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"Chopin is the greatest piano composer" Y/N?

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Arousing insanely creepy range
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Copper keepsake machete business firm
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Arousing insanely creepy range
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Wonderful costumed resort
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Azure field jap
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
chartreuse karate prole
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Magenta exciting forum azn
  12/19/12
lol
Supple senate chad
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Magenta exciting forum azn
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Wonderful costumed resort
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
thirsty market
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Magenta exciting forum azn
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Wonderful costumed resort
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
mahogany charismatic main people
  01/10/13
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anal house shitlib
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
smoky apoplectic roommate chapel
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Wonderful costumed resort
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
mahogany charismatic main people
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Wonderful costumed resort
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Magenta exciting forum azn
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
mahogany charismatic main people
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Magenta exciting forum azn
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
wine narrow-minded round eye
  01/10/13
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cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
stimulating frum whorehouse dog poop
  01/10/13
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A Mario 64 tapestry: a portal to Windows XP Bliss:
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
zippy misanthropic dopamine
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Wonderful costumed resort
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Magenta exciting forum azn
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
mewling marvelous hell dysfunction
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Wonderful costumed resort
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Wonderful costumed resort
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Wonderful costumed resort
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Lemon thriller office ratface
  02/18/14
lol
mahogany charismatic main people
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
out-of-control sandwich persian
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Wonderful costumed resort
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
curious elite regret lettuce
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
zippy misanthropic dopamine
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Lemon thriller office ratface
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad
  01/10/13
No
Blathering coffee pot
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Arousing insanely creepy range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Copper keepsake machete business firm

I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Arousing insanely creepy range

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just like the same few pieces by him, which tbf are great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Azure field jap

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: chartreuse karate prole

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Magenta exciting forum azn

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Supple senate chad

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Magenta exciting forum azn

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not compose it for the piano obv

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: thirsty market

Bach, actually.

Wrote more complicated shit than most of the other composers people generally speak of when they're talking about goat composers and was considered the father of baroque music.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Magenta exciting forum azn

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he was a late baroque composer. He was more like the pinnacle of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: mahogany charismatic main people

I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 seconds before expounding on xo next time, huh breh?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: anal house shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: smoky apoplectic roommate chapel

Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than three or four piano pieces by Satie that you know?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: mahogany charismatic main people

He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sense to compare him to Chopin.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist's piano composer, if you know what I mean. Not that that's all that matters.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Magenta exciting forum azn

(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist and easy. fun little pieces to play for girls, but it gets boring

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: mahogany charismatic main people

I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His compositions are intentionally very limited. Nothing else quite gives me the same feeling as listening to the Gymnopedies, but it's a static kind of sensation, at least for me.

I like him, but it's almost as if he's not a "composer" in the same sense as someone like Chopin.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

music for people who don't really like music

now this is piano music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDY2E8LGpDI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Magenta exciting forum azn

Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to piano literature

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: wine narrow-minded round eye

Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he was doing in the Hammerklavier.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: cock and awe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: stimulating frum whorehouse dog poop

Cr

I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the objective brilliance of beethoven is off the charts

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: A Mario 64 tapestry: a portal to Windows XP Bliss:



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: zippy misanthropic dopamine

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Magenta exciting forum azn

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: mewling marvelous hell dysfunction

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwdllqgXqyA >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiwmOJPGMjs

argerich too, you sexist shit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pyf4sr6HDo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano composition

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spotify, not realizing I had a Busoni thing running in the background on youtube and I was like "Holy shit this is the craziest thing I've ever heard, arhythmic, microtonal music written for two pianos out-of-tune with each other"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzewski's variations on "the people united will never be defeated"

it's pretty long (50 min) so if that's too much here's something cool from a little-known composer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-K0sFpJRyA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Lemon thriller office ratface

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: mahogany charismatic main people

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: out-of-control sandwich persian

Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Wonderful costumed resort

One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have to thank for it being played on piano.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: curious elite regret lettuce

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool recordings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp81bUoH3u4 -- heifetz plays the slow mvmt from dohnanyi's "ruralia hungarica"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: zippy misanthropic dopamine

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonata - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxtgKDLzlLw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as it should be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Buh6lu3eU

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71hNl_skTZQ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3qrv3Yv0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibVt9aYL3hs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEKU2A_B6tA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered by the piano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFXpcZoQPFw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6soFlEZAMYw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Lemon thriller office ratface

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTHXYd4c

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYgZbSbEvO8

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle sapphire step-uncle's house police squad

i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quartets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx0_Pb-kVTM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl3ckjAgxqI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Blathering coffee pot

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id#30107508)