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

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Marvelous Chestnut Masturbator
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
harsh odious site
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Marvelous Chestnut Masturbator
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Supple slippery cruise ship really tough guy
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Know-it-all twisted hall
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
bateful angry feces deer antler
  12/19/12
lol
misunderstood police squad
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
bateful angry feces deer antler
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
coral box office
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
bateful angry feces deer antler
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
milky friendly grandma
  01/10/13
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snowy fragrant temple private investor
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
orange cracking toilet seat
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
milky friendly grandma
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
bateful angry feces deer antler
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
milky friendly grandma
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
bateful angry feces deer antler
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
alcoholic flatulent school
  01/10/13
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Thriller plum resort
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Erotic senate
  01/10/13
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Gaped Dilemma Black Woman
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
Exhilarant Elastic Band
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
bateful angry feces deer antler
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Burgundy histrionic casino
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Comical doctorate
  02/18/14
lol
milky friendly grandma
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Fishy laughsome locale jew
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
diverse boistinker
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Exhilarant Elastic Band
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Comical doctorate
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke
  01/10/13
No
Razzle-dazzle lodge useless brakes
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Marvelous Chestnut Masturbator



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: harsh odious site

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Marvelous Chestnut Masturbator

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Supple slippery cruise ship really tough guy

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Know-it-all twisted hall

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: bateful angry feces deer antler

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: misunderstood police squad

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: bateful angry feces deer antler

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: coral box office

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: bateful angry feces deer antler

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: milky friendly grandma

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: snowy fragrant temple private investor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: orange cracking toilet seat

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: milky friendly grandma

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: bateful angry feces deer antler

(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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: milky friendly grandma

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: bateful angry feces deer antler

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: alcoholic flatulent school

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Thriller plum resort



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Erotic senate

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: Gaped Dilemma Black Woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Exhilarant Elastic Band

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: bateful angry feces deer antler

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Burgundy histrionic casino

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Comical doctorate

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: milky friendly grandma

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Fishy laughsome locale jew

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Idiotic Slimy Theatre Stain

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: diverse boistinker

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Exhilarant Elastic Band

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Comical doctorate

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Excitant bearded principal's office yarmulke

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\u0026mark_id=5301927#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle lodge useless brakes

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5301927#30107508)