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

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floppy lodge
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Brass supple sandwich generalized bond
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
floppy lodge
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
slippery den fat ankles
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Beady-eyed Abusive Plaza Double Fault
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Trip Coiffed Black Woman Circlehead
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish
  12/19/12
lol
Harsh Azure Resort
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
slippery den fat ankles
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
rebellious newt idiot
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
slippery den fat ankles
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
rambunctious forum fortuitous meteor
  01/10/13
...
electric dead menage
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Narrow-minded Internal Respiration
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
slippery den fat ankles
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
rambunctious forum fortuitous meteor
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
slippery den fat ankles
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
rambunctious forum fortuitous meteor
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
chrome cracking gunner volcanic crater
  01/10/13
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China
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Vivacious parlour mother
  01/10/13
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things from the 90s/00s so ethereal and dreamlike:
  03/05/26
Not the greatest ever but possibly the greatest living
sapphire school cafeteria organic girlfriend
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
slippery den fat ankles
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
beta overrated ratface
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
slippery den fat ankles
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
slippery den fat ankles
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
slippery den fat ankles
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Out-of-control spot
  02/18/14
lol
rambunctious forum fortuitous meteor
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
abnormal arousing space crotch
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
slippery den fat ankles
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
curious persian pistol
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
sapphire school cafeteria organic girlfriend
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Out-of-control spot
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
khaki nubile half-breed incel
  01/10/13
No
jet french chef really tough guy
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: floppy lodge



(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: Brass supple sandwich generalized bond

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: floppy lodge

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: slippery den fat ankles

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: Beady-eyed Abusive Plaza Double Fault

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: Trip Coiffed Black Woman Circlehead

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: Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish

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: Harsh Azure Resort

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: Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish

(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: slippery den fat ankles

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: rebellious newt idiot

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: Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish

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: slippery den fat ankles

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: rambunctious forum fortuitous meteor

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: electric dead menage



(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: Narrow-minded Internal Respiration

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: slippery den fat ankles

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: rambunctious forum fortuitous meteor

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: slippery den fat ankles

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: Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish

(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: rambunctious forum fortuitous meteor

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish

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: chrome cracking gunner volcanic crater

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: China



(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: Vivacious parlour mother

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: things from the 90s/00s so ethereal and dreamlike:



(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: sapphire school cafeteria organic girlfriend

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: slippery den fat ankles

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: Irradiated Lemon Theater Death Wish

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: beta overrated ratface

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: slippery den fat ankles

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: slippery den fat ankles

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: slippery den fat ankles

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: Out-of-control spot

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: rambunctious forum fortuitous meteor

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: abnormal arousing space crotch

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: slippery den fat ankles

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: curious persian pistol

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: sapphire school cafeteria organic girlfriend

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: Out-of-control spot

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: khaki nubile half-breed incel

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: jet french chef really tough guy

No

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