Re: [Hornlist] Re: solo beginnings - the list so far

2009-06-30 Thread Jeremy Cucco
You aren't by chance thinking of the New England Triptych. It start with timpani solo then bassoon. On Jun 30, 2009, at 4:47 PM, Joel Lazar wrote: Definitely one of the very best trivia lists I've seen in many years. I hate to propose a deletion-did somebody suggest the Shostakovich 2nd

[Hornlist] Re: solo beginnings - the list so far

2009-06-30 Thread Joel Lazar
Definitely one of the very best trivia lists I've seen in many years. I hate to propose a deletion-did somebody suggest the Shostakovich 2nd Piano Concerto? It begins with TWO bassoons. I'd add an extremely close one: Richard Strauss: Salome, which begins with a solo clarinet scale before any

[Hornlist] Re: solo beginnings - the list so far

2009-06-29 Thread Steve Burian
It probably doesn't count because of the tutti orchestra hit on the first beat, but Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony also begins with a nice unaccompanied horn solo. Steve _ Insert movie times and more without leaving HotmailĀ®. http