HANNAH WATSON EMMRICH
Pianist
Notes from the Undergrowth
an ecosystem of piano miniatures

Leoš Janáček - On an Overgrown Path book 2, no. 1
Fannie Charles Dillon - Birds at Dawn
Marion Bauer - White Birches
Leoš Janáček - A blown-away leaf
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Le Rappel des oiseaux / The call of the birds
Olivier Messiaen - La colombe / The dove
Dora Pejačević - Papillon / Butterfly
Dora Pejačević - Libelle / Dragonfly
Dora Pejačević - Blütenwirbel / A whirl of blossoms
Joshua Borin - Grex
Sergei Rachmaninov - Lilacs
Béla Bartók - From the diary of a fly
Amy Beach - A Peterborough Chipmunk
Amy Beach - Young birches
Amy Beach -A hummingbird
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Margrit Schenker – Chinesischer Kirschbaum / Chinese cherry-tree
Robert Schumann - Vogel als Prophet / The bird as prophet
François Couperin - Les ombres errantes / Wandering shadows
Maurice Ravel - Oiseaux tristes / Sad birds
Mel Bonis - Au crépuscule / At dusk
Maki Gajic Murata - Fireflies
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Guebrou - Evening breeze
Mel Bonis - Le moustique / The mosquito
Maurice Ravel - Noctuelles / Night moths
Timothy Salter - Midnight Mushrooms
François Couperin - Le rossignol en amour / The nightingale in love
Margrit Schenker - Palme mit Schnee / Palm tree with snow
Dora Pejačević - Nocturne Op.50 no.2
A day and night in a forest ecosystem, told through a thematic programme of piano miniatures. With music foraged from the French baroque through to the present day, the programme follows a path through familiar territory and more overgrown corners of the piano repertoire: the brief, evocative nature of the pieces makes them a perfect introduction to composers who are well worth discovering. The programme also includes new commissions by Timothy Salter, Joshua Borin and Maki Gajic Murata, tackling some less musically explored species including slime mould ('Grex'), fireflies and mushrooms!
The album is being recorded in autumn 2025 with independent label Deux-Elles, for release in May 2026. You can still donate to the crowdfunder and sign up for updates: click here to find out more.