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

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Scarlet School Cafeteria Factory Reset Button
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Pink coldplay fan parlour
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Scarlet School Cafeteria Factory Reset Button
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
hot telephone
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
maize outnumbered hospital striped hyena
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Sick Nibblets New Version
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
beady-eyed market associate
  12/19/12
lol
fiercely-loyal histrionic therapy corner
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
beady-eyed market associate
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
hot telephone
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
lilac milk
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
beady-eyed market associate
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
hot telephone
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
trip impressive theater
  01/10/13
...
cruel-hearted shaky depressive stage
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Glittery Trailer Park Turdskin
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
hot telephone
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
trip impressive theater
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
hot telephone
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
beady-eyed market associate
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
trip impressive theater
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
beady-eyed market associate
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
fighting flickering principal's office
  01/10/13
...
cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Slippery degenerate
  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
Cerise low-t abode
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
hot telephone
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
beady-eyed market associate
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Marvelous site
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
hot telephone
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
hot telephone
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
hot telephone
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
insane brunch
  02/18/14
lol
trip impressive theater
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
green thriller home
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
hot telephone
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
maroon razzle-dazzle office useless brakes
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Cerise low-t abode
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
insane brunch
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Puce deep national
  01/10/13
No
sooty stead
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Scarlet School Cafeteria Factory Reset Button



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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Pink coldplay fan parlour

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Scarlet School Cafeteria Factory Reset Button

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: hot telephone

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=today#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: maize outnumbered hospital striped hyena

idk but Chopin is 180

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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Sick Nibblets New Version

i believe this was before To be fair

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: beady-eyed market associate

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal histrionic therapy corner

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: beady-eyed market associate

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: hot telephone

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=today#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: lilac milk

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=today#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: beady-eyed market associate

bach didnt write for piano

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: hot telephone

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=today#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: trip impressive theater

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=today#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: cruel-hearted shaky depressive stage



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Glittery Trailer Park Turdskin

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: hot telephone

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=today#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: trip impressive theater

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=today#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: hot telephone

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=today#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: beady-eyed market associate

(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=today#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: trip impressive theater

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=today#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: beady-eyed market associate

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: fighting flickering 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=today#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=today#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Slippery degenerate

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=today#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=today#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Cerise low-t abode

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: hot telephone

favorite chopin interpreters?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: beady-eyed market associate

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Marvelous site

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Puce deep national

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: hot telephone

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Puce deep national

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: hot telephone

spotifying the dude right now

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: hot telephone

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=today#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: insane brunch

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: trip impressive theater

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: green thriller home

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=today#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: hot telephone

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=today#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: maroon razzle-dazzle office useless brakes

W.W.Rina.S.?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Cerise low-t abode

ernie looks like doobs

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: insane brunch

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Puce deep national

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=today#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: sooty stead

No

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