Piano Songs

Piano Songs
Studio album by Bruce Brubaker/Ursula Oppens
Released	March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)
Recorded	April 2012 (2012-04)
Studio	Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Genre	Minimalism
Length	47:03
Label	ECM New Series
Producer	Meredith Monk, Bruce Brubaker, Allison Sniffin
Meredith Monk chronology
Songs of Ascension (2011) Piano Songs (2014) On Behalf Of Nature (2016)

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Piano Songs is a studio album by pianists Bruce Brubaker and Ursula Oppens performing music composed by Meredith Monk, released on March 24, 2014 by ECM New Series.

Track listing

All music is composed by Meredith Monk

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Obsolete Objects"	1:59
2.	"Ellis Island"	3:02
3.	"Folkdance"	4:03
4.	"Urban March (Shadow)"	3:08
5.	"Tower"	1:37
6.	"Paris"	3:11
7.	"Railroad (Travel Song)"	2:15
8.	"Parlour Games"	7:37
9.	"St. Petersburg Waltz"	7:04
10.	"Window in 7's"	2:46
11.	"Totentanz"	3:07
12.	"Phantom Waltz"	7:14

Personnel

Adapted from the Piano Songs liner notes.

Musicians

• Bruce Brubaker – piano (1-5, 7, 8, 10-12), musical arrangements (4, 5, 8, 11)
• Ursula Oppens – piano (1-6, 8, 9, 11, 12)

Production and additional personnel

• Jody Elff – recording, editing
• Sascha Kleis – design
• Meredith Monk – production
• Jeremy Sarna – assistant engineer
• Allison Sniffin – production
• Christoph Stickel – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Germany	2014	ECM New Series	CD	ECM 2374

External links

• Piano Songs at Discogs (list of releases)