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

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Know-it-all silver stag film
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
mewling transparent whorehouse
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Know-it-all silver stag film
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
turquoise fragrant stock car
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
Sadistic gaming laptop
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
obsidian queen of the night
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
passionate hunting ground
  12/19/12
lol
Shivering dun garrison private investor
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
passionate hunting ground
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
turquoise fragrant stock car
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
azure plaza
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
passionate hunting ground
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
turquoise fragrant stock car
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
titillating idiotic reading party filthpig
  01/10/13
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umber shaky partner tattoo
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
low-t philosopher-king nowag
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
turquoise fragrant stock car
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
titillating idiotic reading party filthpig
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
turquoise fragrant stock car
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
passionate hunting ground
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
titillating idiotic reading party filthpig
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
passionate hunting ground
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
razzle-dazzle bright people who are hurt
  01/10/13
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pussy smell
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
insecure persian marketing idea
  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
chrome apoplectic church building twinkling uncleanness
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
turquoise fragrant stock car
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
passionate hunting ground
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
bateful state
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
turquoise fragrant stock car
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
turquoise fragrant stock car
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
turquoise fragrant stock car
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
cream geriatric goal in life new version
  02/18/14
lol
titillating idiotic reading party filthpig
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
copper mad-dog skullcap rigpig
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
turquoise fragrant stock car
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
comical onyx base
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
chrome apoplectic church building twinkling uncleanness
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
cream geriatric goal in life new version
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Drab Boyish Stage
  01/10/13
No
appetizing pit doctorate
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Know-it-all silver stag film



(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: mewling transparent whorehouse

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: Know-it-all silver stag film

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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: Sadistic gaming laptop

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: obsidian queen of the night

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: passionate hunting ground

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: Shivering dun garrison private investor

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: passionate hunting ground

(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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: azure plaza

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: passionate hunting ground

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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: titillating idiotic reading party filthpig

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: umber shaky partner tattoo



(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: low-t philosopher-king nowag

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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: titillating idiotic reading party filthpig

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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: passionate hunting ground

(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: titillating idiotic reading party filthpig

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: passionate hunting ground

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: razzle-dazzle bright people who are hurt

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: insecure persian marketing idea

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: chrome apoplectic church building twinkling uncleanness

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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: passionate hunting ground

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: bateful state

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: cream geriatric goal in life new version

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: titillating idiotic reading party filthpig

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: copper mad-dog skullcap rigpig

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: turquoise fragrant stock car

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: comical onyx base

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: chrome apoplectic church building twinkling uncleanness

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: cream geriatric goal in life new version

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: Drab Boyish Stage

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: appetizing pit doctorate

No

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