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

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titillating new version
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Awkward Sable Home
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
titillating new version
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Balding hospital
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Topaz roommate
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Stirring Menage
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Odious adulterous base
  12/19/12
lol
ivory gaming laptop parlour
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Odious adulterous base
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Balding hospital
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Lemon Floppy Scourge Upon The Earth
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Odious adulterous base
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Balding hospital
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Fluffy chest-beating orchestra pit sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
...
Rusted school cafeteria boiling water
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Sickened trailer park quadroon
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Balding hospital
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Fluffy chest-beating orchestra pit sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Balding hospital
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Odious adulterous base
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Fluffy chest-beating orchestra pit sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Odious adulterous base
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
stubborn green locale
  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 ultramarine pisswyrm dog poop
  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
180 kitchen french chef
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Balding hospital
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Odious adulterous base
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Cruel-hearted Stag Film Fat Ankles
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Balding hospital
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Balding hospital
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Balding hospital
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
High-end boltzmann turdskin
  02/18/14
lol
Fluffy chest-beating orchestra pit sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
mauve indirect expression legal warrant
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Balding hospital
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
cordovan blood rage
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
180 kitchen french chef
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
High-end boltzmann turdskin
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Henna house-broken piazza
  01/10/13
No
aphrodisiac orange property mental disorder
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: titillating new version



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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Awkward Sable Home

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: titillating new version

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Balding hospital

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=posted#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Topaz roommate

idk but Chopin is 180

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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Stirring Menage

i believe this was before To be fair

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Odious adulterous base

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: ivory gaming laptop parlour

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Odious adulterous base

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Balding hospital

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=posted#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: Lemon Floppy Scourge Upon The Earth

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=posted#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Odious adulterous base

bach didnt write for piano

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: Balding hospital

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=posted#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Fluffy chest-beating orchestra pit sweet tailpipe

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=posted#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Rusted school cafeteria boiling water



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Sickened trailer park quadroon

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Balding hospital

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=posted#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Fluffy chest-beating orchestra pit sweet tailpipe

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=posted#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: Balding hospital

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=posted#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Odious adulterous base

(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=posted#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Fluffy chest-beating orchestra pit sweet tailpipe

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=posted#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Odious adulterous base

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: stubborn green 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\u0026show=posted#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=posted#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: cracking ultramarine pisswyrm dog poop

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=posted#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=posted#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: 180 kitchen french chef

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: Balding hospital

favorite chopin interpreters?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Odious adulterous base

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Cruel-hearted Stag Film Fat Ankles

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: Balding hospital

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: Balding hospital

spotifying the dude right now

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: Balding hospital

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=posted#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: High-end boltzmann turdskin

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Fluffy chest-beating orchestra pit sweet tailpipe

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: mauve indirect expression legal warrant

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=posted#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Balding hospital

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=posted#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: cordovan blood rage

W.W.Rina.S.?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: 180 kitchen french chef

ernie looks like doobs

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: High-end boltzmann turdskin

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Henna house-broken piazza

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=posted#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: aphrodisiac orange property mental disorder

No

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