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

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histrionic fuchsia lay pervert
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
bipolar candlestick maker
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
histrionic fuchsia lay pervert
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Angry foreskin ticket booth
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Burgundy indian lodge
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
mischievous carnelian marketing idea
  12/19/12
lol
drunken philosopher-king location
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
mischievous carnelian marketing idea
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Razzle circlehead jew
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
mischievous carnelian marketing idea
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Narrow-minded Pink Bbw Boltzmann
  01/10/13
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hyperventilating state fat ankles
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
deranged unholy toilet seat kitchen
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Narrow-minded Pink Bbw Boltzmann
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
mischievous carnelian marketing idea
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Narrow-minded Pink Bbw Boltzmann
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
mischievous carnelian marketing idea
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
jet-lagged goal in life
  01/10/13
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China
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Territorial dashing crotch trust fund
  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
insanely creepy mental disorder gay wizard
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
mischievous carnelian marketing idea
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Cracking Organic Girlfriend Stage
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
magenta area french chef
  02/18/14
lol
Narrow-minded Pink Bbw Boltzmann
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Honey-headed Doobsian Mad Cow Disease
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
big primrose nowag
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
insanely creepy mental disorder gay wizard
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
magenta area french chef
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
exciting water buffalo whorehouse
  01/10/13
No
Misunderstood saffron sanctuary
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: histrionic fuchsia lay pervert



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: bipolar candlestick maker

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=5310443#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: histrionic fuchsia lay pervert

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

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=5310443#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Angry foreskin ticket booth

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Burgundy indian lodge

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: mischievous carnelian marketing idea

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: drunken philosopher-king location

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: mischievous carnelian marketing idea

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

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=5310443#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: Razzle circlehead jew

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=5310443#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: mischievous carnelian marketing idea

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

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=5310443#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Pink Bbw Boltzmann

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=5310443#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: hyperventilating state fat ankles



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: deranged unholy toilet seat kitchen

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

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=5310443#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Pink Bbw Boltzmann

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=5310443#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

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=5310443#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: mischievous carnelian marketing idea

(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=5310443#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Pink Bbw Boltzmann

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=5310443#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: mischievous carnelian marketing idea

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=5310443#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: jet-lagged goal in life

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=5310443#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: China



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Territorial dashing crotch trust fund

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=5310443#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=5310443#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: insanely creepy mental disorder gay wizard

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: mischievous carnelian marketing idea

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Cracking Organic Girlfriend Stage

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

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=5310443#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

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=5310443#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: magenta area french chef

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Pink Bbw Boltzmann

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Honey-headed Doobsian Mad Cow Disease

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=5310443#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: mentally impaired national security agency liquid oxygen

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=5310443#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: big primrose nowag

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: insanely creepy mental disorder gay wizard

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: magenta area french chef

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: exciting water buffalo whorehouse

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=5310443#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Misunderstood saffron sanctuary

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310443#30107508)