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

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Dun anal stage
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
claret foreskin ceo
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Dun anal stage
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
vibrant becky native
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
avocado associate
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse
  12/19/12
lol
Carnelian state affirmative action
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Effete institution
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Puce Narrow-minded Crackhouse
  01/10/13
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umber abnormal reading party deer antler
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Sable heady half-breed
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Puce Narrow-minded Crackhouse
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Puce Narrow-minded Crackhouse
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
disgusting azure university
  01/10/13
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pussy smell
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
abusive swollen marketing idea sanctuary
  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
Beta Burgundy Space Dysfunction
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
demanding parlour
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
electric piazza
  02/18/14
lol
Puce Narrow-minded Crackhouse
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
poppy goal in life principal's office
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
Apoplectic Arrogant Market
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Beta Burgundy Space Dysfunction
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
electric piazza
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig
  01/10/13
No
Fragrant primrose bawdyhouse
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Dun anal stage



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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: claret foreskin ceo

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2012 12:48 AM
Author: Dun anal stage

what are your favorite compositions by Satie?

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

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=2Vannesa#22282076)



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: vibrant becky native

idk but Chopin is 180

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



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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:59 PM
Author: avocado associate

i believe this was before To be fair

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:43 PM
Author: Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse

that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: Carnelian state affirmative action

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:38 AM
Author: Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse

(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)

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



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Date: December 19th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

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=2Vannesa#22282079)



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Date: December 19th, 2012 6:45 PM
Author: Effete institution

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=2Vannesa#22282358)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:39 AM
Author: Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse

bach didnt write for piano

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 9:55 AM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

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=2Vannesa#22405820)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Puce Narrow-minded Crackhouse

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=2Vannesa#22405841)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:20 AM
Author: umber abnormal reading party deer antler



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:06 AM
Author: Sable heady half-breed

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

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=2Vannesa#22405847)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:07 AM
Author: Puce Narrow-minded Crackhouse

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=2Vannesa#22405848)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:09 AM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

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=2Vannesa#22405854)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:10 AM
Author: Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse

(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=2Vannesa#22405859)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 AM
Author: Puce Narrow-minded Crackhouse

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=2Vannesa#22405875)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406366)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:15 AM
Author: Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:30 AM
Author: disgusting azure university

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=2Vannesa#22405925)



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Date: March 5th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: pussy smell



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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: abusive swollen marketing idea sanctuary

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=2Vannesa#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=2Vannesa#49719943)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:34 AM
Author: Beta Burgundy Space Dysfunction

Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:43 AM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

favorite chopin interpreters?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:47 AM
Author: Razzmatazz lake meetinghouse

I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:52 AM
Author: demanding parlour

not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:59 AM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406349)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 10:55 AM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji sorabji

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:01 AM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:02 AM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:19 AM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

spotifying the dude right now

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:22 AM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

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=2Vannesa#22406148)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:28 AM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406168)



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:43 AM
Author: electric piazza

To be fair,

(Conlon Nancarrow)

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 11:04 AM
Author: Puce Narrow-minded Crackhouse

lol

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:07 PM
Author: poppy goal in life principal's office

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=2Vannesa#22406388)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:11 PM
Author: Buck-toothed disrespectful travel guidebook

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=2Vannesa#22406409)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:14 PM
Author: Apoplectic Arrogant Market

W.W.Rina.S.?

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:15 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406418)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Beta Burgundy Space Dysfunction

ernie looks like doobs

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406429)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406431)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:18 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406437)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:19 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:20 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live:

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:23 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406450)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:25 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406454)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:26 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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

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



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Date: February 18th, 2014 12:44 AM
Author: electric piazza

To be fair,

Use your ears like goddamn men

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:28 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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

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



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406468)



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Date: January 10th, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Exhilarant smoky tanning salon codepig

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=2Vannesa#22406473)



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Date: March 21st, 2016 6:27 PM
Author: Fragrant primrose bawdyhouse

No

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