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

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crawly cocky ladyboy
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Salmon Forum
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
crawly cocky ladyboy
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
puce shrine
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
glittery rehab
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
vivacious box office masturbator
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
misunderstood casino sandwich
  12/19/12
lol
elite slippery keepsake machete abode
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
misunderstood casino sandwich
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
puce shrine
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Contagious hyperventilating chapel patrolman
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
misunderstood casino sandwich
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
puce shrine
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Filthy Cruel-hearted Area
  01/10/13
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greedy ivory house
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
adventurous nibblets
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
puce shrine
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Filthy Cruel-hearted Area
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
puce shrine
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
misunderstood casino sandwich
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Filthy Cruel-hearted Area
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
misunderstood casino sandwich
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Azure titillating space
  01/10/13
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cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Massive Coldplay Fan State
  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
Aromatic bonkers corn cake
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
puce shrine
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
misunderstood casino sandwich
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
mind-boggling skinny woman scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
puce shrine
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
puce shrine
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
puce shrine
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
soggy site
  02/18/14
lol
Filthy Cruel-hearted Area
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Blathering Toaster
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
puce shrine
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
cerebral gay church
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Aromatic bonkers corn cake
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
soggy site
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
idiotic juggernaut
  01/10/13
No
Territorial cracking half-breed sanctuary
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: crawly cocky ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Salmon Forum

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: crawly cocky ladyboy

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: puce shrine

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\u0026hid=#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: glittery rehab

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: vivacious box office masturbator

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: misunderstood casino sandwich

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: elite slippery keepsake machete abode

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: misunderstood casino sandwich

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: puce shrine

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\u0026hid=#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: Contagious hyperventilating chapel patrolman

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\u0026hid=#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: misunderstood casino sandwich

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: puce shrine

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\u0026hid=#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Filthy Cruel-hearted Area

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\u0026hid=#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: greedy ivory house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: adventurous nibblets

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: puce shrine

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\u0026hid=#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Filthy Cruel-hearted Area

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\u0026hid=#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: puce shrine

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\u0026hid=#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: misunderstood casino sandwich

(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\u0026hid=#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Filthy Cruel-hearted Area

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\u0026hid=#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: misunderstood casino sandwich

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Azure titillating space

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\u0026hid=#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\u0026hid=#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Massive Coldplay Fan State

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\u0026hid=#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\u0026hid=#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Aromatic bonkers corn cake

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: puce shrine

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: misunderstood casino sandwich

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: mind-boggling skinny woman scourge upon the earth

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: puce shrine

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: puce shrine

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: puce shrine

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\u0026hid=#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: soggy site

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Filthy Cruel-hearted Area

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Blathering Toaster

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\u0026hid=#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: puce shrine

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\u0026hid=#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: cerebral gay church

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Aromatic bonkers corn cake

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: soggy site

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: idiotic juggernaut

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\u0026hid=#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Territorial cracking half-breed sanctuary

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#30107508)