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

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Thirsty filthpig
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
indigo boistinker
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Thirsty filthpig
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
startled fanboi french chef
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Carmine New Version Hunting Ground
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
nudist bearded dopamine
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw
  12/19/12
lol
Fiercely-loyal stirring place of business death wish
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
startled fanboi french chef
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
pea-brained theater stage giraffe
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
startled fanboi french chef
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Lascivious Stubborn Boiling Water Shrine
  01/10/13
...
rusted locus
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
excitant flushed indian lodge
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
startled fanboi french chef
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Lascivious Stubborn Boiling Water Shrine
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
startled fanboi french chef
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Lascivious Stubborn Boiling Water Shrine
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
magenta naked gaming laptop
  01/10/13
...
pussy smell
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
apoplectic home stock car
  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
sapphire stag film coldplay fan
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
startled fanboi french chef
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
brindle titillating hairy legs
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
startled fanboi french chef
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
startled fanboi french chef
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
startled fanboi french chef
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Transparent aphrodisiac principal's office tank
  02/18/14
lol
Lascivious Stubborn Boiling Water Shrine
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Underhanded Beady-eyed Shitlib Kitty
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
startled fanboi french chef
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
avocado motley crotch
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
sapphire stag film coldplay fan
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Transparent aphrodisiac principal's office tank
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Wonderful abode voyeur
  01/10/13
No
Sticky Immigrant
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Thirsty filthpig



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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: indigo boistinker

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Thirsty filthpig

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

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=month#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Carmine New Version Hunting Ground

idk but Chopin is 180

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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: nudist bearded dopamine

i believe this was before To be fair

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal stirring place of business death wish

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

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=month#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: pea-brained theater stage giraffe

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=month#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw

bach didnt write for piano

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

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=month#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Lascivious Stubborn Boiling Water Shrine

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=month#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: rusted locus



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: excitant flushed indian lodge

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

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=month#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Lascivious Stubborn Boiling Water Shrine

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=month#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

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=month#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw

(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=month#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Lascivious Stubborn Boiling Water Shrine

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=month#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: magenta naked gaming laptop

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=month#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=month#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: apoplectic home stock car

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=month#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=month#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: sapphire stag film coldplay fan

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

favorite chopin interpreters?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Charismatic Slippery Hominid Bbw

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: brindle titillating hairy legs

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

spotifying the dude right now

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

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=month#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Transparent aphrodisiac principal's office tank

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Lascivious Stubborn Boiling Water Shrine

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Underhanded Beady-eyed Shitlib Kitty

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=month#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: startled fanboi french chef

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=month#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: avocado motley crotch

W.W.Rina.S.?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: sapphire stag film coldplay fan

ernie looks like doobs

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Transparent aphrodisiac principal's office tank

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Wonderful abode voyeur

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=month#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Sticky Immigrant

No

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