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

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contagious site
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
rough-skinned school cafeteria
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
contagious site
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Vigorous center
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Duck-like racy address
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
razzle-dazzle goal in life
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Translucent well-lubricated telephone
  12/19/12
lol
cobalt sinister filthpig ticket booth
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Translucent well-lubricated telephone
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Vigorous center
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Aphrodisiac lay
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Translucent well-lubricated telephone
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Vigorous center
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Stirring pea-brained spot
  01/10/13
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Drab overrated partner range
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
rebellious effete feces
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Vigorous center
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Stirring pea-brained spot
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Vigorous center
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Translucent well-lubricated telephone
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Stirring pea-brained spot
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Translucent well-lubricated telephone
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
supple cumskin national
  01/10/13
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pussy smell
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
dashing nudist queen of the night factory reset button
  01/10/13
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A Mario 64 tapestry: a portal to Windows XP Bliss:
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
Chest-beating Immigrant Bawdyhouse
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Vigorous center
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Translucent well-lubricated telephone
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
soul-stirring up-to-no-good nursing home dog poop
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Vigorous center
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Vigorous center
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Vigorous center
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
emerald faggot firefighter
  02/18/14
lol
Stirring pea-brained spot
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Electric field
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Vigorous center
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
doobsian electric furnace
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Chest-beating Immigrant Bawdyhouse
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
emerald faggot firefighter
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
mentally impaired scourge upon the earth
  01/10/13
No
Sienna tanning salon trump supporter
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: contagious site



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#20925745)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: rough-skinned school cafeteria

I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#20925749)



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: contagious site

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#20926140)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Vigorous center

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\u0026show=6hr#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Duck-like racy address

idk but Chopin is 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#20925752)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle goal in life

i believe this was before To be fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#20925754)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Translucent well-lubricated telephone

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22282040)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: cobalt sinister filthpig ticket booth

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22282350)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Translucent well-lubricated telephone

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22405787)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Vigorous center

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\u0026show=6hr#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac lay

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\u0026show=6hr#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Translucent well-lubricated telephone

bach didnt write for piano

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22405788)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: Vigorous center

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\u0026show=6hr#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Stirring pea-brained spot

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\u0026show=6hr#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Drab overrated partner range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22405886)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: rebellious effete feces

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22405842)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Vigorous center

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\u0026show=6hr#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Stirring pea-brained spot

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\u0026show=6hr#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: Vigorous center

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\u0026show=6hr#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Translucent well-lubricated telephone

(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\u0026show=6hr#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Stirring pea-brained spot

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\u0026show=6hr#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Translucent well-lubricated telephone

Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to piano literature

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22405871)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: supple cumskin national

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\u0026show=6hr#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: pussy smell



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: dashing nudist queen of the night factory reset button

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\u0026show=6hr#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: A Mario 64 tapestry: a portal to Windows XP Bliss:



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Chest-beating Immigrant Bawdyhouse

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22405936)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: Vigorous center

favorite chopin interpreters?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22405969)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Translucent well-lubricated telephone

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22405997)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: soul-stirring up-to-no-good nursing home dog poop

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406325)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406040)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: Vigorous center

EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406065)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano composition

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406073)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: Vigorous center

spotifying the dude right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406143)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: Vigorous center

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\u0026show=6hr#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: emerald faggot firefighter

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#25039633)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Stirring pea-brained spot

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406082)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Electric field

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\u0026show=6hr#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406407)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Vigorous center

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\u0026show=6hr#22406409)



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

W.W.Rina.S.?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406415)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Chest-beating Immigrant Bawdyhouse

ernie looks like doobs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406436)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406440)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: emerald faggot firefighter

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#25039642)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTHXYd4c

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#22406462)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: mentally impaired scourge upon the earth

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\u0026show=6hr#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Sienna tanning salon trump supporter

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#30107508)