Bach's Prelude number 2 from the Well Tempered Clavier was the first bit of 'classical' music I really listened to - I remember being captivated by the way the two voices were moving in different directions yet still sounding together. From then I listened to loads of Bach, and Vivaldi and other late Baroque composers.
It was
Brahms 3 that got my into Romantic music. I saw it performed by the Scottish Symphony Orchestra last April. This was my first experience of hearing a professional orchestra playing a piece I know back to front and I loved every second of it.
Mentions are also deserved by
Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra and
Sibelius 7
