Nostalgia features Chaminade’s elegant and lovely “Thème Varié” along with her sparkling, glittery and brilliant “Toccata,” her hauntingly beautiful “Nocturne”, and many more pianistic gems by this often overlooked French composer.
On September 6, 2024, Steinway & Sons releases Nostalgia – Piano Music of Cécile Chaminade, Vol. 2 (STNS 30239) from pianist Joanne Polk. This is a wonderful companion to Polk’s highly lauded first Volume of music by Chaminade, The Flatterer (STNS 30037). The works of Chaminade boast structure, architecture, beauty and harmonic interest and they strikingly display a mastery of instrumental idioms that make her works a joy to perform and to hear.
“Joanne Polk captures the technical splendor and passion of Cécile Chaminade’s music as well as Steinway piano’s incomparable sound with absolute brilliance.”
AXS Entertainment
“Polk plays with total conviction and mastery.”
Gramophone
“Joanne Polk’s valuable quality is how deftly she can weave the power between her left and right hand, giving each “thought” its own pocket of personalized and instantaneous charm.”
ConcertoNet.com
“Superb pianism and intelligent programme-building.”
International Piano
“Fantastic music, terrific playing.”
Fanfare
