Piece(s) that made you fall in love with composers

[mikeowski]

I listened to this piece by chance a few months after I started playing piano. At first I couldn't even sit through the whole thing because I was new to classical music (I started because of Billy Joel I think). But after returning to it a few times it really grew on me and I believe it is one of the reasons I have such a profound love for Bach. He is by far my favorite composer, not even Beethoven comes close .

Does anyone else have such a piece or pieces?

[david456103]

polonaise in b flat minor made me fall in love with chopin
gnomenreigen liszt
gaspard(ondine) ravel
the rest i'm not too sure

[worov]

I used to be not too keen on Bach. Then I heard this:

That was short of a revelation. I instantly became an fan. And I loved Bach ever since.

[zezhyrule]

Scriabin: His 3rd piano sonata
Bartok: 3rd piano concerto
Bach: Prelude in B Minor from WTC I
Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1

Lesse... Can't think of anymore.

[tdawe]

[onwan]

Chopin-etude Op.10 no.3
Liszt-Liebestraume
Schumann-1st piano sonata
Rachmaninoff-prelude 23/5
Brahms-Hungarian rhapsody no.1

[pandylover18]

Bach: Sinfonia no. 13
Beethoven: Sonata Pathetique mvt. 2 (yes, i know, very cliche)
Chopin: Ballade 1
Debussy: Jardins sous la pluie 

[perprocrastinate]

Chopin: Etude Op. 10, No. 12
Alkan: Etude Op. 39, No. 12 (Le Festin d'Esope)
Ravel: Une barque sur l'ocean
Bach: Keyboard Concerto BWV 1052

[lighthand045]

Chopin - Scherzo No.4, Nocturne Op.62 No.2
Alkan - Etude Op.35 No.5 "Allegro Barbaro", Etudes Op.39 No.8-10 "Concerto for Solo Piano"
Shostakovich - Both piano concertos
Granados - "Los requiebros", "Fandango de candil", "El pelele"
Scriabin - Sonatas 4,5,8,9; Le Poème de l'Extase; Promèthèe
Moszkowski - Piano concerto
Rachmaninoff - Oriental Sketch
Liszt - Spanish Rhapsody and Hungarian Rhapsody No.10 and 9
Ornstein - Piano Quintet and "Wild men's dance"
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9
Brahms - Piano concerto No.2 and Scherzo Op.4
Chaminade - Etude Op.35 No.3 "Fileuse"

There are more, can't remember...

[thepianist09]

Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no.2
Beethoven - The Emperor Piano Concerto, Mvt2
Brahms - Intermezzo no.2 in A Major
Busoni - Ich Ruf Zu Dir
Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu
Debussy - La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
Elgar - Nimrod
Liszt - Transcendental Etude no.5 (Feux Follets)
Mozart - Lacrimosa (Requiem)
Puccini - Nessun Dorma (Tourandot)
Rachmaninov - Cello Sonata
Schubert - Impromptu no.4 in Ab Major
Shostakovich - Symphony no.7 (Leningrad)
Schumann - Intermezzo no.2
Verdi - Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
Vaughan Williams - Folk Song Suite
Wagner - Tristan und Isolde

[orangesodaking]

Bach: Chaconne
Haydn: Surprise Symphony
Mozart: Piano Concerto 25 K. 503
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Schubert: D. 960
Mendelssohn: "Jauchzet dem Herrn"
Chopin: 2nd piano sonata
Schumann: Not a huge fan, but I'd die for all the art songs
Liszt: Sonata in B minor
Alkan: Concerto for Solo Piano
Brahms: Everything, but the biggest impact was from the 1st piano concerto
Tchaikovsky: Not a huge fan, but I'd die for his ballets
Saint-Saens: 4th and 5th piano concerti
Bruckner: "Christus Factus est"
Busoni: Piano Concerto
Debussy: L'isle Joyeuse
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Rachmaninoff: 1st piano sonata
Prokofiev: 2nd piano concerto
Shostakovich: Leningrad Symphony

I didn't even get into all the choir composers I love

[werq34ac]

lulz I see ethan.

Bach- Chaconne
Mozart- Sonata for 2 pianos
Beethoven- Symphony no. 7
Schubert- Wanderer
Chopin- 4th ballade, Barcarolle
Liszt- Mephisto Waltz no. 1
Schumann- Piano Concerto
Brahms- Werther Piano Quartet
Tchaikovsky-Romeo and Juliet
Debussy- L'Isle Joyeuse
Ravel- La Valse
Prokofiev- 2nd piano concerto
Stravinsky- Petrushka
Scriabin- Sonata no 5
Rachmaninoff- 2.

This isn't a favorite pieces list if you were curious.

[piano1mn]

Liszt- La Campanella(I can play/learning)
Vivaldi- Summer Storm Op.8
Marcello- Oboe Concerto d min- Adagio(Bach) (I can play)
Ravel- Jeux d'eau(working on it/learning)
Rachmaninoff- Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini(don't have book)
Grieg- Piano Concerto Op.16 (don't play whole thing at one time)
Scarlatti- I don't remember
Schubert- Serenade(Liszt) (don't have hard version)
Beethoven- Fur Elise
Chopin- Nocturne c#min
I know these are not the best of the composers, but they are the first I heard completely.

[orangesodaking]

lulz I see ethan.

Who be this?  By the way, very tasteful list.

[piano1mn]

alkan- festin d'esope first akan piece heard, loved it

[orangesodaking]

alkan- festin d'esope first akan piece heard, loved it

I wonder if you have seen THIS yet?

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=51411.0

[piano1mn]

tchaikovsky the nutcracker