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

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harsh doobsian corner jewess
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Sinister thriller corn cake chapel
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
harsh doobsian corner jewess
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
maniacal dopamine
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Plum adventurous site incel
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
dull national philosopher-king
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Diverse den son of senegal
  12/19/12
lol
Duck-like Alpha Marketing Idea
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Diverse den son of senegal
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
maniacal dopamine
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Nudist stimulating internal respiration casino
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Diverse den son of senegal
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
maniacal dopamine
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Racy Fanboi
  01/10/13
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Multi-colored citrine striped hyena menage
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
crystalline newt people who are hurt
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
maniacal dopamine
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Racy Fanboi
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
maniacal dopamine
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Diverse den son of senegal
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Racy Fanboi
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Diverse den son of senegal
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Galvanic shimmering hell
  01/10/13
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China
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Chocolate abnormal stage
  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
Glittery ruby nursing home
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
maniacal dopamine
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Diverse den son of senegal
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
opaque center
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
maniacal dopamine
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
maniacal dopamine
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
maniacal dopamine
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Motley erotic sex offender
  02/18/14
lol
Racy Fanboi
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
tan irradiated puppy
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
maniacal dopamine
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
topaz boltzmann feces
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Glittery ruby nursing home
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Motley erotic sex offender
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Very tactful pit
  01/10/13
No
Ivory big wrinkle goal in life
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: harsh doobsian corner jewess



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Sinister thriller corn cake chapel

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=5310481#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: harsh doobsian corner jewess

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: maniacal dopamine

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=5310481#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Plum adventurous site incel

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: dull national philosopher-king

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Diverse den son of senegal

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Duck-like Alpha Marketing Idea

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Diverse den son of senegal

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: maniacal dopamine

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=5310481#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: Nudist stimulating internal respiration casino

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=5310481#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Diverse den son of senegal

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: maniacal dopamine

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=5310481#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Racy Fanboi

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=5310481#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Multi-colored citrine striped hyena menage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: crystalline newt people who are hurt

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: maniacal dopamine

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=5310481#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Racy Fanboi

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=5310481#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: maniacal dopamine

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=5310481#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Diverse den son of senegal

(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=5310481#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Racy Fanboi

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=5310481#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Diverse den son of senegal

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=5310481#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Galvanic shimmering hell

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=5310481#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=5310481#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Chocolate abnormal stage

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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=5310481#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=5310481#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Glittery ruby nursing home

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: maniacal dopamine

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Diverse den son of senegal

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: opaque center

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Very tactful pit

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: maniacal dopamine

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=5310481#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: maniacal dopamine

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: maniacal dopamine

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=5310481#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Motley erotic sex offender

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Racy Fanboi

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: tan irradiated puppy

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=5310481#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: maniacal dopamine

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=5310481#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: topaz boltzmann feces

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Glittery ruby nursing home

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Motley erotic sex offender

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Very tactful pit

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=5310481#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Ivory big wrinkle goal in life

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#30107508)