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

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Excitant philosopher-king
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
diverse weed whacker
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Excitant philosopher-king
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
rambunctious tanning salon doctorate
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
dashing station private investor
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
buff partner pit
  12/19/12
lol
galvanic mint national
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
buff partner pit
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Cobalt sound barrier
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
buff partner pit
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
high-end dun preventive strike fat ankles
  01/10/13
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Mischievous lime stain
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Cerise Swashbuckling Gas Station Pervert
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
high-end dun preventive strike fat ankles
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
buff partner pit
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
high-end dun preventive strike fat ankles
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
buff partner pit
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
awkward sapphire athletic conference
  01/10/13
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cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Crawly Psychic
  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
jade vibrant corner
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
buff partner pit
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Lascivious light goal in life point
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Mind-boggling school
  02/18/14
lol
high-end dun preventive strike fat ankles
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Avocado submissive institution boltzmann
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Soul-stirring lodge community account
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
fighting useless dilemma useless brakes
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
jade vibrant corner
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Mind-boggling school
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
milky vigorous public bath
  01/10/13
No
Spectacular Persian Kitchen
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Excitant philosopher-king



(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: diverse weed whacker

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: Excitant philosopher-king

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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: rambunctious tanning salon doctorate

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: dashing station private investor

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: buff partner pit

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: galvanic mint national

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: buff partner pit

(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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: Cobalt sound barrier

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: buff partner pit

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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: high-end dun preventive strike fat ankles

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: Mischievous lime stain



(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: Cerise Swashbuckling Gas Station Pervert

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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: high-end dun preventive strike fat ankles

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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: buff partner pit

(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: high-end dun preventive strike fat ankles

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: buff partner pit

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: awkward sapphire athletic conference

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: Crawly Psychic

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: jade vibrant corner

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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: buff partner pit

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: Lascivious light goal in life point

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: Mind-boggling school

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: high-end dun preventive strike fat ankles

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: Avocado submissive institution boltzmann

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: Soul-stirring lodge community account

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: fighting useless dilemma useless brakes

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: jade vibrant corner

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: Mind-boggling school

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: milky vigorous public bath

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: Spectacular Persian Kitchen

No

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