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

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avocado aphrodisiac goal in life
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
geriatric theater stage
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
avocado aphrodisiac goal in life
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Sadistic French Chef
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Gaped Forum Boistinker
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
mentally impaired bull headed theater police squad
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
duck-like home
  12/19/12
lol
Heady yapping casino
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
duck-like home
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Sadistic French Chef
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
flushed business firm
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
duck-like home
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Sadistic French Chef
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
free-loading main people
  01/10/13
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Amethyst ape
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Wonderful useless brakes really tough guy
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Sadistic French Chef
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
free-loading main people
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Sadistic French Chef
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
duck-like home
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
free-loading main people
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
duck-like home
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Adulterous claret dragon tank
  01/10/13
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cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Stimulating rusted resort
  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
bat shit crazy sanctuary
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Sadistic French Chef
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
duck-like home
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Maize Halford
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Sadistic French Chef
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Sadistic French Chef
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Sadistic French Chef
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
vivacious box office hissy fit
  02/18/14
lol
free-loading main people
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
curious step-uncle's house bbw
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Sadistic French Chef
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
irradiated at-the-ready kitchen hairy legs
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
bat shit crazy sanctuary
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
vivacious box office hissy fit
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap
  01/10/13
No
canary beady-eyed half-breed location
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: avocado aphrodisiac goal in life



(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: geriatric theater stage

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: avocado aphrodisiac goal in life

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: Sadistic French Chef

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: Gaped Forum Boistinker

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: mentally impaired bull headed theater police squad

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: duck-like home

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: Heady yapping casino

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: duck-like home

(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: Sadistic French Chef

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: flushed business firm

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: duck-like home

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: Sadistic French Chef

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: free-loading main people

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: Amethyst ape



(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: Wonderful useless brakes really tough guy

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: Sadistic French Chef

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: free-loading main people

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: Sadistic French Chef

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: duck-like home

(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: free-loading main people

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: duck-like home

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: Adulterous claret dragon tank

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: Stimulating rusted resort

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: bat shit crazy sanctuary

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: Sadistic French Chef

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: duck-like home

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: Maize Halford

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: Sadistic French Chef

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: Sadistic French Chef

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: Sadistic French Chef

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vivacious box office hissy fit

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: free-loading main people

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: curious step-uncle's house bbw

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: Sadistic French Chef

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: irradiated at-the-ready kitchen hairy legs

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: bat shit crazy sanctuary

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vivacious box office hissy fit

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous idiotic mad-dog skullcap

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: canary beady-eyed half-breed location

No

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