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

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Aggressive Soggy Hall
  06/20/12
I prefer Satie, but I realize Chopin is probably objectively...
stirring toaster hominid
  06/20/12
what are your favorite compositions by Satie?
Aggressive Soggy Hall
  06/21/12
Satie is way more limited. Most people who like Satie just l...
glassy wonderful field place of business
  12/19/12
idk but Chopin is 180
hairless stage
  06/20/12
i believe this was before To be fair
odious trailer park
  06/20/12
that would be Ludwig van Beethoven HTH
emerald boistinker ape
  12/19/12
lol
Spectacular Lavender Wrinkle Weed Whacker
  12/19/12
(ignorant reptile prole with no classical training)
emerald boistinker ape
  01/10/13
TBF, my favorite piano music is mostly Bach, but he did not ...
glassy wonderful field place of business
  12/19/12
Bach, actually. Wrote more complicated shit than m...
stimulating juggernaut bawdyhouse
  12/19/12
bach didnt write for piano
emerald boistinker ape
  01/10/13
bach was also not the father of baroque music at all - he wa...
glassy wonderful field place of business
  01/10/13
I guess you need to skim wikipedia for longer than 45 second...
Fuchsia Brethren Faggot Firefighter
  01/10/13
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red cracking sweet tailpipe
  01/10/13
Going to get shit for this but.... Erik Satie.
Irate vermilion office
  01/10/13
Not trying to be a dick here, but are there really more than...
glassy wonderful field place of business
  01/10/13
He's got some tasty nuggets, but I don't think it makes sens...
Fuchsia Brethren Faggot Firefighter
  01/10/13
I also don't get the impression that he's much of a pianist'...
glassy wonderful field place of business
  01/10/13
(pianist here) his music is very simple to play. minimalist ...
emerald boistinker ape
  01/10/13
I think of his stuff as a really interesting curiosity. His ...
Fuchsia Brethren Faggot Firefighter
  01/10/13
music for people who don't really like music now this is ...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
Beethoven's 32 sonatas are the greatest contribution to pian...
emerald boistinker ape
  01/10/13
Highly credited. We're probably still catching up to what he...
Jet-lagged Boyish Public Bath Pozpig
  01/10/13
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China
  03/05/26
Cr I love playing and listening to Chopin.... But the obj...
Filthy pervert pocket flask
  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
Diverse dilemma
  01/10/13
favorite chopin interpreters?
glassy wonderful field place of business
  01/10/13
I'll start with the odvious, Horowitz.
emerald boistinker ape
  01/10/13
not obvious. rubinstein is the obvious
beady-eyed cerise step-uncle's house persian
  01/10/13
lipatti is the obvious, FUCK THE HATERS http://www.youtub...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
obviously your proles have never heard of kaikhosru shapurji...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
EDIT: holy shit, i legit though you made up this name
glassy wonderful field place of business
  01/10/13
edit: hahaha yeah one of the great madmen of piano compositi...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
spotifying the dude right now
glassy wonderful field place of business
  01/10/13
lol no joke: I just put "Two Piano Pieces" on Spot...
glassy wonderful field place of business
  01/10/13
if you want an interesting listen, you should check out rzew...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
To be fair, (Conlon Nancarrow)
Arousing Insane Crackhouse Selfie
  02/18/14
lol
Fuchsia Brethren Faggot Firefighter
  01/10/13
Bach's BWV 639 sends shivers down my spine every time I hear...
Frum apoplectic corn cake
  01/10/13
excellent choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhqqxEQRRY
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
One of my favorite pieces of music. But it's Busoni you have...
glassy wonderful field place of business
  01/10/13
W.W.Rina.S.?
cream stag film nowag
  01/10/13
I'm taking over this thread. It's now about random cool reco...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
ernie looks like doobs
Diverse dilemma
  01/10/13
heifetz plays the slow movement of the respighi violin sonat...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
the saint-saens oboe sonata is not nearly as well known as i...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
ligeti's "artikulation" with visual score: http://...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
racist classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brC3q...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
oistrakh plays locatelli's "labyrinth" live: ht...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
messiaen has an unusual take on christmas music: http://www....
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
nancarrow has an expanded view of the possibilities offered ...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
ever hear of ruggles? if not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
To be fair, Use your ears like goddamn men
Arousing Insane Crackhouse Selfie
  02/18/14
diamond's symphony #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ImTH...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
a counter-tenor sings the tchaikovsky "lullaby" ...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
i'll bet you didn't know that tchaikovsky wrote string quart...
Low-t hunting ground
  01/10/13
No
Violent Plaza
  03/21/16


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Date: June 20th, 2012 11:58 PM
Author: Aggressive Soggy Hall



(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: stirring toaster hominid

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: Aggressive Soggy Hall

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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: hairless stage

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: odious trailer park

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: emerald boistinker ape

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: Spectacular Lavender Wrinkle Weed Whacker

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: emerald boistinker ape

(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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: stimulating juggernaut bawdyhouse

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: emerald boistinker ape

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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: Fuchsia Brethren Faggot Firefighter

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: red cracking sweet tailpipe



(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: Irate vermilion office

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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: Fuchsia Brethren Faggot Firefighter

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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: emerald boistinker ape

(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: Fuchsia Brethren Faggot Firefighter

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: emerald boistinker ape

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: Jet-lagged Boyish Public Bath Pozpig

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: Filthy pervert pocket flask

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: Diverse dilemma

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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: emerald boistinker ape

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: beady-eyed cerise step-uncle's house persian

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: Low-t hunting ground

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 Insane Crackhouse Selfie

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: Fuchsia Brethren Faggot Firefighter

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: Frum apoplectic corn cake

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: glassy wonderful field place of business

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: cream stag film nowag

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Diverse dilemma

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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 Insane Crackhouse Selfie

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Low-t hunting ground

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: Violent Plaza

No

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