Howard G. Goldberg liked its crisp, lean texture.

To my taste prosciutto di Parma has a leaner and more buttery texture than domestic prosciutto.

I like to add some pork or veal for a leaner texture.

Though he comes from the early-music world, his performances are not necessarily characterized by the lean textures and fleet tempos we associate with that movement.

These new recordings, under the orchestra's current music director, have some of the virtues of the Szell performances: lean textures, clear articulation, natural balance between the sections of the orchestra.

Dussek's Sonata in B is a triumph of craftsmanship; Wittassek's Romanze and Rondo in B stand out for their lean, poetic textures.

Rather his preference for lean textures and his habitual rhythmic vehemence are at the furthest possible remove from Schoenberg's hyper-romanticism.

An orchestra this big will almost inevitably sound closer to a 1950's conception of Bach than to the modern view, which tends toward leaner textures.

With his orchestra of approximately 40 in this large hall, Mr. Schwarz was working with lean textures.

Some, including me, would say better, with a rounder flavor, leaner texture and sweeter fat.