Posted by Doug on July 01, 2003 at 20:12:34:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: "How to Kill Orchestras" - NY Times posted by Rick Denney on July 01, 2003 at 16:41:54:
I agree 100%.
I love hearing Bruckner's 7th symphony live, as well as Mozart, but a well-prepared program of movie tunes, bombastic heavy classical oldies but goodies (William Tell, 1812--with cannons, etc), and some lighter fun stuff thrown in as well would be much more entertaining, and thus, I think, worth more.
It's strange to me that the less entertaining a program is, the more it costs (I guess sophistication has its price, eh?).
Doug "paid $38 to hear Bruckner, 40 for Adams, 29 for Mozart, but 15 for Wagner, Suppe, and Gershwin" G