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

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irradiated pit ladyboy
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
jet histrionic business firm dysfunction
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
irradiated pit ladyboy
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Pale Hissy Fit
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Fuchsia Mother Library
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Contagious cordovan main people plaza
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Stirring Filthy Temple
  12/19/12
lol
cheese-eating canary principal's office
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Stirring Filthy Temple
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Pale Hissy Fit
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
dull razzmatazz resort mediation
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Stirring Filthy Temple
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Pale Hissy Fit
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
ocher cracking mad cow disease
  01/10/13
...
dark mind-boggling public bath degenerate
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
dun nudist stag film marketing idea
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Pale Hissy Fit
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
ocher cracking mad cow disease
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Pale Hissy Fit
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Stirring Filthy Temple
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
ocher cracking mad cow disease
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Stirring Filthy Temple
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
angry exciting whorehouse
  01/10/13
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unhinged diverse dilemma
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Light Clown
  01/10/13
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costumed sanctuary
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
Big carmine locus potus
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Pale Hissy Fit
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Stirring Filthy Temple
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Scarlet friendly grandma
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Pale Hissy Fit
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Pale Hissy Fit
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Pale Hissy Fit
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
bisexual twinkling uncleanness national
  02/18/14
lol
ocher cracking mad cow disease
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
disrespectful elite pervert
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Pale Hissy Fit
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
soul-stirring deep sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Big carmine locus potus
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
bisexual twinkling uncleanness national
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
opaque giraffe indian lodge
  01/10/13
No
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  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: irradiated pit ladyboy



(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: jet histrionic business firm dysfunction

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: irradiated pit ladyboy

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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: Fuchsia Mother Library

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: Contagious cordovan main people plaza

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: Stirring Filthy Temple

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: cheese-eating canary principal's office

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: Stirring Filthy Temple

(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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: dull razzmatazz resort mediation

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: Stirring Filthy Temple

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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: ocher cracking mad cow disease

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: dark mind-boggling public bath degenerate



(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: dun nudist stag film marketing idea

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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: ocher cracking mad cow disease

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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: Stirring Filthy Temple

(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: ocher cracking mad cow disease

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: Stirring Filthy Temple

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: angry exciting whorehouse

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: unhinged diverse dilemma



(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: Light Clown

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: costumed sanctuary



(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: Big carmine locus potus

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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: Stirring Filthy Temple

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: Scarlet friendly grandma

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: bisexual twinkling uncleanness national

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: ocher cracking mad cow disease

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: disrespectful elite pervert

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: Pale Hissy Fit

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: soul-stirring deep sweet tailpipe

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: Big carmine locus potus

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: bisexual twinkling uncleanness national

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: opaque giraffe indian lodge

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: gay toaster

No

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