Product Details

• Actors: Danny Kaye, New York Philharmonic
• Directors: Zubin Mehta
• Format: NTSC, Color, HiFi Sound, Dolby
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount Home Video
• VHS Release Date: December 22, 1992
• Run Time: 109 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301272277
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,380 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Evening With Danny Kaye, August 27, 2004

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Tamer Bilgic "bilgict" (Turkey IST) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Evening With Danny Kaye [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I purchased this VHS casette from AMAZON US. I liked it, my son too.
We watched nearly 4 times in a last week.
Quality is satisfied, sound is clean and stereo. Show has 2 act.
Please purchase and watch it and your smile will be stay forever on your face. This show is for all ages.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful evening with the Philharmonic, August 17, 2003

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William Sugarman "nprfan1" (Great Neck, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Evening With Danny Kaye [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You're not supposed to laugh at a classical music concert. That's an unspoken rule. But when Danny Kaye came to Avery Fisher Hall in 1981 as a guest conductor with the New York Philharmonic, you just couldn't do anything else.

As Kaye himself said during the performance, he can't read a note of music. But that didn't prevent him from appreciating it, and from contributing heavily to various orchestras across the country to keep classical music alive in this modern-day world. As a sort of tribute to his efforts, and to help raise money for the New York Philharmonic, Kaye was invited to be guest conductor for one evening at Avery Fisher Hall.

It was a night that will live forever. The pieces themselves were played completely straight, but the moments in between were absolutely hilarious - Kaye walking to the podium at the start of the concert with what looked like 100 batons in his hand; the concertmaster "goofing" up a piece and the "argument" that followed; Kaye conducting Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" with a flyswatter.

There are too many other moments to relate here, but to anyone who loves Danny Kaye this is a worthy addition to your library.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ~ Funniest Concert I've Ever Seen! ~, September 9, 2006

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Rina Deych (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Evening With Danny Kaye [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A dazzling display of Danny Kaye's inimitable wit and style!
I laughed so hard, I could barely breathe!
Ladies, don't wear mascara when you watch this film!
And, if you're a baby-boomer, please be sure to empty your bladder before sitting down to watch this!
Timeless, hilarious, enthralling!
Enjoy!

Rina Deych