Your last concert was to see who and when?

I've been a subscriber to the bible "Grammphone" for over forty year and I never heard anyone say such a silly thing.
What I have read, many times,is like the following from J.S. Smith in"The Gift of Music" .

"One is aware that Mahler tried to do too much.His excesses can be heard in the exhaustive tension is his music and in the repetitions. His symphonies are long and they lack unity.They all begin to sound alike , and many times the composer finds it difficult to bring the music to a close"

IMHO Mahler is the fave of people who like entertainment sound more than music.

Gov't Mule 20 Years Strong US Tour in Kalamazoo a couple of weeks ago with guitarist Larry McCray helping out on a few songs - great show!

Map, you could have listened to Mahler 3 10.000 times without knowing it was "about " nature.

Schubert, I've been in Minnesota Orchestra hall in 2010 and saw Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performing 4-seasons Piazzolla tango version of Vivaldi. I believe this venue is substantially superior acoustically to Carnegie Hall in NYC. I enjoyed performance and enjoyed the sound as well.

Czar, it is a great hall,believe it or not the Ted Mann Hall on the U of MN campus is even better !
Macalester College has a new superb sounding hall to showcase their excellent Early Music ensemble.
Twin Cities has more high art per-capita than anywhere in US.
Within 10 miles of my house there are 7 liberal arts colleges and the U of MN , there is a plethora of free and $5 bucks for senior events.
Not to mention 30 quality choral groups of which 5-6 are world-class.
Can't beat it with a stick !