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

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out-of-control fluffy private investor genital piercing
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
iridescent trip church building pocket flask
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
out-of-control fluffy private investor genital piercing
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
White contagious forum
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Beady-eyed Box Office
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Cocky concupiscible mother lodge
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Coral effete codepig base
  12/19/12
lol
Ultramarine address
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Coral effete codepig base
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
White contagious forum
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
adulterous regret orchestra pit
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Coral effete codepig base
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
White contagious forum
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
balding histrionic meetinghouse
  01/10/13
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Sapphire piazza
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Chocolate cerebral locus
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
White contagious forum
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
balding histrionic meetinghouse
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
White contagious forum
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Coral effete codepig base
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
balding histrionic meetinghouse
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Coral effete codepig base
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Federal appetizing quadroon
  01/10/13
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yellow keepsake machete
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Drunken university electric furnace
  01/10/13
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sienna fighting home kitty cat
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
slate galvanic theater stage
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
White contagious forum
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Coral effete codepig base
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Heady rebellious nowag
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
White contagious forum
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
White contagious forum
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
White contagious forum
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Boyish Aqua Telephone Spot
  02/18/14
lol
balding histrionic meetinghouse
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
laughsome vermilion field tank
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Olive clown
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
White contagious forum
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Plum zippy masturbator
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
slate galvanic theater stage
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Olive clown
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Boyish Aqua Telephone Spot
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Olive clown
  01/10/13
No
Razzmatazz Menage
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: out-of-control fluffy private investor genital piercing



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: iridescent trip church building pocket flask

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=5310900#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: out-of-control fluffy private investor genital piercing

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: White contagious forum

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=5310900#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Box Office

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Cocky concupiscible mother lodge

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Coral effete codepig base

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Ultramarine address

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Coral effete codepig base

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: White contagious forum

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=5310900#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: adulterous regret orchestra pit

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=5310900#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Coral effete codepig base

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: White contagious forum

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=5310900#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: balding histrionic meetinghouse

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=5310900#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Sapphire piazza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Chocolate cerebral locus

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: White contagious forum

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=5310900#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: balding histrionic meetinghouse

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=5310900#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: White contagious forum

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=5310900#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Coral effete codepig base

(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=5310900#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: balding histrionic meetinghouse

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=5310900#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Coral effete codepig base

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=5310900#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Federal appetizing quadroon

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=5310900#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: yellow keepsake machete



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Drunken university electric furnace

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=5310900#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: sienna fighting home kitty cat



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: slate galvanic theater stage

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: White contagious forum

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Coral effete codepig base

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Heady rebellious nowag

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Olive clown

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: White contagious forum

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=5310900#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: White contagious forum

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: White contagious forum

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=5310900#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Boyish Aqua Telephone Spot

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: balding histrionic meetinghouse

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: laughsome vermilion field tank

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=5310900#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Olive clown

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: White contagious forum

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=5310900#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: Plum zippy masturbator

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: slate galvanic theater stage

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Olive clown

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Boyish Aqua Telephone Spot

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Olive clown

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=5310900#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Menage

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310900#30107508)