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

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iridescent bearded laser beams chapel
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
sadistic generalized bond antidepressant drug
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
iridescent bearded laser beams chapel
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
startled shitlib legal warrant
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
razzle-dazzle magenta associate
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Aggressive stead candlestick maker
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
impertinent internal respiration plaza
  12/19/12
lol
Appetizing at-the-ready queen of the night
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
impertinent internal respiration plaza
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
startled shitlib legal warrant
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
big-titted bawdyhouse
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
impertinent internal respiration plaza
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
startled shitlib legal warrant
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
brilliant passionate sound barrier gas station
  01/10/13
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bright heaven marketing idea
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Fluffy rusted regret
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
startled shitlib legal warrant
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
brilliant passionate sound barrier gas station
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
startled shitlib legal warrant
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
impertinent internal respiration plaza
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
brilliant passionate sound barrier gas station
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
impertinent internal respiration plaza
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Godawful 180 Hall
  01/10/13
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cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
spectacular theater stage gay wizard
  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
Wine Philosopher-king Genital Piercing
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
startled shitlib legal warrant
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
impertinent internal respiration plaza
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Duck-like stock car
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
startled shitlib legal warrant
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
startled shitlib legal warrant
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
startled shitlib legal warrant
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Orchid Out-of-control Tattoo Idiot
  02/18/14
lol
brilliant passionate sound barrier gas station
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Heady Nudist Dog Poop
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
startled shitlib legal warrant
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Beta Tan Deer Antler
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Wine Philosopher-king Genital Piercing
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Orchid Out-of-control Tattoo Idiot
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market
  01/10/13
No
Tripping Kitchen Knife
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: iridescent bearded laser beams chapel



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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: sadistic generalized bond antidepressant drug

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: iridescent bearded laser beams chapel

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

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#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle magenta associate

idk but Chopin is 180

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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Aggressive stead candlestick maker

i believe this was before To be fair

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: impertinent internal respiration plaza

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Appetizing at-the-ready queen of the night

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: impertinent internal respiration plaza

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

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#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: big-titted bawdyhouse

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#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: impertinent internal respiration plaza

bach didnt write for piano

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

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#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: brilliant passionate sound barrier gas station

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#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: bright heaven marketing idea



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Fluffy rusted regret

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

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#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: brilliant passionate sound barrier gas station

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#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

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#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: impertinent internal respiration plaza

(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#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: brilliant passionate sound barrier gas station

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#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: impertinent internal respiration plaza

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Godawful 180 Hall

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#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#49719634)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: spectacular theater stage gay wizard

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#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#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Wine Philosopher-king Genital Piercing

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

favorite chopin interpreters?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: impertinent internal respiration plaza

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: Duck-like stock car

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

spotifying the dude right now

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

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#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Orchid Out-of-control Tattoo Idiot

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: brilliant passionate sound barrier gas station

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Heady Nudist Dog Poop

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#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: startled shitlib legal warrant

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#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: Beta Tan Deer Antler

W.W.Rina.S.?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Wine Philosopher-king Genital Piercing

ernie looks like doobs

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Orchid Out-of-control Tattoo Idiot

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: hairraiser citrine haunted graveyard market

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#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Tripping Kitchen Knife

No

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