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

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Cocky Gaming Laptop
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
overrated sickened base preventive strike
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Cocky Gaming Laptop
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Curious haunting weed whacker
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
insecure white temple
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
bright trailer park factory reset button
  12/19/12
lol
Bearded Hairraiser Den Codepig
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
bright trailer park factory reset button
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
multi-colored organic girlfriend rigor
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
bright trailer park factory reset button
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Maroon laughsome orchestra pit
  01/10/13
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Duck-like institution
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Sepia mentally impaired chapel mexican
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Maroon laughsome orchestra pit
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
bright trailer park factory reset button
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Maroon laughsome orchestra pit
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
bright trailer park factory reset button
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Glittery orange masturbator
  01/10/13
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pussy smell
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Charcoal charismatic field
  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
sadistic parlor ape
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
bright trailer park factory reset button
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
onyx death wish set
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Azure property voyeur
  02/18/14
lol
Maroon laughsome orchestra pit
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
vermilion vigorous stead hairy legs
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
filthy indian lodge prole
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
sadistic parlor ape
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Azure property voyeur
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference
  01/10/13
No
shivering old irish cottage chad
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Cocky Gaming Laptop



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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: overrated sickened base preventive strike

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Cocky Gaming Laptop

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

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=2Reputation#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Curious haunting weed whacker

idk but Chopin is 180

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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: insecure white temple

i believe this was before To be fair

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: bright trailer park factory reset button

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Bearded Hairraiser Den Codepig

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: bright trailer park factory reset button

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

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=2Reputation#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: multi-colored organic girlfriend rigor

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=2Reputation#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: bright trailer park factory reset button

bach didnt write for piano

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

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=2Reputation#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Maroon laughsome orchestra pit

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=2Reputation#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Duck-like institution



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Sepia mentally impaired chapel mexican

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

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=2Reputation#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Maroon laughsome orchestra pit

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=2Reputation#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

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=2Reputation#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: bright trailer park factory reset button

(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=2Reputation#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Maroon laughsome orchestra pit

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=2Reputation#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: bright trailer park factory reset button

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Glittery orange masturbator

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=2Reputation#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=2Reputation#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Charcoal charismatic field

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=2Reputation#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=2Reputation#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: sadistic parlor ape

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

favorite chopin interpreters?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: bright trailer park factory reset button

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: onyx death wish set

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

spotifying the dude right now

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

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=2Reputation#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Azure property voyeur

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Maroon laughsome orchestra pit

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: vermilion vigorous stead hairy legs

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=2Reputation#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: hyperactive painfully honest sweet tailpipe

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=2Reputation#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: filthy indian lodge prole

W.W.Rina.S.?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: sadistic parlor ape

ernie looks like doobs

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live:

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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

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



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Azure property voyeur

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Free-loading Offensive Athletic Conference

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=2Reputation#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: shivering old irish cottage chad

No

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