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This sequence moves from the canal city’s wintry, enclosed atmosphere toward Clamence’s polished self-presentation and the unease beneath it. Instrumental jazz, European classical music, and spare contemporary pieces evoke the barroom, the canals, and his inward reckoning; the vocal half follows his confessional performance, vanity, guilt, and unstable search for judgment.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 10, October. Autumn Song
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Op. 74 "Pathétique" & The Seasons, Op. 37a
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2
VII. Waltz No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites
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3
Glass
Hania Rani · Esja
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4
Friday Morning
Khruangbin · Con Todo El Mundo
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An Ending (Ascent) - Remastered 2019
Brian Eno · Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks (Extended Edition)
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Gnossienne No. 4
Erik Satie · Satie: The Magic of Satie
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 3
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8
The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen · Songs Of Leonard Cohen
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9
The Partisan
Leonard Cohen · Songs From A Room
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10
The Ship Song - 2010 Remaster
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · The Good Son (2010 Remaster)
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11
I Know It's Over - 2011 Remaster
The Smiths · The Queen Is Dead
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12
The Rip
Portishead · Third
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13
The Drowning Man
The Cure · Faith
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14
The End of the World
Skeeter Davis · Skeeter Davis: RCA Country Legend
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15
Amsterdam
Jacques Brel · AMSTERDAM (Edition limitée maxi 45 t)
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16
La mauvaise réputation
Georges Brassens · Georges Brassens chante les chansons poétiques (et souvent gaillardes) N°1
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17
Les feuilles mortes
Yves Montand · Chante Prevert
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18
Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1
Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Music From Timo Koivusalo's Film
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Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172
Franz Liszt · Liszt - My Piano Hero
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