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

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shaky hell mexican
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Black Marvelous Field
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
shaky hell mexican
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
navy useless property
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
narrow-minded brindle regret organic girlfriend
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
carnelian multi-colored idiot
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Trip Pistol
  12/19/12
lol
confused irradiated lettuce
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Trip Pistol
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
navy useless property
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
dashing coral spot yarmulke
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Trip Pistol
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
navy useless property
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
galvanic market
  01/10/13
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Vivacious shivering space preventive strike
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Heady theatre
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
navy useless property
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
galvanic market
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
navy useless property
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Trip Pistol
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
galvanic market
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Trip Pistol
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
razzle-dazzle self-absorbed generalized bond plaza
  01/10/13
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cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Exciting ebony potus
  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
Angry garrison
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
navy useless property
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Trip Pistol
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
olive site skinny woman
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
navy useless property
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
navy useless property
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
navy useless property
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Diverse dingle berry
  02/18/14
lol
galvanic market
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Cerise exhilarant black woman trust fund
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
navy useless property
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
pontificating brass senate
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Angry garrison
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Diverse dingle berry
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
harsh temple reading party
  01/10/13
No
alcoholic contagious menage
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: shaky hell mexican



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Black Marvelous Field

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=5310894#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: shaky hell mexican

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: navy useless property

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=5310894#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: narrow-minded brindle regret organic girlfriend

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: carnelian multi-colored idiot

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Trip Pistol

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: confused irradiated lettuce

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Trip Pistol

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: navy useless property

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=5310894#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: dashing coral spot yarmulke

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=5310894#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Trip Pistol

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: navy useless property

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=5310894#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: galvanic market

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=5310894#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Vivacious shivering space preventive strike



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Heady theatre

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: navy useless property

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=5310894#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: galvanic market

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=5310894#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: navy useless property

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=5310894#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Trip Pistol

(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=5310894#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: galvanic market

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=5310894#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Trip Pistol

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=5310894#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle self-absorbed generalized bond plaza

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=5310894#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=5310894#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Exciting ebony potus

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=5310894#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=5310894#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Angry garrison

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: navy useless property

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Trip Pistol

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: olive site skinny woman

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: harsh temple reading party

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: navy useless property

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=5310894#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: navy useless property

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: navy useless property

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=5310894#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Diverse dingle berry

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: galvanic market

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Cerise exhilarant black woman trust fund

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=5310894#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: navy useless property

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=5310894#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: pontificating brass senate

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Angry garrison

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Diverse dingle berry

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: harsh temple reading party

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=5310894#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: alcoholic contagious menage

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310894#30107508)