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

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cracking maize box office
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Harsh Odious Old Irish Cottage Heaven
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
cracking maize box office
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Wild piazza boistinker
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Fluffy property
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
indigo rigpig
  12/19/12
lol
Provocative bearded pit hominid
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
indigo rigpig
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
chestnut stead organic girlfriend
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
indigo rigpig
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Sienna dysfunction gas station
  01/10/13
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Obsidian effete dog poop
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Alcoholic charismatic station
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Sienna dysfunction gas station
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
indigo rigpig
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Sienna dysfunction gas station
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
indigo rigpig
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Heady Twisted Address
  01/10/13
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cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
impertinent duck-like mexican
  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
Light Supple University Ladyboy
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
indigo rigpig
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Ruddy Plaza Macaca
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
mischievous crawly pocket flask state
  02/18/14
lol
Sienna dysfunction gas station
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Topaz soggy sweet tailpipe gaping
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
razzmatazz turquoise double fault
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
mauve stimulating doctorate
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Light Supple University Ladyboy
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
mischievous crawly pocket flask state
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
at-the-ready trump supporter
  01/10/13
No
mewling range
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: cracking maize box office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Harsh Odious Old Irish Cottage Heaven

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=5310893#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: cracking maize box office

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

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=5310893#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Wild piazza boistinker

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Fluffy property

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: indigo rigpig

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Provocative bearded pit hominid

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: indigo rigpig

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

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=5310893#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: chestnut stead organic girlfriend

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=5310893#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: indigo rigpig

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

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=5310893#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Sienna dysfunction gas station

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=5310893#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Obsidian effete dog poop



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Alcoholic charismatic station

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

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=5310893#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Sienna dysfunction gas station

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=5310893#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

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=5310893#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: indigo rigpig

(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=5310893#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Sienna dysfunction gas station

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=5310893#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: indigo rigpig

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=5310893#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Heady Twisted Address

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=5310893#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=5310893#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: impertinent duck-like mexican

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=5310893#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=5310893#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Light Supple University Ladyboy

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: indigo rigpig

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Ruddy Plaza Macaca

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

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=5310893#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

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=5310893#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: mischievous crawly pocket flask state

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Sienna dysfunction gas station

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Topaz soggy sweet tailpipe gaping

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=5310893#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: razzmatazz turquoise double fault

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=5310893#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: mauve stimulating doctorate

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Light Supple University Ladyboy

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: mischievous crawly pocket flask state

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: at-the-ready trump supporter

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=5310893#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: mewling range

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310893#30107508)