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What concertos or pieces for solo instrument and orchestra have the soloist enter briefly for a few measures towards or at the very beginning which is followed by normal orchestral introduction? Naturally, the soloist enters again where it traditionally should.
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Two Beethoven piano concertos come to mind immediately:
The fourth has a contemplative introduction by the piano before the orchestra takes that thought and uses it to develop the main theme.
The fifth, after an orchestral chord, has the piano doing a mini cadenza punctuated by more orchestral chords. This segues into the main theme on the violins.

After the soloist finishes, both have the orchestra go into a normal concerto exposition.
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First, I think you are specifically talking about concertos that use the standard Sonata-Allegro form for the first movement? i.e. Classical or early Romantic?

Are you thinking of Spohr's Concerto no.1? The orchestra has a small introduction of 14 bars, which is an Adagio version of the main theme, then the Allegro section has the main theme playing for only 8 bars before the clarinet repeats it.

[Edit] The Spohr doesn't drop out again, only to come in later. Perhaps you're talking about Crusell's op.11 in Bb?
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In Spohr 1, the clarinet does not play at or near the very beginning. It pretty much has a normal orchestral introduction other than having an Adagio part.
I was actually thinking of Spohr's Concerto No. 2 in E-flat.

I had three that came to my mind when I come up with this question; Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 and Spohr Clarinet Concerto No. 2. Please feel free to add more.
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steltz wrote:Perhaps you're talking about Crusell's op.11 in Bb?
That's one I didn't think about.
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Mozart Pf. Con. 9 fits your requirements perfectly.
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One of the concertos for piccolo by Vivaldi (in C major, I believe) has the soloist play by him/herself near the end of the opening and closing ritornelli.
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Baroque concerti don't fit the mold that the OP is asking for. You need to get to about 1740 before they start to.
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Elgar Cello and Brahms Double sort of fit this.
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