HIDDEN HEARTACHE—100 minutes
of piano music from the last 100 years
in the context of social
inequality and unequal power relations
HIDDEN HEARTACHE
100 minutes of piano music from the last 100 years in the context of social inequality and unequal power relations
Simone Keller
Volume 1
1.
Irene Higginbotham (1918–1988): “Good Morning Heartache” (1946/2022), 3:27
2.
Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901–1953): “Prelude No 7” (1928), 2:04
3.
Ruth Crawford Seeger: “Piano Study in Mixed Accents” (1930), 1:26
4.
Olga Diener (1890–1963): “Klavier-Fantasie op. 39” (1945), 7:17
5.
Jessie Cox (*1995): “Black/blackness: After Mantra(s)” (2022), 16:39
6.
Abathar Kmash (*1987): “Basalt بازلت” for Oud (2010), 4:38
7.
Jessie Marino (*1984): “Slender Threads” (2020), 12:09
8.
Olga Diener: aus “Kin-Spiel op. 43”: III (1948), 2:21
Hidden Track 1: Irene Higginbotham: “Good Morning Heartache” 1, 05:00
Hidden Track 2: Irene Higginbotham: “Good Morning Heartache” 2, 02:54
Volume 2
1.
Julia Amanda Perry (1924–1979): “Prelude” (1946/1962), 3:14
2.
Julius Eastman (1940–1990): “Piano 2” I (1986), 7:18
3.
Julius Eastman (1940–1990): “Piano 2” II (1986), 3:29
4.
Julius Eastman (1940–1990): “Piano 2” III (1986), 4:55
5.
Abathar Kmash: “Blau أزرق” for Oud (2023), 4:30
6.
Julie Herndon (*1986): “Mirrors” (2021), 7:01
7.
Olga Diener: “Klavier-Fantasie op. 36” (1945), 7:43
8.
Cristina Janett (*1986): “Richtig Schottisch” (2022), 2:37
9.
Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971): “Four Famous Standards: Just for a Thrill, Bad Boy, Oriental Swing, Struttin’ with Some Barbecue” (1928–1957/2022), 9:59
Hidden Track 3: Irene Higginbotham: “Good Morning Heartache” 3, 03:45
Hidden Track 4: Irene Higginbotham: “Good Morning Heartache” 4, 03:58
Hidden Track 5: Irene Higginbotham: “Good Morning Heartache” 5, 02:56
Intakt Records CD 419 (2CDs)

Piano: Simone Keller
Oud: Abathar Kmash
Bassoon: Valeria Curti
Trombone: Michael Flury
Arrangements and Toy Piano: Philip Bartels
Recording: Michaela Wiesbeck (October 1 and 2, 2022,
Stadthaus Winterthur)
Mix and Mastering: Michaela Wiesbeck
Editor: Intakt Records, www.intaktrec.ch


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Hidden Heartache