So far, John Deacon is irritated by the opening brass fanfare of Janacek's
Sinfonietta, and Scott Morrison doesn't care for the "crass" opening of
the Brahms 1st piano concerto.

I don't find that either opening irritates me, although the Janacek
opening is rather repetitive.  These "openings", ideally, need to be
seen as ushering in the unfolding of the work or first movement.  Yes,
they can be looked at independently, but doing so defeats the sense of
development/continuity that the composer had in mind and also the enjoyment
to be derived from the work as a whole.  In the case of the Brahms, I
consider the opening "just the ticket" for what follows.  Regardless,
openings don't last very long, liked or not.

Don Satz
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