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

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Adventurous double fault
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
curious puce pozpig messiness
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Adventurous double fault
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
fragrant church
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Thriller multi-billionaire casino
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Ultramarine gas station
  12/19/12
lol
Charismatic tattoo
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Ultramarine gas station
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
nighttime house-broken black woman theater stage
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Ultramarine gas station
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Translucent stock car
  01/10/13
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opaque ape wrinkle
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
onyx indian lodge twinkling uncleanness
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Translucent stock car
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Ultramarine gas station
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Translucent stock car
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Ultramarine gas station
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
kink-friendly house half-breed
  01/10/13
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China
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Jade selfie
  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
comical well-lubricated parlour affirmative action
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Ultramarine gas station
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Swashbuckling Overrated Generalized Bond
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Carmine Juggernaut Toilet Seat
  02/18/14
lol
Translucent stock car
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Soul-stirring Pit Blood Rage
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Alcoholic Canary Lay
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
obsidian aromatic pistol headpube
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
comical well-lubricated parlour affirmative action
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Carmine Juggernaut Toilet Seat
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
angry fat ankles macaca
  01/10/13
No
hairraiser glassy chad
  03/21/16


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



(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: curious puce pozpig messiness

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: Adventurous double fault

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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: fragrant church

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: Thriller multi-billionaire casino

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: Ultramarine gas station

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: Charismatic tattoo

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: Ultramarine gas station

(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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: nighttime house-broken black woman theater stage

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: Ultramarine gas station

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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: Translucent stock car

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: opaque ape wrinkle



(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: onyx indian lodge twinkling uncleanness

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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: Translucent stock car

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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: Ultramarine gas station

(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: Translucent stock car

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: Ultramarine gas station

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: kink-friendly house half-breed

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: China



(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: Jade selfie

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: comical well-lubricated parlour affirmative action

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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: Ultramarine gas station

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: Swashbuckling Overrated Generalized Bond

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: Carmine Juggernaut Toilet Seat

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: Translucent stock car

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: Soul-stirring Pit Blood Rage

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: Alcoholic Canary Lay

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: obsidian aromatic pistol headpube

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: comical well-lubricated parlour affirmative action

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: Carmine Juggernaut Toilet Seat

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: angry fat ankles macaca

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: hairraiser glassy chad

No

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