# Would you subscribe to this Symphony Series? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020 "2006-04-03T04:09:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/1 "2006-04-03T04:09:57Z")
I was interested in what others thought of our local Symphony’s programming for the upcoming year: SHOSTAKOVICH : The Age of Gold: Suite TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances ROSSINI: La Cenerentola: Overture PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No. 1 RESPIGHI: La Boutique fantasque FORSYTH: Siyajabula! We rejoice! PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 MARTINU˚ : Symphony No. 1 VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas brasilieras No. 4 PIAZZOLLA: Concerto for Bandoneón and Guitar JOBIM: Brasília, sinfonia da Alvorada GINASTERA : Estancia BERNSTEIN: Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs ANTHEIL: A Jazz Symphony (1955 Version) GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue (Original Jazz Band Version) STRAVINSKY: Ebony Concerto H BRUBECK: Dialogues for Jazz Combo & Orchestra BRAHMS: Violin Concerto JANÁCEK: Glagolitic Mass JONGEN: Symphonie concertante RAVEL: Alborada del gracioso RAVEL: Le tombeau de Couperin RAVEL: La valse ROZSA: Overture to a Symphony Concert KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto COPLAND: Appalachian Spring ESTACIO: A Farmer’s Symphony MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides: Overture J MacMILLAN: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel MORAWETZ: Carnival Overture ELGAR: Enigma Variations IVES: Central Park in the Dark ROTA: Symphony No. 2 RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini BERNSTEIN: On The Town: Three Dance Episodes WALTON: Henry V: Orchestral Suite SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 15 MILHAUD: La création du monde GERSHWIN: Concerto in F BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/2 "2006-04-03T04:16:20Z")
So that’s 12 separate concerts in the series? Must you subscribe for all of them, or can you mix and match? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/3 "2006-04-03T04:21:17Z")
Looks pretty solid. A lot of good programs, sprinkled with truly killer stuff. I’d especially go for the first program, the “jazz” night with the Ebony Concerto, the Glagolitic Mass, the Shostakovich 15th and the Milhaud/Gershwin/Bartok night. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/4 "2006-04-03T04:41:09Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > So that’s 12 separate concerts in the series? Must you subscribe for all of them, or can you mix and match? Yes, 12 concerts. They are sold as all 12, or just the first 6, or just the second 6. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/5 "2006-04-03T04:52:45Z")
I’d probably subscribe. Some of the music is a bit too contemporary for my taste, but most of these pieces are far from warhorses. If the orchestra is decent, I think you’d enjoy the season. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/6 "2006-04-03T05:35:25Z")
> [@K364](#): > > Yes, 12 concerts. They are sold as all 12, or just the first 6, or just the second 6. That’s a pretty solid series. Which orchestra is it? I wouldn’t subscribe for all 12. But I’d probably go for 6: concerts 1, 2, 4, 6 (I love the Glagolitic Mass), 9 (I’m singing one of MacMillan’s works on Friday. He’s great) and 11. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/7 "2006-04-03T05:42:45Z")
I think it’s a pretty impressive mix of a greatest hits and challenging obscurities. I’d do it if I could afford it. ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/8 "2006-04-03T11:23:49Z")
Like Lissener, I’d subscribe if I could afford it. A really nice, varied season. What Orchestra? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/9 "2006-04-03T11:57:23Z")
I’d subscribe but give away the tix to #2. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/10 "2006-04-03T12:35:17Z")
An interesting season; I’d subscribe for sure. That is, if I, er, weren’t playing in it… 😃 No, I’m not a member of the orchestra in question; I don’t even know which one it is. ---
**Author:** ![hellotherepoodle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@hellotherepoodle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellotherepoodle)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/11 "2006-04-03T16:38:57Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I’d subscribe but give away the tix to #2. Ha, I thought pretty much the same thing - that’s the only concert where at least one of the works wouldn’t pull me in. I think I’d go for the first six over the last six if I could only take one set, too. :o :o :o :o (not yawning - singing the Glagolitic Mass!) ---
**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/12 "2006-04-03T18:39:42Z")
Would I subscribe? In a heartbeat. I’m a big Shostakovich fan and there are some other gems in there as well. If only we had anything remotely similar here. Sigh. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/13 "2006-04-03T19:16:28Z")
Ehhh, a bit too much modern and piano for my tastes, but at least I didn’t identify any opera there unless some snuck in under my radar. Then again, I don’t really like most stuff written after 1830 and prefer baroque or pre-baroque. As an aside, it’s frustrating when you only own about 10 or less classical selections and your tastes are _still_ apparently too obscure for music retailers (is “A Treasury of Gregorian Chants” even in print anymore?) :mad: ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/14 "2006-04-03T23:22:26Z")
It’s the Edmonton (Alberta) Symphony Orchestra. My hidden agenda here was to find if other’s thought that there was an inbalance towards the contempory, and a few of you thought so. Is it unreasonable to have zero works of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, Haydn, Vivaldi, Schubert, Chopin and only one each of Brahms, Tchaikovsky? ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-subscribe-to-this-symphony-series/351020/15 "2006-04-04T01:21:29Z")
Oo, absolutely! Some of my favorite works are on there (the Milhaud and the Bartók), and the whole thing looks shiny. I’m biased towards contemporary music, so the lack of Mozart etc. is actually a plus for me. Now I’m jealous!