John Deacon:
>May I suggest that the opening of Janacek's Sinfonietta is one of the most
>irritating of introductions to a major piece of music. It's not that I
>dislike the whole work, just the opening.
>
>Has anyone any other instances of opening passages which really "wind them
>up"?
The Brahms First Piano Concerto. What a lovely work otherwise. But that
opening is so, er, crass.
Scott Morrison