i mean, in the sense of listening to it and appreciating it this way. I am a pianist and find it difficult to not try and 'seperate' all the piano parts and other instrument parts when i am listening to a piece. I also have to 'picture' how the piano parts are being played on the keys. i feel this can damage the actual appreciation for the music for what it is. Does anyone else have this problem listening to classical music that includes the instrument(s) that they play??

i do this with everything
but if you turn off, and just listen, it gets a whole lot better.
so the answer to that is yes
but, there is a way around it, by just taking your mind off the music, concentrating on something else while listening, like driving a car for example

i find it easier to appreciate it due to the fact that you know how hard it is for the players to get it right and to sound good. by the way i play french horn =)

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I have that problem, but as a musican it's only natural. I play the Trombone, and I didn't realize that I was actually separating out each part until a few weeks ago when I went to see Mauler's Symphony no. 5 in Dallas. Try to listen to the music as the composer intended the peice to sound, but it's not a sign of immaturaty as a musician; infact, the ability to hear one of manythings going on a the same time shows that you are listening. But, again, as a fellow musician, we have a trained ear and we do it without thinking. Don't beat yourself up about it. It happens as you become more musicaly mature.

Hope that helped...