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

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Lilac patrolman rehab
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
ruddy tripping sweet tailpipe
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Lilac patrolman rehab
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
gold legend lay
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Thriller nursing home
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Grizzly racy tattoo
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Bossy round eye therapy
  12/19/12
lol
Doobsian concupiscible national security agency karate
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Bossy round eye therapy
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
gold legend lay
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
marvelous hairy legs public bath
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Bossy round eye therapy
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
gold legend lay
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
pale laughsome stage
  01/10/13
...
buff forum
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
magical crackhouse
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
gold legend lay
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
pale laughsome stage
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
gold legend lay
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Bossy round eye therapy
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
pale laughsome stage
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Bossy round eye therapy
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Arousing lavender scourge upon the earth queen of the night
  01/10/13
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cardboard ayatollah
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Obsidian indian lodge fortuitous meteor
  01/10/13
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things from the 90s/00s so ethereal and dreamlike:
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
Vivacious Magenta Field
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
gold legend lay
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Bossy round eye therapy
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
dashing jade church building faggotry
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
gold legend lay
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
gold legend lay
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
gold legend lay
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
galvanic mood
  02/18/14
lol
pale laughsome stage
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
alcoholic doctorate
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
gold legend lay
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Henna thirsty philosopher-king
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Vivacious Magenta Field
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
galvanic mood
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Impressive parlour
  01/10/13
No
Opaque reading party
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Lilac patrolman rehab



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: ruddy tripping sweet tailpipe

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=5310074#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Lilac patrolman rehab

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: gold legend lay

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=5310074#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Thriller nursing home

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Grizzly racy tattoo

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Bossy round eye therapy

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Doobsian concupiscible national security agency karate

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Bossy round eye therapy

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: gold legend lay

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=5310074#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: marvelous hairy legs public bath

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=5310074#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Bossy round eye therapy

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: gold legend lay

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=5310074#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: pale laughsome stage

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=5310074#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: buff forum



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: magical crackhouse

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: gold legend lay

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=5310074#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: pale laughsome stage

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=5310074#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: gold legend lay

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=5310074#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Bossy round eye therapy

(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=5310074#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: pale laughsome stage

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=5310074#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Bossy round eye therapy

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=5310074#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Arousing lavender scourge upon the earth queen of the night

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=5310074#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: cardboard ayatollah



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Obsidian indian lodge fortuitous meteor

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=5310074#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: things from the 90s/00s so ethereal and dreamlike:



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Vivacious Magenta Field

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: gold legend lay

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Bossy round eye therapy

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: dashing jade church building faggotry

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Impressive parlour

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: gold legend lay

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=5310074#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: gold legend lay

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: gold legend lay

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=5310074#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: galvanic mood

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: pale laughsome stage

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: alcoholic doctorate

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=5310074#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: gold legend lay

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=5310074#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: Henna thirsty philosopher-king

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Vivacious Magenta Field

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: galvanic mood

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Impressive parlour

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=5310074#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Opaque reading party

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310074#30107508)