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

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gaped queen of the night step-uncle's house
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
umber den
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
gaped queen of the night step-uncle's house
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
zombie-like histrionic rehab bbw
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
chestnut fiercely-loyal digit ratio degenerate
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
cream stubborn crotch property
  12/19/12
lol
costumed whorehouse circlehead
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
cream stubborn crotch property
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
glittery fear-inspiring idiot
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
cream stubborn crotch property
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
aphrodisiac gold organic girlfriend sex offender
  01/10/13
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floppy round eye
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
rusted contagious temple trust fund
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
aphrodisiac gold organic girlfriend sex offender
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
cream stubborn crotch property
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
aphrodisiac gold organic girlfriend sex offender
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
cream stubborn crotch property
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Vivacious Gunner Plaza
  01/10/13
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nofapping alpha meetinghouse
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
titillating dog poop
  01/10/13
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twisted beady-eyed masturbator
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
magenta nowag theatre
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
cream stubborn crotch property
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
scarlet trailer park
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
infuriating feces
  02/18/14
lol
aphrodisiac gold organic girlfriend sex offender
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
big-titted cruise ship idea he suggested
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
burgundy telephone party of the first part
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
razzle electric furnace
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
magenta nowag theatre
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
infuriating feces
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set
  01/10/13
No
sickened brass locale faggot firefighter
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: gaped queen of the night step-uncle's house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: umber den

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=5310907#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: gaped queen of the night step-uncle's house

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

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=5310907#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: zombie-like histrionic rehab bbw

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: chestnut fiercely-loyal digit ratio degenerate

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: cream stubborn crotch property

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: costumed whorehouse circlehead

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: cream stubborn crotch property

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

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=5310907#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: glittery fear-inspiring idiot

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=5310907#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: cream stubborn crotch property

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

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=5310907#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: aphrodisiac gold organic girlfriend sex offender

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=5310907#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: floppy round eye



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: rusted contagious temple trust fund

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

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=5310907#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: aphrodisiac gold organic girlfriend sex offender

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=5310907#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

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=5310907#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: cream stubborn crotch property

(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=5310907#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: aphrodisiac gold organic girlfriend sex offender

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=5310907#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: cream stubborn crotch property

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=5310907#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Vivacious Gunner 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=5310907#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: nofapping alpha meetinghouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: titillating dog poop

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=5310907#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: twisted beady-eyed masturbator



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: magenta nowag theatre

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: cream stubborn crotch property

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: scarlet trailer park

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

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=5310907#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

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=5310907#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: infuriating feces

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: aphrodisiac gold organic girlfriend sex offender

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: big-titted cruise ship idea he suggested

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=5310907#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: burgundy telephone party of the first part

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=5310907#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: razzle electric furnace

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: magenta nowag theatre

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: infuriating feces

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Narrow-minded Self-absorbed Set

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=5310907#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: sickened brass locale faggot firefighter

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#30107508)