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Originally Posted by firsty_ferret
My teacher always says that the writing in the piece is quite poor (except for the piano) - I must admit i've heard better concerto's since then but that piece was my starting point  - the only classical music i really listened to was chopin's piano pieces to begin with, but after hearing the concerto I wanted to listen to more orchestral stuff which meant listening to different composers. I'm quite a fan of chopin in general still though ^.^ each to their own i guess |
Oh goodness, I was subbing 2nd bassoon in an orchestra that featured a Young Artist competition winner playing the 2nd concerto (or was it the 1st? It was in E minor, that's all I remember), and I almost fell asleep, even with the extensive cuts we made. I loved the piano solo, but I hated my part so much.
Anyway, I'd say Bach's Ouverture No. 2 in B Minor (BWV 1067) changed my life pretty significantly. I originally just listened to and arranged the Badinerie for bassoon and piano, but I also saw the Rondeau and Polonaise in my source, so I arranged those too, and I managed to make it to the state solo & ensemble contest. =) I'd also say the fugue from BWV 542 (G Minor, "The Great") is pretty significant for me, because it got me started on exploring how different double reeds work together; I arranged this fugue for oboe, English horn, two bassoons, and contrabassoon, just on a whim, and the way it sounded when I played it back was just awesome. (I've actually got it up in the Chamber Music section if you want to peruse it.)