that Eric is more than capable well alright I'll I'll go get my best please do that it's in Chicago [Laughter] we've got one here yes no I believe me you're in for a surprise mr. preview Trevon privet open the curtains please [Music] mr. bun this is the band yeah see better bands on the cigars which ones a fixer [Applause] the one in the goal army soup they usually are I've got the music incidentally where's the piano now you hope sir that you understand all these squiggly lines because the reason I ask is the second movement is most important to me that you see in the second movement not too heavy on the banjos that's the well that was all way down yes because that leads me that hey me playing the Greek yes boys do you see I want you to notice that Eric does play the original version of Greece piano concerto yes the one we played before we went decimal though this is not the original verse the original no no look I'll explain it's very simple yeah after the opening timpani role in the original version the piano takes overnight and here you've got that piece played by it by the full orchestra yes but this is a special arrangement yeah a special arrangement of the Greek yes yes I can never heard of it that's the idea I mean how do you put it place it this way I thought we'd do something different look whatever you say whatever you I'm announcing shall I yes ladies and gentlemen tonight Greeks piano concerto by Grieg shallowest mr. Eric Morecambe conducted by mr. Andre prep thank you [Applause] [Music] [Laughter] [Applause] what's what's matter the introduction the index is wrong it's too short oh yes what you see what I went down here like that we'll begin and what do you think what do you think we can do about with me he does all this could we get in touch with greed that's a good idea you call him on the phone I didn't bring his phone well it's Norway that's the code Fingal's cave Mathieu I mean you might go get him you could be our ski could we just try it again right I tell you what yes this time yeah I'll sit down there waiting what a good thought hey you'll be ready ladies and gentleman Greeks be on a concerto silo aesthetic Macomb conductor mr. Andrew preview [Music] [Applause] any any time have a word with you please it's a point [Laughter] you see I hope you don't mind me saying this no but when you got to the part which is my - I couldn't see you for the lid of the piano yes the lid of the piano was in the way what it yes I don't know what we can do but he wants to be taller yeah could you wear high heels oh [Music] you don't have to you know I don't know what we can do but well I have a suggestion would you jump up in the air so I can see you over the lid of the piano if you could join me you want me to actually jump into the air on a rostrum in order so you can see my cute yes I mean that's if you if you do that for me you know do that yes nice mother isn't a snitch I like it Greek by with him and him [Music] [Applause] [Music] so they roll the violins that's one of your opinion what what were you playing just then a brief piano concerto you're playing you're playing all the wrong notes I'm playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order give me that sunshine that's how the quite reasonable to me how you satisfied mr. preview why not look here I mean with all dude there would you mind just before palm we could have got Edward Heath [Applause] [Music] [Laughter] rubbish [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]

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Length: 12min 47sec (767 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 01 2019