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Topic: Muhammed Ali vs Chopin Etude Op.25 No.2  (Read 1442 times)

Offline thalbergmad

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Muhammed Ali vs Chopin Etude Op.25 No.2
on: February 18, 2014, 10:16:45 PM
Who would have won??

Which is the hardest??

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Offline j_menz

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Re: Muhammed Ali vs Chopin Etude Op.25 No.2
Reply #1 on: February 18, 2014, 10:35:50 PM
Ali could (float like a butterfly and) sting like a bee, whereas the Chopin is the bees (plural). One against a swarm? No contest really.
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility. There are so few of us left" -- Oscar Levant

Offline lisztmusicfan

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Re: Muhammed Ali vs Chopin Etude Op.25 No.2
Reply #2 on: February 19, 2014, 02:25:42 AM
Correction- op 25 no 1
"Works of art make rules: Rules do not make works of art"- Debussy

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Re: Muhammed Ali vs Chopin Etude Op.25 No.2
Reply #3 on: February 19, 2014, 02:48:46 AM
Correction- op 25 no 1
no... op.25 no.1 is the aeolian harp
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