David Stewart wrote:

>I heard that some Monteverdi pieces, perhaps the Vespers? were performed
>in a church/cathedral setting where they would be forced to disperse the
>performers around the galleries and things, so you would have a very
>distinct antiphonal and spatial effect when the different groups were
>employed.  A performance to put Dolby Surround Sound to shame!

As a matter of fact Gardiner's recording of the piece was done in exactly
this way at St.Mark's, Venice.

Philip