Empson's poetry is clever, learned, dry, aethereal and technically virtuosic - not wholly dissimilar to his critical work.

When he first came onto the scene a couple of years ago, Lang Lang, the young Chinese pianist, was like a breath of fresh air: bracing, technically virtuosic, his playing animated by a contagious eagerness.

While "Rock Fish" is technically virtuosic, stuffed with the kind of gee-whiz photorealistic imagery that is a hallmark of C.G.I., the film is something of a bummer.

At the same time, Jalal also composed for the Setar in mind and would prove one of the most expressive, while technically virtuosic players of the instrument.

While technically virtuosic, his style changed little over the years and tended to dryness.

His playing ranges from the technically virtuosic to the tenderest of ballad interpretations.

Their guitar sound often features heavy distortion and technically virtuosic riffs and solos.

And Mr. Metheny's lead-guitar playing, while technically virtuosic, tends to be very self-effacing.

His 1970's electric band, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, performed a technically virtuosic and complex style of music that fused electric jazz and rock with Indian influences.

Even his signature chimps, positioned at the door for maximum effect, feel like a desperate, if technically virtuosic, bid for attention.