Simone Dinnerstein

I listened to Simone Dinnerstein's interpretation of The Goldberg Variations yesterday. Dinnerstein lives in Park Slope, and her husband teaches at PS 321. When this CD came out, it knocked the White Stripes off the #1 position on Amazon, and went to #1 on the Billboard charts. I grew up listening to the Glenn Gould recordings, which I love. I think Dinnerstein's recording is moving and sharp, but I don't trust my classical filter- it's outside my comfort zone. The Goldberg Variations are a super punk 2 album rock opera, so maybe a good introduction for classical newbies.