The Atlanta's strings put forth a rich, hefty sound, and its brass players did magnificent work.

A conductor of the old school, Mr. Nygaard likes his Mozart full-bodied and perhaps almost titanic, and he has his chamber orchestra produce an unusually hefty sound.

Manon, however, is a role that usually requires the heftier sound of a dramatic soprano.

Mr. Caproni showed a warm, hefty sound, sizable but not voluminous, and a convincing emotional connection to the role.

And while the latest research indicates that Bach's choral forces were minimal (albeit not by choice), Mr. Rosenbaum uses 32 singers and draws a hefty sound from them.

He bolsters the hefty sound of his accordion with a horn section, and his sets include plenty of gutsy blues tunes along with Cajun two-steps and waltzes.

Dynamic details were observed, phrases were elegantly shaped, and although the ensemble produced a hefty sound, it played with an awareness of the niceties and nuances of Classical style.

His principal concern, it seemed, was to allow his young charges to enjoy the feeling of filling Carnegie Hall with a hefty, resonant sound.

The brass was less consistent, but fleeting intonation problems were quickly overcome, and for the most part the section produced a gleaming, hefty sound that served the score well.

I really miss the beautifully focused, much less hefty sound of the Leipzig orchestra.