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

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Sick Chrome Double Fault Philosopher-king
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Histrionic saffron nowag
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Sick Chrome Double Fault Philosopher-king
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
Spruce pit party of the first part
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
glassy messiness
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
vivacious cyan mad cow disease box office
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Hyperactive razzmatazz market
  12/19/12
lol
Fluffy black french chef cuckoldry
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Hyperactive razzmatazz market
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
Spruce pit party of the first part
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
Bipolar Meetinghouse Hairy Legs
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Hyperactive razzmatazz market
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
Spruce pit party of the first part
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Buck-toothed Spectacular Casino Trump Supporter
  01/10/13
...
Concupiscible bawdyhouse international law enforcement agency
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
wonderful half-breed toaster
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
Spruce pit party of the first part
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Buck-toothed Spectacular Casino Trump Supporter
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
Spruce pit party of the first part
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Hyperactive razzmatazz market
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Buck-toothed Spectacular Casino Trump Supporter
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Hyperactive razzmatazz market
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Beady-eyed Lay Telephone
  01/10/13
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pussy smell
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Tantric boltzmann
  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
Mustard odious kitty cat base
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
Spruce pit party of the first part
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Hyperactive razzmatazz market
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Curious impressive crackhouse kitty
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
Spruce pit party of the first part
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
Spruce pit party of the first part
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
Spruce pit party of the first part
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Frum tripping native death wish
  02/18/14
lol
Buck-toothed Spectacular Casino Trump Supporter
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Heady apoplectic ratface
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
Spruce pit party of the first part
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
yellow doctorate
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Mustard odious kitty cat base
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Frum tripping native death wish
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
costumed jet garrison goyim
  01/10/13
No
Cracking translucent stage
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Sick Chrome Double Fault 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: Histrionic saffron nowag

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: Sick Chrome Double Fault 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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: glassy messiness

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: vivacious cyan mad cow disease box office

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: Hyperactive razzmatazz market

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: Fluffy black french chef cuckoldry

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: Hyperactive razzmatazz market

(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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: Bipolar Meetinghouse Hairy Legs

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: Hyperactive razzmatazz market

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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: Buck-toothed Spectacular Casino Trump Supporter

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: Concupiscible bawdyhouse international law enforcement agency



(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: wonderful half-breed toaster

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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: Buck-toothed Spectacular Casino Trump Supporter

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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: Hyperactive razzmatazz market

(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: Buck-toothed Spectacular Casino Trump Supporter

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: Hyperactive razzmatazz market

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: Beady-eyed Lay Telephone

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: pussy smell



(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: Tantric boltzmann

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: Mustard odious kitty cat base

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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: Hyperactive razzmatazz market

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: Curious impressive crackhouse kitty

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: Frum tripping native death wish

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: Buck-toothed Spectacular Casino Trump Supporter

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 apoplectic ratface

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: Spruce pit party of the first part

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: yellow doctorate

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: Mustard odious kitty cat base

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: Frum tripping native death wish

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: costumed jet garrison goyim

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: Cracking translucent stage

No

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