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Something for the weekend.  Two versions of Franz Waxman’s immortal Ride to Dubno, aka Ride of the Cossacks:   dueling pianists and the full Hollywood treatment in the 1962 movie Taras Bulba for which the song was composed.  Great to listen to if you need an energy boost.

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Donald R. McClarey

Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
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Mark DeFrancisis
Mark DeFrancisis
Saturday, October 18, AD 2008 9:23am

Nice juxtaposition!

I love Waxman.

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Donald R. McClarey
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Saturday, October 18, AD 2008 5:44pm

That makes two of us Mr. DeFrancisis! When I was a boy the only film sequence that stirred me more than the ride of the Cossacks was the “I’m Spartacus!” scene from Spartacus.

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Tito Edwards
Tito Edwards
Sunday, October 19, AD 2008 12:50pm

That was inspiring!

Great compare & contrast. I liked the score better with the dueling pianists, but the action sequence of the other gave me something to look at.

Good stuff.

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