The players have been sounding a little tired of late, to put it mildly, but here they seemed like their old selves.

Still, the music is supposed to be exultant, and the players all sound a little terrified.

In fact, each player sounded like just about the best possible version of himself.

Some players were not sounding like pillars of unity either.

In an ensemble of these instruments, each player sounds his single pitch.

On Tuesday, the players sounded happy in their serious work.

But as they left the ballroom this afternoon, each player sounded as if he was working toward the same goal.

In this game the player must put together sounds to create new words.

One player sounded delighted he had earned £35,000 this year.

The players do not sound too worried, at least not yet.