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

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buck-toothed poppy pervert hell
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Insanely creepy quadroon partner
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
buck-toothed poppy pervert hell
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
trip heaven
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Green business firm affirmative action
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
orange razzle-dazzle principal's office
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
snowy telephone spot
  12/19/12
lol
slap-happy painfully honest den
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
snowy telephone spot
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
trip heaven
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Azure orchestra pit
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
snowy telephone spot
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
trip heaven
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Spectacular At-the-ready Library
  01/10/13
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Geriatric flickering son of senegal
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
talented garrison mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
trip heaven
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Spectacular At-the-ready Library
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
trip heaven
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
snowy telephone spot
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Spectacular At-the-ready Library
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
snowy telephone spot
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
hot startled school cafeteria
  01/10/13
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pussy smell
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
big jew
  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
honey-headed messiness stead
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
trip heaven
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
snowy telephone spot
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
carmine glittery point
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
trip heaven
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
trip heaven
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
trip heaven
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
pink deer antler depressive
  02/18/14
lol
Spectacular At-the-ready Library
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
frozen titillating boistinker pozpig
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
trip heaven
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Sapphire doctorate
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
honey-headed messiness stead
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
pink deer antler depressive
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part
  01/10/13
No
Bateful Stubborn Friendly Grandma Native
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: buck-toothed poppy pervert hell



(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: Insanely creepy quadroon partner

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: buck-toothed poppy pervert hell

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: trip heaven

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: Green business firm affirmative action

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: orange razzle-dazzle principal's office

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: snowy telephone spot

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: slap-happy painfully honest den

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: snowy telephone spot

(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: trip heaven

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: Azure orchestra pit

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: snowy telephone spot

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: trip heaven

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: Spectacular At-the-ready Library

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: Geriatric flickering son of senegal



(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: talented garrison mad-dog skullcap

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: trip heaven

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: Spectacular At-the-ready Library

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: trip heaven

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: snowy telephone spot

(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: Spectacular At-the-ready Library

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: snowy telephone spot

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: hot startled school cafeteria

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: pussy smell



(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: big jew

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: honey-headed messiness stead

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: trip heaven

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: snowy telephone spot

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: carmine glittery point

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: trip heaven

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: trip heaven

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: trip heaven

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: pink deer antler depressive

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: Spectacular At-the-ready Library

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: frozen titillating boistinker pozpig

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: trip heaven

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: Sapphire doctorate

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: honey-headed messiness stead

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: pink deer antler depressive

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Razzmatazz Death Wish Party Of The First Part

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: Bateful Stubborn Friendly Grandma Native

No

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