At least in the early scenes, the tenor Noah Stewart, who has a handsome physique and charisma, brought youthful energy and a bright, ringing sound to Radames.
He added that he was drawn to the guitar's resonance and its "clear, ringing sound," and that he therefore abstained from using pedals or effects.
Gwyn Hughes Jones brought plenty of ardour, ringing sound and emotional conviction to the hugely demanding tenor role of Gerontius himself.
Of the vocal soloists, William Towers, an alto with a powerful, ringing sound, and James Gilchrist, a lyric tenor, gave the most notable performances.
Flattop guitars played too fast can sound more percussive than lyrical, especially in the mid-range, and he is one of the few guitarists who can preserve the pure, ringing sound.
Mr. Evans coaxed his fat, ringing sound out of the piano, occasionally calling up some closely held postbop precedent: the teasing chromaticism of Herbie Hancock, the stark modal thunder of McCoy Tyner.
The tenor Frank Lopardo was Rodolfo, and, except for some occasionally patchy moments in his low range, he sang with a felicitous combination of tender lyricism and ardent, ringing sound.
Yet it produces a muscular and ringing sound of its own, and with Schiff also directing an orchestra of fewer than 60, the concerto emerged as a piece reborn.
Whether I can consistently produce a warm, open, ringing sound has nothing to do with what I know about psychoacoustics.
Yudina's recordings reveal a Russian pianist with a big, old-school, rounded and ringing sound.
