Vinnitskaya; Anna

Anna Vinnitskaya’s Solid Steel Chopin

Jed Distler

The cliché “solid steel” applies to Anna Vinnitskaya’s fingerwork in the Chopin Ballades. Indeed, technical difficulties do not exist for this pianist, although her interpretations

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Vinnitskaya Plays Shostakovich Unnecessarily

David Hurwitz

There’s nothing particularly wrong with these performances, but honestly, do we really need them? Pianist Anna Vinnitskaya has nimble fingers, and in the First Concerto

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Prokofiev & Ravel: Piano concertos/Vinnitskaya

David Hurwitz

Anna Vinnitskaya has a formidable technique: the crazy cadenza in the first movement of the Prokofiev holds no terrors for her, and she shapes it

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The Nightingale String Quartet Vagn Holmboe Cycle Continues

Jed Distler August 3, 2025

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CD From Hell: Gatti’s Deathly Dull Debussy

David Hurwitz August 3, 2025

Cutting Brilliance (with a few quirks): Jumppanen’s Debussy Préludes

Jed Distler August 3, 2025

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Finally, It’s SIR John
by ClassicsToday
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He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related