They should bear in mind, though, that technology has been retouching the sound image for centuries; instrument design, concert-hall architecture, and listening habits inculcated by listening to recordings have all shaped what we hear and how we hear it.
Acousticians have been designing concert halls for more than a century, but Dr. Kyriakakis does something different.
For Ms. Clements, who had begun to make a name for herself designing concert posters for Willie Nelson and Wilco, Mr. Nakayama's disc, with his melodic voice, became her go-to music.
It seemed more an excuse to have this distinguished pianist perform solo than an organic part of what was otherwise a tightly designed concert, valuable for suggesting new ways of knowing this supremely unknowable composer.
Zehetmair's arrival gives the Northern Sinfonia precisely the profile lift it needs as it prepares to move into its new home, the £35m Norman Foster-designed concert hall on the south bank of the Tyne, to be known as the Sage, Gateshead.
After all, acoustics are always the bugbear of architects designing concert halls and music theatres – consider the Berlin Philharmonie or London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, which have had to undergo acoustic retrofits over the years.
Gehry invited Boulez to a Yale course he taught on designing concert halls.
To promote the album, Wainwright's website linked to an online store where fans could purchase merchandise, including several shirt designs, concert posters, programs and other collectibles.
