Dudley Moore Beethoven Colonel Bogey

[@weejim48]

Forgotten just how talented Dudley was. We are force fed so much talentless crap on tv nowadays . Big brother, the Essex program and bloody love island all shite.👍👍👍👍👍

[@chemicalhap]

I'm sorry but Victor Borges was much funnier and especially Hungarian rhapsody far surpass dudley in musical comedy. So uh I see similar dilution here. Does that make you feel a little less superior? I really don't feel this way but I want to try out how being an arrogant prick looking down at everything current would feel. It feels silly. And intensely stupid. Like brexit.

[@mizofan]

I haven't watched any TV for over a year, so much dross, so much brainwashing too

[@johnking5174]

If there is an afterlife, I bet Beethoven was watching Dudley's performance of this routine and loving every moment of it.

[@christopherczajasager9030]

GENIUS....with Victor Borge...the cleverest and most original humorists😊...certain that Ludwig himself would have been in stitches😊

[@frankiefelinesalwayswelcom5825]

The very best genius comedy musician!!! He is sorely missed.

[@stevendarkentertainments]

Not forgetting Victor Borge :)

[@ChristopherMurphy1969]

The man. The myth. The legend. Dudley FREAKING Moore, ladies and gentlemen.

[@AdrianJayeOnline]

NO TV audience now would get this ................ God how people have dummed down.. fantastic, musical genius

[@raymondlang]

If this was repeated prime time today, it would show how poor modern talent is.

[@plsavage]

Dumbed down 😁

[@schubertuk]

I don't get what you mean by 'NO TV audience now would get this'? I think they would! I would! It appears to me it is the TV Executives that have decided we won't get it and therefore are not taking the risk to show it. But - for example, Bill Bailey stills packs West End theatres et al often with musical comedy of a not dissimilar ilk to Dudley - there is definitely a big audience for this type of comedy being done well.

[@eileenhenryselby-smith9762]

Which is greater, the comedy genius or the technical mastery of the piano?

[@richardedwards9389]

The genius is that he's getting laughs doing something so accomplished.

[@29brendus]

One has to be a master before you can fool around like that. Just like Tommy Cooper, or even Les Dawson. The overall result is not additive, it is a product of the two talents, musicianship genius and comic genius.

[@ds1868]

@@29brendus Dudley Moore was organ scholar of Magdalen College Oxford, one of the greatest organ scholarships in Oxbridge.

[@soppdrake]

Or the sloppiness of the canned laughter

[@carrietide]

BOTH

[@johnsurrey7426]

Absolute genius! It makes the later part of his life seem even sadder. Far better to remember him at his peak like this. Thanks for posting.

[@arthurpewtey]

Brilliance ..... and all the while looking like a naughty or mischievous schoolboy. What a delight to watch.

[@kieranwright6346]

Just fantastic. He had a real connection with the piano that was clear for all to see, but also the amazing ability to bring humour.

[@davidhill7234]

My goodness he was so talented!!!❤

[@sohooded]

Dudley was so talented. 💖💕💓❤💜💚💙🧡💛💔

[@dianecourtney2724]

Love this man so much. So happy I can watch this again and again 🥰

[@mrbrianmccarthy]

that was not only brilliant, it was hilarious. Dudley Moore was a master pianist! holy shit!

[@BytomGirl]

Composer too, I have a CD of his music from a film where he also starred, Six Weeks but it was a drama, not comedy

[@petermacleod5710]

He was an organ scholar so could play excellently before he went up

[@ds1868]

@spinning head More accurately he was organ scholar at Magdalen College Oxford. And there is no such place as Oxford uni.

[@MrLandale]

He really captures Beethovens expression and style. Dudley was talanted.

[@stranraerwal]

Dudley Moore wasn't "talanted"-he was highly talented.

[@rolanddunk5054]

What a brilliant and creative comedic pianist,he brings to mind another great entertainer,Victor Borge..Both sadly no longer with us.Roly 🇬🇧.

[@surisuri8993]

OMG I do not believe we will ever see this level of genius again. We have long since reached both peak brilliance and peak parking.

[@bikkies]

I can't help thinking that Beethoven would have enjoyed this. It's hilarious but, to my ear at least, never mean.

[@schubertuk]

Agreed. In many ways it is a love letter to Beethoven. I suspect Beethoven would immediately want to jump to the piano and try & one-up Dudley with something even more preposterous! "You thought that was a long coda? You ain't heard nothing yet!"

[@lindacaylor3289]

I LOVED this man. What a brilliant performance. I don't think HE even knew how wonderful he was. Always wanted to meet him, I loved his smile and his voice also. Miss him SO much. 🌹

[@AimzS94]

True work of genius.

[@paulbradford8240]

Magnificent. I remember so well how he made my Mum laugh.

[@5610winston]

Moore was truly a fine musician, his grasp of the fugato form starting at about 1:22 is masterful, if too brief.

[@Greebstreebling]

A really great allrounder, the likes of which is not to be found today. He and Peter Cooke were a partnership ' made in paradise'. Dudley Moore always knew where the limits were and how he could exceed them to joyous effect. Amazing.

[@ekklesiast]

I'm pretty sure this audience was laughing on cue

[@stephaniecarrow4898]

So great to see this again. It never gets stale ~ always fresh, brilliant and surprising. What a combination of virtuosic mastery of the piano and comic genius. He and Victor Borge.

[@toakreon]

I am aware of two versions on this on KZbin - this version and an earlier, somewhat blurry, black and white version. In this performance Dudley Moore allowed himself to 'play the fool', while in the earlier version he performed it much more 'seriously' and allowed the comedy of the music to shine by it's own light. Personally I believe the earlier performance was the funnier, due to Moore just allowing it to work for itself.

[@russelldawkins9094]

I agree completely. Neither the host nor the audience here is nearly as discerning, either, and that may be why he made it a broader comic performance. He 'read the crowd'. The other version, for the curious, is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZLdnaR6adJ_rNk

[@warpigeonofdoom]

The black and white performance is a clip taken from ‘Beyond the Fringe’ recording. The serious performance adds to the satire. Unfortunately the available free uploads are not on the best definition. Here’s the full performance of the show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4Gmnmmmh6iGo7M

[@Ndotra]

There is also a version from Noel’s houseparty!

[@stevehall5299]

Oh Dud, thanks for making me smile tonight, what a lovely talented man x

[@peterharman8466]

Absolutely fantastic what a great comedian and musician he surely is missed by me it's likely we'll never see another genius such as Dudley Moore (sadly) he was just brilliant 👏

[@dianamarhula4990]

One of my all time favourite people!

[@robertparmenter]

Terry Wogan (back ground) was absolutely killing himself over Cudley Dudley performance..

[@catherinedavison2727]

Came here because this was referenced in the book “Beethoven For A Later Age” so glad I did. Genius!

[@calderjack7818]

Incredible talent and comic genius

[@stevejames4396]

BRILLIANT! And not a sheet of music to read from!

[@tomschaffner9704]

What’s wrong with reading music?

[@McGravity1]

I saw him in Beyond The Fringe at the Fortune Theatre about 1960

[@warongratratanawarang3057]

Dudley Moore great pianist and comedian R.I.P. remind me of Sir Ken Dodd great singer and comedian R.I.P. 5 Sep 2019 8.00a.m. thank you

[@hippito77]

Look at those hands! And the finest corpsijg laugh in history. A great man. From another short arse from Essex!

[@davidtilley7688]

I agree, absolute genius what a sad loss! I could listen to him for ever! Dave Tilley

[@abevillanueva1974]

Bravo! Dudley and Victor Borge'...geniuses!!

[@spikehofmann]

I so miss that guy. Huge talent. It's got Beethoven's fingerprints all over it.

[@royalty8380]

I heard that live in Hamer Hall 2019 with Piers Lane on the piano. He improvised with Moonlight Sonata toward the end

[@realkoko-loco]

Brilliant!!

[@Lanarkish]

He just knocked out this old routine of his, off the wrist in three and a half minutes, on the Wogan Show one night. Fresh as a daisy. He was being interviewed about something else entirely. Dud was THAT great.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Some celebs are quite smart. Along with Moore here, Brian May the guitarist from Queen has a PhD in astrophysics(!), Dolph Lundgren has a masters in chemical engineering, and Robert Vaughn had a PhD in political science. Shaq even has a real Doctorate in Education.

[@martindavies6166]

Look up Heady Lamarr

[@madskier50]

Dud is playing it entirely for laughs here. Just watch the original from "Beyond the Fringe". In the original he was also playing it for laughs, but the audience was more sophisticated then, his technique was sharper and the parody was clearer, the piece flowed better and the ending - well that was just classic Beethoven.

[@porkbroth]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZLdnaR6adJ_rNk

[@pipster1891]

Not an unsophisticated audience here - it's canned laughter.

[@billythedog-309]

@@pipster1891 You're probably, in fact almost certainly right, but because l'm a mad and reckless gambler l bet you £100,000 you're wrong.

[@jaywalker1233]

​@@pipster1891 No, it’s not canned laughter but real and mostly inappropriate. This is from the BBC Wogan show which always had a large studio audience.

[@SylentEcho]

@@jaywalker1233 Why inappropriate? They laugh at all the funny bits. I was in splits, myself!

[@danielw5850]

The ditty that won WW2 ;)

[@carryonmalarking]

Brilliant BeatutifulXxX

[@alucardfu2]

2:48 Alan Davies Buzzer

[@EnzylFR]

alucardfu2 i see i’m not the only person who came from QI

[@dannym1882]

"OH NO! NO! No! You bastard."

[@lucianabornisacci2588]

Grande! Non sapevo che fosse così talentuoso al piano! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@margaret1321]

Kinda makes me think of Roy Clark. Another brilliant musician that had the ability to play incredibly difficult things while being funny. They both obviously loved what they were doing 😊

[@Jeari]

Now That's Funny, Amazing, & Excellent all in the same Breath Taking Performance,.. ThanQ for Sharing this,..

[@ФилиппОстапенко-м4й]

Восхитительная молотобойнасть...

[@carrietide]

Priceless gem.

[@scathatch]

Brilliant. Phenomenal.

[@SimonPhillips76]

This is astonishingly good.

[@stewartnicol3028]

Genius comes with a devastating price.....the vast majority of the public just laugh.....fuck that. I hope that Dudley is happy and peaceful in his next life.

[@Bondek1996]

Dud was and shall be a legend

[@dufus7396]

At least weve still got Bill Bailly

[@franciswright]

Bravo, maestro!

[@JohanHerrenberg]

Yes, this is brilliant.

[@mondinodonatoperella8944]

Fantastico

[@29brendus]

Absolutely knockout!

[@partituravid]

Freaking brilliant.

[@user-me8kr6mv5l]

Oh my god what talent! utube john bavas crazy

[@ConradSpoke]

For anyone who forgot that Moore was a genius.

[@denniscampbell4564]

Pure genious

[@dbasrus]

I think there were 2 performances of this piece. The other is in the Albert Hall..

[@lindacaylor3289]

Definitely!!! 😁

[@GeorgiNM]

The scheming face at 0:47 kills meh

[@swapshots4427]

I ran a bath overflowing with bubbles. That prompted me to ask Google where Dudley was today. Sadly, he died (yesterday?) I loved Arthur. I'll rewatch now.

[@Colt-hd5bn]

Totally agree!!!

[@copferthat]

Amazing

[@OliverAlexandre-d9w]

Clearly Ludwig’s Opus 13 which sank off the coast of Normandy, 1944, with Capt Moore at the helm 🛳 OA, Beirut

[@tm502010]

Damn!

[@МишаКанашенко]

Класс!!!... Представляю как бы звучала подобная пародия на П.И.Чайковского , например - на танец маленьких лебедей или первый концерт !....не говоря уже о шестой симфонии !!!....Или Вагнера - Гибель богов......Молодец ! ....1000 лайков и баллов.......Умница !......

[@andrewdronsson9028]

Ничего классного. Тупенькая пародия непонятно на кого, но точно не на Бетховена.

[@daveidmarx8296]

The sad thing is that with music being so dumbed-down in 2018, audiences today wouldn't have a clue that this is a parody.

[@kathish]

I don't know, it seemed to go over pretty well on "QI" kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXbMiZqFlKybaLs.

[@monkeyceo3230]

Ignore the laugh track. It isn't a parody.

[@jaywalker1233]

@@monkeyceo3230 that’s the thing about genius parody, it can pass for real

[@christophersmith7714]

Pure brilliance! And did he have one ball?

[@ClassificSHOW]

Thanks

[@scuunjieng]

Bravo

[@tachikomakusanagi3744]

Fresh comedy, canned laughter

[@johnking5174]

No canned laughter, that was the 400 audience in the BBC Television Theatre laughing along at his performance. This was probably one of his stand out moments playing this piece on any television show. He had the audience in the palm of his hand.

[@davewolfy2906]

Canned laughter is an insult.

[@pattiwicksteed3731]

So terribly sad that his final illness took his playing ability. Amazing pianist and comedian.

[@Chrisamic]

Dudders was brilliant.

[@finnmcool2]

Dear God, stop me before I coda again!

[@applejuice5272]

Alan's buzzer on QI

[@Milewskige]

He should have gotten together with Victor Borge!

[@howardpayne4128]

Pure class, makes Victor Borge look like a cynical old man.

[@vivabrescia339]

👏👏👏.

[@mymanjosquin]

an extraordinary talent takem far too young.

[@amilcarcarfi]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Greg-kz8ts]

Just watched a Ted Talks with pianist James Rhodes...he takes this arrangement and tries to pass it as his own. Such a shame people bought into it.

[@jaywalker1233]

There are a lot of phoneys around - especially in the entertainment business

[@dufus7396]

Q: What is brown and rest on a stool ? Ans: Beethoven's last movement.

[@joanerhard454]

Liked B

[@chrismac2234]

I'm playing all the right notes. No actually he is..

[@NancyFrye]

Not since Harpo and Chico...

[@TodChristianson]

The laugh track ruins this. Think of how much talent and effort Moore put into crafting this performance only to have the audio mutilated like that.

[@romeo9017]

A great loss to music and comedy - the angst shown between Peter Cook and himself was sad ...

[@ronaldkelly5301]

What's a parody?

[@clivegoodman16]

A copy of someone's style for laughs.

[@chaikagome9725]

Beethoven???

[@robnealon1809]

Brilliant but not quite as good as the "Jump" song from Derek and Clive.

[@Hjominbonrun]

the laughing is annoying. hopefully it is added sound effects cos this is great pianism.

[@tinovanderzwanphonocave544]

I would love to hear this without the clearly fake laugh track as a good piece of improvised classical music!

[@simonm7133]

This clip is when Dudley performed before a live audience on a BBC Chat show 'Wogan' which aired in the UK on December 22nd 1989. The laughter (from an audience who adored him) is genuine not fake.

[@adespade119]

Rubbish, he can't even remember how the ending goes. Should have got Les Dawson to play it.