David Harbin wrote:

>Dear All, I am fed up with hearing excellent performances ruined by poor
>sound engineering.  One of my chief gripes is the positioning of soloists
>so close that they could be playing underneath your nostrils.

This was also true of many of Heifetz's collorations with a pianist.  I
think it's on the Faure' sonata the pianist sounds like in the next room,
or maybe under water.

Chris Bonds