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

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primrose filthpig old irish cottage
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Adventurous menage
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
primrose filthpig old irish cottage
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
crimson stain kitty cat
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Poppy outnumbered becky
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
blue heaven
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Thriller goyim
  12/19/12
lol
Nofapping pozpig
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Thriller goyim
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
crimson stain kitty cat
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Cerebral hominid halford
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Thriller goyim
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
crimson stain kitty cat
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
know-it-all sienna gay wizard
  01/10/13
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Multi-colored Coffee Pot Home
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Hot skinny woman
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
crimson stain kitty cat
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
know-it-all sienna gay wizard
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
crimson stain kitty cat
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Thriller goyim
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
know-it-all sienna gay wizard
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Thriller goyim
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Orange Toilet Seat
  01/10/13
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canary disturbing school cafeteria
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Sooty Galvanic Brunch
  01/10/13
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histrionic dog poop garrison
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
naked keepsake machete
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
crimson stain kitty cat
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Thriller goyim
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
drab hilarious theatre party of the first part
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
crimson stain kitty cat
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
crimson stain kitty cat
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
crimson stain kitty cat
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Learning Disabled House-broken State
  02/18/14
lol
know-it-all sienna gay wizard
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Big-titted corner
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
crimson stain kitty cat
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Sinister church building
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
naked keepsake machete
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Learning Disabled House-broken State
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
180 bull headed office generalized bond
  01/10/13
No
Fishy temple people who are hurt
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: primrose filthpig old irish cottage



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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Adventurous menage

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: primrose filthpig old irish cottage

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

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...id.#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: Poppy outnumbered becky

idk but Chopin is 180

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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: blue heaven

i believe this was before To be fair

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Thriller goyim

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Nofapping pozpig

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Thriller goyim

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

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...id.#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: Cerebral hominid halford

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...id.#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Thriller goyim

bach didnt write for piano

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

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...id.#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: know-it-all sienna gay wizard

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...id.#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: Multi-colored Coffee Pot Home



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Hot skinny woman

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

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...id.#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: know-it-all sienna gay wizard

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...id.#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

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...id.#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Thriller goyim

(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...id.#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: know-it-all sienna gay wizard

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...id.#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Thriller goyim

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: Orange Toilet Seat

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...id.#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: canary disturbing school cafeteria



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Sooty Galvanic Brunch

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...id.#22405938)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 11:29 PM
Author: histrionic dog poop garrison



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1975355&forum_id=2...id.#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: naked keepsake machete

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

favorite chopin interpreters?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Thriller goyim

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: drab hilarious theatre party of the first part

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

spotifying the dude right now

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

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...id.#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: Learning Disabled House-broken State

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: know-it-all sienna gay wizard

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: Big-titted corner

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...id.#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: crimson stain kitty cat

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...id.#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: Sinister church building

W.W.Rina.S.?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: naked keepsake machete

ernie looks like doobs

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406442)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406457)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: Learning Disabled House-broken State

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: 180 bull headed office generalized bond

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...id.#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Fishy temple people who are hurt

No

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