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

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fantasy-prone love of her life sweet tailpipe
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
copper university newt
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
fantasy-prone love of her life sweet tailpipe
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
purple international law enforcement agency
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Stirring white coldplay fan lodge
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
buff excitant mediation
  12/19/12
lol
twinkling institution
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
buff excitant mediation
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
mind-boggling school cafeteria
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
buff excitant mediation
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Up-to-no-good address
  01/10/13
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mildly autistic cruel-hearted multi-billionaire ticket booth
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
flirting resort
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Up-to-no-good address
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
buff excitant mediation
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Up-to-no-good address
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
buff excitant mediation
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
crawly national security agency faggot firefighter
  01/10/13
...
China
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Maize Pervert
  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
ultramarine masturbator theater
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
buff excitant mediation
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
duck-like sexy partner
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
house-broken patrolman
  02/18/14
lol
Up-to-no-good address
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Razzle Whorehouse Fanboi
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
misunderstood bronze hissy fit
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
spectacular church building
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
ultramarine masturbator theater
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
house-broken patrolman
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage
  01/10/13
No
Rusted famous landscape painting
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: fantasy-prone love of her life sweet tailpipe



(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: copper university newt

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: fantasy-prone love of her life sweet tailpipe

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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: purple international law enforcement agency

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: Stirring white coldplay fan lodge

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: buff excitant mediation

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: twinkling institution

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: buff excitant mediation

(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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: mind-boggling school cafeteria

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: buff excitant mediation

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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: Up-to-no-good address

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: mildly autistic cruel-hearted multi-billionaire ticket booth



(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: flirting resort

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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: Up-to-no-good address

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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: buff excitant mediation

(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: Up-to-no-good address

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: buff excitant mediation

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: crawly national security agency faggot firefighter

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: China



(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: Maize Pervert

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: ultramarine masturbator theater

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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: buff excitant mediation

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: duck-like sexy partner

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: house-broken patrolman

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: Up-to-no-good address

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: Razzle Whorehouse Fanboi

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: misunderstood bronze hissy fit

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: spectacular church building

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: ultramarine masturbator theater

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: house-broken patrolman

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: beady-eyed private investor old irish cottage

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: Rusted famous landscape painting

No

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