{"id":23253,"date":"2008-02-29T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2008-02-29T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/2008\/02\/29\/the-20082009-seattle-symphony-subscription-season-at-a-glance\/"},"modified":"2008-02-29T10:00:01","modified_gmt":"2008-02-29T10:00:01","slug":"the-20082009-seattle-symphony-subscription-season-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/20080229-01\/?p=23253","title":{"rendered":"The 2008\/2009 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every<\/a> year<\/a>, I put together a little pocket guide to the Seattle Symphony subscription season for my symphony friends to help them decide which ticket package they want. As before, you might find it helpful, you might not, but here it is anyway.<\/p>\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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22<\/font><\/th>\n13<\/font><\/th>\n10A<\/font><\/th>\n10B<\/font><\/th>\n<\/td>\n7AB<\/font><\/th>\n7CD<\/font><\/th>\n7EF<\/font><\/th>\n7G<\/font><\/th>\n<\/td>\n4A<\/font><\/th>\n4B<\/font><\/th>\n<\/td>\nMS<\/font><\/th>\nBB<\/font><\/th>\nMM<\/font><\/th>\nPC<\/font><\/th>\nBS<\/font><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
09\/25\/2008<\/td>\n Mahler: Symphony #8<\/td>\nPolarizing<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/02\/2008<\/td>\n Albert: Anthems and Processionals
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto #1
R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben<\/td>\n		Nervous?
Good
Good<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/09\/2008<\/td>\n Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #2
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade<\/td>\n		Good
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/17\/2008<\/td>\n Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, #6
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos
Bach\/Respighi<\/font>: Three Choral Preludes
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances #1
Bach\/Schwarz<\/font>: Art of the Fugue, Nos. I, III, VII, IX<\/font><\/td>\n		Good
Excellent
Good?
Excellent
Good?<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n
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10\/23\/2008<\/td>\n Haydn: Symphony #16
Mozart: Horn Concerto #4
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Haydn: Symphony #82 “The Bear”<\/td>\n		Excellent
Awesome
Awesome
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/06\/2008<\/td>\n Mozart: Overture to Le nozze di Figaro
Mozart: Symphony #39
Vaughan Williams: Symphony #5<\/td>\n		Awesome
Awesome
Okay?<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/13\/2008<\/td>\n Gerschwin: Concerto in F
Beethoven: Symphony #7<\/td>\n		Excellent
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/20\/2008<\/td>\n Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy<\/font>
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini<\/font>
Sibelius: Symphony #2<\/td>\n		Awesome
Awesome
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/11\/2008<\/td>\n Handel: Concerto Grosso
Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in C, RV 447
Tchaikovsky: Symphony #\n1<\/td>\n		Good
Awesome
Excellent<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/p>\n
 
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01\/02\/2009<\/td>\n Beethoven: Symphony #1
Beethoven: Symphony #9<\/td>\n		Excellent
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01\/09\/2009<\/td>\n Bach: Orchestral Suite #1
Bach: Violin Concerto #1 in a
CPE Bach: Symphony
Leclar: Suite from Scylla et Glaucus<\/td>\n		Excellent
Awesome
Good
Wildcard<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01\/15\/2009<\/td>\n M. Haydn: Symphony in G, MH 334
Mozart: Piano Concerto #24, K 491
Haydn: Symphony #60 “Il distratto”<\/td>\n		Excellent
Awesome
Good<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01\/21\/2009<\/td>\n Tilson Thomas: Street Song
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto #5
Tchaikovsky: Symphony #5<\/td>\n		Wildcard
Polarizing
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01\/29\/2009<\/td>\n Borodin: Symphony #2
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
Shostakovich: Symphony #9<\/td>\n		Awesome
Awesome
Okay<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02\/05\/2009<\/td>\n Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict Overture
R. Strauss: Burleske
Liszt: Piano Concerto #1
Hanson: Symphony #1 “Nordic”<\/td>\n		Good
Excellent
Awesome
Nervous<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02\/12\/2009<\/td>\n Ravel: La Valse
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto #1
Fauré: Requiem<\/td>\n		Awesome
Awesome
Good<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n
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02\/19\/2009<\/td>\n Mozart: Symphony #41 “Jupiter”
Vanhal: Double Bass Concerto
Schubert: Symphony #5<\/td>\n		Awesome
Nervous?
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/06\/2009<\/td>\n Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Patterson: Lusławice Variations
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons<\/td>\n		Awesome
Wildcard
Nervous<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/12\/2009<\/td>\n Elgar: Violin Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony #6<\/td>\n		Okay
Excellent<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/19\/2009<\/td>\n Friedman: Revelation
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique<\/td>\n		Wildcard
Wildcard
Excellent<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/26\/2009<\/td>\n Grieg: Piano Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony #3<\/td>\n		Awesome
Polarizing<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/02\/2009<\/td>\n Diamond: Rounds for String Orchestra
Samuel Jones: Trombone Concerto†
Brahms: Violin Concerto<\/td>\n		Nervous?
Nervous?
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/16\/2009<\/td>\n Schumann: Symphony #4
Hovhaness: Lousadzak “The Coming of Light”<\/font>
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite<\/td>\n		Excellent
Nervous?
Okay<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/23\/2009<\/td>\n Liszt: Mazeppa
Schubert-Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy
Liszt: Totentanz
Schubert: Symphony #3<\/td>\n		Okay
Awesome
Awesome
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05\/07\/2009<\/td>\n Donizetti: Concertino
Ravel: Tzigane
Saint-Saëns: Havanaise
R. Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme<\/td>\n		Good?
Excellent
Excellent
Polarizing?<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05\/28\/2009<\/td>\n D. Stock: Cello Concerto†
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances<\/td>\n		Nervous?
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06\/04\/2009<\/td>\n Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale
Conus: Violin Concerto
Liadov: Baba Yaga, Kikimora, A Musical Snuff-Box<\/font>
Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy<\/td>\n		Nervous
Nervous
Nervous
Nervous<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06\/11\/2009<\/td>\n Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Adès: Violin Concerto “Concentric Paths”
Stravinsky: The Firebird<\/td>\n		Awesome
Nervous
Excellent<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06\/18\/2009<\/td>\n J. S. Bach: Violin Concerto #2 in E
Schnittke: Rondo
Schubert: Rondo in A
Prokofiev: Symphony #5<\/td>\n		Awesome
Nervous
Good
Polarizing<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06\/25\/2009<\/td>\n Kernis: New Work†
Holst: The Planets<\/td>\n		Nervous
Awesome<\/td>\n		 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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22<\/font><\/th>\n13<\/font><\/th>\n10A<\/font><\/th>\n10B<\/font><\/th>\n7AB<\/font><\/th>\n7CD<\/font><\/th>\n7EF<\/font><\/th>\n7G<\/font><\/th>\n4A<\/font><\/th>\n4B<\/font><\/th>\nMS<\/font><\/th>\nBB<\/font><\/th>\nMM<\/font><\/th>\nPC<\/font><\/th>\nBS<\/font><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
† <\/td>\nPremiere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MS <\/td>\nMusically Speaking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BB <\/td>\nBasically Baroque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MM <\/td>\nMainly Mozart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC <\/td>\nPopular Classics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BS <\/td>\nBoeing Symphony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Notes:\n This chart doesn’t include “one-off” concert series such as the Visiting Orchestras or Distinguished Artists series.\n Explanations for the partial blocks: The Musically Speaking concert on 10\/19 includes only one of the Vivaldi concertos, and the concert on 2\/12 omits the Rachmaninov.\n The comments column very crudely categorizes the works to assist my less-classically-aware friends. This is, of course, a highly subjective rating system, but I tried to view each piece from the ears of somebody new. Thus, I rated downward pieces that I personally like but which others might not and rated up pieces that I may not find musically satisfying but which nevertheless tend to be crowd-pleasers. These predictions have, of course, proven wrong in the past. For example, last season, my rating of “Okay” for Copland’s Music for the Theatre<\/i> was too optimistic.\n Here’s what the comments mean. Note that they do not indicate whether the piece is significant in a musicological sense; they’re just my guess as to whether my friends are going to like it.<\/p>\n