A later video of Valentina Igoshina playing Chopin

I don't know how she is regarded among critics and people with a wide knowledge of the history of Chopin interpretations. I do love her work, however. Strong but controlled, capable of great force and delicate passages and she likes to hear the dance in the dances. I love the Rubinstein interpretations, too, but I have not heard them in a long time. Is the Rubinstein video on line?

EDIT: To answer my own question--here is a video of Rubinstein playing the Valse in C#Minor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehSKhRburRQ

Yes, the sound quality of the film\television recordings do not do him justice. Hard to describe the piano sound. A good example of the limitations of old technology? I did not mean to compare Rubinstein and Ms. Igoshina on the basis of those videos.

Surely he was an influence on her interpretation, in any case--who could not be influenced by him?

I sometimes wonder why classical labels have not pushed further into the world of digital video. There are of course concert videos, but I have not seen what might be expected, given the huge crop of pop videos---a concentrated effort to place performers before a potential new audience with well-recorded videos. I've shown the Igoshina videos from the Chopin film to people who have little interest in classical piano, including 18-20 year old students, and they certainly like them. No doubt the costuming and the focus on her face are part of the appeal---some of the films border on soft pornography---along with the generally good sound and camera work, but not as much as Chopin's music and Igoshina's playing. Good videos could be made in a more conventional setting that would still offer good camera work and lighting without seeming tawdry.

On the other hand, I do not know about the means of distribution, these days. Netflix could offer such videos, but I'm not sure that people who don't already listen to classical piano would play them. How are pop and rock videos distributed? Only on web sites for the band or singer?

I've never watched the film; I've only seen the excerpts. Apparently it promotes a view about Chopin's relationship with the woman played by Ms. Igoshina that not everyone accepts.

She has an album of waltzes on the Lontano label. A new name for me.  ( http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...JkBEPwdMAo )

She has a site that lists her other albums, one of which is also on Lontano. No offence meant to Lontano, but are no big labels taking on pianists, now? She seems to be fairly well-known, and surely hearing her would make any sane person want to record her.