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

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painfully honest address
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
Topaz Concupiscible Coldplay Fan Garrison
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
painfully honest address
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
slippery lettuce dilemma
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Outnumbered cobalt coffee pot factory reset button
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
Chest-beating Main People Foreskin
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
cracking tan area depressive
  12/19/12
lol
electric jade cruise ship bbw
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
cracking tan area depressive
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
slippery lettuce dilemma
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
jet-lagged saffron field giraffe
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
cracking tan area depressive
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
slippery lettuce dilemma
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Glittery Fluffy Internal Respiration
  01/10/13
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Big abode french chef
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Bearded Dog Poop
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
slippery lettuce dilemma
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Glittery Fluffy Internal Respiration
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
slippery lettuce dilemma
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
cracking tan area depressive
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Glittery Fluffy Internal Respiration
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
cracking tan area depressive
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Exciting genital piercing
  01/10/13
...
cock and awe
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Laughsome incel
  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
razzle kitchen
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
slippery lettuce dilemma
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
cracking tan area depressive
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
Gold talented tank casino
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
slippery lettuce dilemma
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
slippery lettuce dilemma
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
slippery lettuce dilemma
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
arousing telephone heaven
  02/18/14
lol
Glittery Fluffy Internal Respiration
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Excitant becky boistinker
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
slippery lettuce dilemma
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
yapping canary church building electric furnace
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
razzle kitchen
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
arousing telephone heaven
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund
  01/10/13
No
Opaque alcoholic home
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: painfully honest address



(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: Topaz Concupiscible Coldplay Fan Garrison

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: painfully honest address

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 lettuce dilemma

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: Outnumbered cobalt coffee pot factory reset button

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: Chest-beating Main People Foreskin

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: cracking tan area depressive

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: electric jade cruise ship bbw

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: cracking tan area depressive

(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 lettuce dilemma

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: jet-lagged saffron field giraffe

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: cracking tan area depressive

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 lettuce dilemma

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: Glittery Fluffy Internal Respiration

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: Big abode french chef



(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: Bearded Dog Poop

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 lettuce dilemma

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: Glittery Fluffy Internal Respiration

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 lettuce dilemma

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: cracking tan area depressive

(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: Glittery Fluffy Internal Respiration

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: cracking tan area depressive

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: Exciting genital piercing

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: Laughsome incel

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: razzle kitchen

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 lettuce dilemma

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: cracking tan area depressive

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: Gold talented tank casino

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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 lettuce dilemma

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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 lettuce dilemma

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 lettuce dilemma

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: arousing telephone heaven

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: Glittery Fluffy Internal Respiration

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: Excitant becky boistinker

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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 lettuce dilemma

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: yapping canary church building electric furnace

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: razzle kitchen

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: arousing telephone heaven

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Apoplectic Elastic Band Trust Fund

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: Opaque alcoholic home

No

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