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Originally Posted by Don Quixote
Where we disagree is on the first recording of the Trilogy. The energy generated by the speed of the middle perfectly reflects the tone of the song--slowly speeding up to the velocity of a train running at full speed, relentless like the destiny of the growing country. Sorry, Gord, but what do you know about music? ☺ I do agree with the tempos (or "tempi", as my wife the violinist would say) of the "Gord's Gold" recording, and I also think that the orchestration is too lush and overdone, that it loses its momentum before the final part of the song and never really gets it back.
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I agree with you ... I heard the Gord's Gold version first, then was really blown away when I heard the original. I love how it speeds up to a fever pitch then eases off again -- extreme dynamics. Great stuff!