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

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Swashbuckling ocher principal's office mental disorder
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Lascivious Dun Hospital Roast Beef
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Swashbuckling ocher principal's office mental disorder
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Poppy heaven
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
honey-headed aphrodisiac ceo yarmulke
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Jet National Security Agency
  12/19/12
lol
violent gaming laptop
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Jet National Security Agency
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
translucent jew
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Jet National Security Agency
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
embarrassed to the bone chapel
  01/10/13
...
Sienna pozpig legal warrant
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Hairraiser overrated half-breed
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
embarrassed to the bone chapel
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Jet National Security Agency
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
embarrassed to the bone chapel
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Jet National Security Agency
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
soul-stirring hominid shitlib
  01/10/13
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Shimmering very tactful gunner locus
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
vibrant khaki hissy fit pisswyrm
  01/10/13
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Internet-worthy Main People
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
outnumbered navy becky
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Jet National Security Agency
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
sable erotic den
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Dashing volcanic crater
  02/18/14
lol
embarrassed to the bone chapel
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Zombie-like Cerebral Hell International Law Enforcement Agency
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Anal Rigor Sandwich
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Diverse snowy locale lettuce
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
outnumbered navy becky
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Dashing volcanic crater
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Copper rigpig university
  01/10/13
No
buff cuckoldry
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Swashbuckling ocher principal's office mental disorder



(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: Lascivious Dun Hospital Roast Beef

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: Swashbuckling ocher principal's office mental disorder

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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: Poppy heaven

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: honey-headed aphrodisiac ceo yarmulke

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: Jet National Security Agency

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: violent gaming laptop

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: Jet National Security Agency

(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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: translucent 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: Jet National Security Agency

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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: embarrassed to the bone chapel

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: Sienna pozpig legal warrant



(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: Hairraiser overrated half-breed

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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: embarrassed to the bone chapel

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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: Jet National Security Agency

(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: embarrassed to the bone chapel

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Jet National Security Agency

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: soul-stirring hominid shitlib

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: Shimmering very tactful gunner locus



(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: vibrant khaki hissy fit pisswyrm

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: Internet-worthy Main People



(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: outnumbered navy becky

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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: Jet National Security Agency

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: sable erotic den

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Dashing volcanic crater

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: embarrassed to the bone chapel

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: Zombie-like Cerebral Hell International Law Enforcement Agency

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Anal Rigor Sandwich

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: Diverse snowy locale lettuce

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: Copper rigpig university

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: outnumbered navy becky

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Dashing volcanic crater

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: Copper rigpig university

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: buff cuckoldry

No

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