I was reading an issue of BBC Music Magazine and ran across a report that certain composers literally cause nausea upon exposure to certain individuals, and was wondering if any Listers experienced that sensation in their lives. For my part, I remember well when I first heard particularly strong sounds in my youth, and indeed felt nauseated. While some took many years to get used to, eventually everything sounds OK to me from that standpoint now. Two pieces in particular I remember. At about age eight, I put on an old 8-inch LP of Nathan Milstein playing Bach's Chaconne solo, and immediately felt woosey. About three years later, I put on "Mathis der Maler" and had the same reaction. Sopranos did the same thing till I was in high school. Of course now Hindemith is one of my favorite composers, but there must be a physical explanation some one will come up with one of these days! I hope few out there STILL have reactions after years of exposure, but the BBC snippets indicate that some listeners do. Jeff Dunn [log in to unmask] Alameda, CA