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

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Irradiated nubile nursing home roast beef
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
purple university wrinkle
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Irradiated nubile nursing home roast beef
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Green school
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Aggressive Khaki Church Building
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Cerebral Self-centered Internal Respiration
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site
  12/19/12
lol
ruby haunting trailer park
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Green school
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
frozen chapel affirmative action
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Green school
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Out-of-control Bonkers Partner
  01/10/13
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razzmatazz gas station
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
high-end talented mediation
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Green school
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Out-of-control Bonkers Partner
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Green school
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Out-of-control Bonkers Partner
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Silver adventurous whorehouse private investor
  01/10/13
...
China
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Abusive arrogant kitty quadroon
  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
Citrine den
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Green school
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Crusty Native Queen Of The Night
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Green school
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Green school
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Green school
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Anal persian
  02/18/14
lol
Out-of-control Bonkers Partner
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Unholy Topaz Lay
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Green school
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
White spectacular meetinghouse ladyboy
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Citrine den
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Anal persian
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Lascivious Principal's Office
  01/10/13
No
Dead State
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Irradiated nubile nursing home roast beef



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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: purple university wrinkle

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Irradiated nubile nursing home roast beef

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Green school

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=2Firm#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Aggressive Khaki Church Building

idk but Chopin is 180

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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Cerebral Self-centered Internal Respiration

i believe this was before To be fair

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: ruby haunting trailer park

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Green school

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=2Firm#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: frozen chapel affirmative action

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=2Firm#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site

bach didnt write for piano

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: Green school

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=2Firm#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Out-of-control Bonkers Partner

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=2Firm#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: razzmatazz gas station



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: high-end talented mediation

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Green school

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=2Firm#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Out-of-control Bonkers Partner

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=2Firm#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: Green school

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=2Firm#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site

(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=2Firm#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Out-of-control Bonkers Partner

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=2Firm#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Silver adventurous whorehouse private investor

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=2Firm#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: China



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Abusive arrogant kitty quadroon

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=2Firm#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=2Firm#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Citrine den

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: Green school

favorite chopin interpreters?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Razzle Apoplectic Main People Site

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Crusty Native Queen Of The Night

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: Green school

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: Green school

spotifying the dude right now

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: Green school

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=2Firm#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Anal persian

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Out-of-control Bonkers Partner

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Unholy Topaz Lay

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=2Firm#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Green school

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=2Firm#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: White spectacular meetinghouse ladyboy

W.W.Rina.S.?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Citrine den

ernie looks like doobs

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibVt9aYL3hs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2Firm#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6soFlEZAMYw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2Firm#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Anal persian

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Lascivious Principal's Office

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=2Firm#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Dead State

No

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