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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Dudley Moore Plays the Colonel Bogey March
Footage from the 1964 BBC2 Beyond The Fringe special, with the late, great Dudley Moore playing a Diabelli Variations-style take on the Colonel Bogey March by F.J. Ricketts. (That's the theme that was used in The Bridge on the River Kwai.)
This is essential viewing if you're a fan of stellar pianism--or P.D.Q. Bach-type humor.
Enjoy.
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