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

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Provocative Antidepressant Drug Kitchen
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
violet vivacious location
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Provocative Antidepressant Drug Kitchen
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
aggressive national security agency point
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
bonkers voyeur
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
chest-beating exhilarant church
  12/19/12
lol
maroon water buffalo gay wizard
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
chest-beating exhilarant church
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Marvelous disgusting range cuckoldry
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
chest-beating exhilarant church
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
gaped piazza
  01/10/13
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Costumed Hominid School Cafeteria
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
deranged hell sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
gaped piazza
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
chest-beating exhilarant church
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
gaped piazza
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
chest-beating exhilarant church
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Canary patrolman principal's office
  01/10/13
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cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Cracking unhinged crotch
  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
boyish generalized bond temple
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
chest-beating exhilarant church
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Diverse home
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Outnumbered red ratface
  02/18/14
lol
gaped piazza
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Vermilion mad cow disease hunting ground
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Duck-like beady-eyed stag film
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
frisky nofapping theater stage sound barrier
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
boyish generalized bond temple
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Outnumbered red ratface
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Odious lake dilemma
  01/10/13
No
big sneaky criminal
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Provocative Antidepressant Drug Kitchen



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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: violet vivacious location

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Provocative Antidepressant Drug Kitchen

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

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=my#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: aggressive national security agency point

idk but Chopin is 180

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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: bonkers voyeur

i believe this was before To be fair

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: chest-beating exhilarant church

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: maroon water buffalo gay wizard

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: chest-beating exhilarant church

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

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=my#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: Marvelous disgusting range cuckoldry

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=my#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: chest-beating exhilarant church

bach didnt write for piano

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

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=my#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: gaped piazza

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=my#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Costumed Hominid School Cafeteria



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: deranged hell sweet tailpipe

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

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=my#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: gaped piazza

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=my#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

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=my#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: chest-beating exhilarant church

(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=my#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: gaped piazza

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=my#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: chest-beating exhilarant church

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Canary patrolman principal's office

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=my#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: cock and awe



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Cracking unhinged crotch

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=my#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=my#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: boyish generalized bond temple

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

favorite chopin interpreters?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: chest-beating exhilarant church

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Diverse home

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

spotifying the dude right now

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

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=my#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Outnumbered red ratface

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: gaped piazza

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Vermilion mad cow disease hunting ground

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=my#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Duck-like beady-eyed stag film

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=my#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: frisky nofapping theater stage sound barrier

W.W.Rina.S.?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: boyish generalized bond temple

ernie looks like doobs

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Outnumbered red ratface

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Odious lake dilemma

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=my#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: big sneaky criminal

No

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