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

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laughsome philosopher-king
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Clear Glittery Voyeur
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
laughsome philosopher-king
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
arousing sepia locus halford
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
mind-boggling crawly set chad
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Frozen station selfie
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
sable bearded school useless brakes
  12/19/12
lol
Costumed Copper Ticket Booth
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
sable bearded school useless brakes
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
arousing sepia locus halford
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
dashing rigor
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
sable bearded school useless brakes
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
arousing sepia locus halford
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Orange chapel
  01/10/13
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Khaki gas station
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Fluffy kitty cat point
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
arousing sepia locus halford
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Orange chapel
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
arousing sepia locus halford
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
sable bearded school useless brakes
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Orange chapel
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
sable bearded school useless brakes
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
amber racy native
  01/10/13
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cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Galvanic aggressive national
  01/10/13
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A Mario 64 tapestry: a portal to Windows XP Bliss:
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
pearl old irish cottage
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
arousing sepia locus halford
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
sable bearded school useless brakes
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Harsh vermilion associate nowag
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
arousing sepia locus halford
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
arousing sepia locus halford
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
arousing sepia locus halford
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Exhilarant Idea He Suggested
  02/18/14
lol
Orange chapel
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
White At-the-ready Persian
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
arousing sepia locus halford
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Stubborn half-breed corner
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
pearl old irish cottage
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Exhilarant Idea He Suggested
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
soul-stirring hell
  01/10/13
No
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  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: laughsome philosopher-king



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Clear Glittery Voyeur

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=5310751#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: laughsome philosopher-king

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

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=5310751#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: mind-boggling crawly set chad

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Frozen station selfie

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: sable bearded school useless brakes

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Costumed Copper Ticket Booth

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: sable bearded school useless brakes

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

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=5310751#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: dashing rigor

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=5310751#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: sable bearded school useless brakes

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

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=5310751#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Orange 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=5310751#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Khaki gas station



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Fluffy kitty cat point

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

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=5310751#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Orange 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=5310751#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

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=5310751#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: sable bearded school useless brakes

(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=5310751#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Orange 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=5310751#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: sable bearded school useless brakes

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=5310751#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: amber racy native

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=5310751#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: cock and awe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Galvanic aggressive national

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=5310751#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: A Mario 64 tapestry: a portal to Windows XP Bliss:



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: pearl old irish cottage

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: sable bearded school useless brakes

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Harsh vermilion associate nowag

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: soul-stirring hell

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

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=5310751#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

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=5310751#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Exhilarant Idea He Suggested

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Orange chapel

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: White At-the-ready Persian

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=5310751#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: arousing sepia locus halford

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=5310751#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: Stubborn half-breed corner

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: pearl old irish cottage

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Exhilarant Idea He Suggested

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: soul-stirring hell

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=5310751#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: aphrodisiac mint gaming laptop principal's office

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310751#30107508)