Joanne Polk

Joanne Polk – Farrenc: Solo Piano Works, Vol. 2 – The Silence Between the Notes (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:08 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steinway and Sons

On September 1, 2023, Steinway & Sons releases The Silence Between the Notes – Louise Farrenc: Solo Piano Works, Vol. 2 (STNS 30223) from pianist Joanne Polk. The album is a compliment to Polk’s acclaimed 2020 release, Louise Farrenc: Etudes & Variations for Solo Piano (STNS 30133).

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Joanne Polk – Social Flutterby (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:15:25 minutes | 2,37 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Steinway and Sons

David Shenton’s music has been described by critics as being immediately accessible, while maintaining immense depth, beautiful melodic writing, and incredible sophistication. There is something for every musical taste in these selections, brilliantly performed by pianist Joanne Polk. “Awesome on all fronts, Joanne Polk will engage and bedazzle like a mathematical puzzle in need of someone who can make a logical puzzle out of the notes with utmost care and consideration” (ConcertoNet.com). Joanne Polk is a member of the piano faculty of Manhattan School of Music, and is an exclusive Steinway artist.
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Joanne Polk – Louise Farrenc: Etudes & Variations for Solo Piano (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:05 minutes | 1,07 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Steinway and Sons

French pianist and composer Louise Farrenc commanded an important presence in the musical life of 19th century Paris alongside her more well-known compatriots Chopin and Liszt. As a composer of piano music, Farrenc produced an important collection of 30 etudes written in all major and minor keys. The present recording offers 13 of these etudes as well as 3 sets of variations, including ones based on Bellini’s Norma and Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots. Joanne Polk received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Degrees from The Juilliard School, and her Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Manhattan School of Music. She has given master classes at many summer festivals and universities across the country, including Summit Music Festival, New York Summer Music Festival, Montclair State University, Kutztown University, and at the University of Minnesota. In August 2012, Ms. Polk was one of three directors launching Manhattan in the Mountains, a three-week summer music festival in the Catskill Mountains, devoted to chamber music, solo performing, and community engagement. Ms. Polk recently completed a five-city, three-week concert and master class tour of Taiwan and China. As well, in 2019, two of Ms. Polk’s albums were included on New York City’s classical radio station WQXR’s Essential Piano Recordings. Ms. Polk is a member of the piano faculty of Manhattan School of Music and is an exclusive Steinway artist.
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