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

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Confused Irate Theatre Brethren
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Pungent parlour haunted graveyard
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Confused Irate Theatre Brethren
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
cordovan center
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Blue tripping orchestra pit
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Ebony Theater
  12/19/12
lol
mustard school cafeteria
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Ebony Theater
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
flatulent address queen of the night
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Ebony Theater
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
White locus water buffalo
  01/10/13
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Pearly Excitant Immigrant Chapel
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Ivory Nudist Ape
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
White locus water buffalo
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Ebony Theater
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
White locus water buffalo
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Ebony Theater
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Adventurous buff locale
  01/10/13
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Stirring Very Tactful Resort Bbw
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Curious parlor
  01/10/13
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hideous navy striped hyena death wish
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
Flirting selfie
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Ebony Theater
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Sticky prole base
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Charismatic umber associate
  02/18/14
lol
White locus water buffalo
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
marvelous piazza
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Big Stage
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Racy lay legend
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Flirting selfie
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Big Stage
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Charismatic umber associate
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Big Stage
  01/10/13
No
massive 180 cumskin pisswyrm
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Confused Irate Theatre Brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Pungent parlour haunted graveyard

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=5310909#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Confused Irate Theatre Brethren

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

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=5310909#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: cordovan center

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Blue tripping orchestra pit

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Ebony Theater

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: mustard school cafeteria

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Ebony Theater

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

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=5310909#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: flatulent address queen of the night

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=5310909#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Ebony Theater

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

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=5310909#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: White locus water buffalo

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=5310909#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Pearly Excitant Immigrant Chapel



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Ivory Nudist Ape

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

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=5310909#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: White locus water buffalo

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=5310909#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

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=5310909#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Ebony Theater

(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=5310909#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: White locus water buffalo

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=5310909#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Ebony Theater

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=5310909#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Adventurous buff locale

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=5310909#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Stirring Very Tactful Resort Bbw



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Curious parlor

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=5310909#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: hideous navy striped hyena death wish



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Flirting selfie

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Ebony Theater

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Sticky prole base

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Big Stage

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

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=5310909#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

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=5310909#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Charismatic umber associate

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: White locus water buffalo

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: marvelous piazza

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=5310909#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Big Stage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: razzmatazz up-to-no-good tanning salon

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=5310909#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: Racy lay legend

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Flirting selfie

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Big Stage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Charismatic umber associate

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Big Stage

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=5310909#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: massive 180 cumskin pisswyrm

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310909#30107508)