In his contemporaneous review of the novel Martin Levin calls the book "a small masterpiece of a novel that does several things with astonishing virtuosity.

One will be regaled with elegant arias and demonstrations of astonishing virtuosity upon one or another of the numerous musical instruments.

As the story opens, a dancer is performing feats of astonishing virtuosity on stage.

Mr. Kissin is an indisputably superb pianist, not just a technician of astonishing virtuosity, but a deeply feeling and communicative musician.

It was denigrated as being over-neurotic, glorified Sprechstimme by some, while others praised it for its deep characterisation and astonishing virtuosity.

There were indications in his playing of what must have been astonishing virtuosity and elegance, and there is still much to admire.

The company, performing at City Center, came back with its astonishing virtuosity intact.

The magazine at its zenith, when all its contributors were young themselves, was a high-wire act of astonishing virtuosity.

The two musicians exhibited astonishing, but gentle, virtuosity.

Young Oscar was persistent at practising scales and classical etudes daily, and thanks to such arduous practice he developed his astonishing virtuosity.