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

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burgundy abode
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
wonderful jade lodge athletic conference
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
burgundy abode
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
French hominid son of senegal
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
cocky sienna feces plaza
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
fuchsia fragrant orchestra pit
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
lilac fat ankles sandwich
  12/19/12
lol
unhinged resort
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
lilac fat ankles sandwich
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
French hominid son of senegal
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Curious balding market cuck
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
lilac fat ankles sandwich
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
French hominid son of senegal
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Brass reading party
  01/10/13
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Buff rigpig
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
purple deranged library trust fund
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
French hominid son of senegal
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Brass reading party
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
French hominid son of senegal
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
lilac fat ankles sandwich
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Brass reading party
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
lilac fat ankles sandwich
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
fantasy-prone green fanboi
  01/10/13
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odious crotch pistol
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
canary field
  01/10/13
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very tactful twinkling theater patrolman
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
Silver philosopher-king
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
French hominid son of senegal
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
lilac fat ankles sandwich
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Coiffed lay wagecucks
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
French hominid son of senegal
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
French hominid son of senegal
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
French hominid son of senegal
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
razzle-dazzle federal organic girlfriend
  02/18/14
lol
Brass reading party
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
coral office gaming laptop
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
French hominid son of senegal
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Dull knife people who are hurt
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Silver philosopher-king
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
razzle-dazzle federal organic girlfriend
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
passionate godawful tattoo
  01/10/13
No
hideous piazza regret
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: burgundy abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: wonderful jade lodge athletic conference

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=5310908#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: burgundy abode

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

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=5310908#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: cocky sienna feces plaza

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: fuchsia fragrant orchestra pit

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: lilac fat ankles sandwich

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: unhinged resort

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: lilac fat ankles sandwich

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

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=5310908#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: Curious balding market cuck

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=5310908#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: lilac fat ankles sandwich

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

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=5310908#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Brass reading party

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=5310908#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Buff rigpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: purple deranged library 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=5310908#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

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=5310908#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Brass reading party

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=5310908#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

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=5310908#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: lilac fat ankles sandwich

(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=5310908#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Brass reading party

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=5310908#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: lilac fat ankles sandwich

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=5310908#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: fantasy-prone green fanboi

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=5310908#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: odious crotch pistol



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: canary field

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=5310908#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: very tactful twinkling theater patrolman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Silver philosopher-king

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: lilac fat ankles sandwich

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Coiffed lay wagecucks

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

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=5310908#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

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=5310908#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle federal organic girlfriend

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Brass reading party

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: coral office gaming laptop

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=5310908#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: French hominid son of senegal

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=5310908#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: Dull knife people who are hurt

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Silver philosopher-king

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle federal organic girlfriend

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: passionate godawful tattoo

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=5310908#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: hideous piazza regret

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310908#30107508)