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The Bronze Horseman Playlist
by Александр Сергеевич Пушкин
21 tracks
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Sep 13, 2026
This playlist mirrors The Bronze Horseman’s emotional arc—from awe and yearning to sudden loss and an almost mythic sense of fate—through music that evokes storms, endurance, and intimate confession. Instrumentals first set a Petersburg-like atmosphere of distance and gravity, then the vocal tracks bring the human stakes of love, memory, and irreversible choices into the foreground.
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Track List
21 songs
1
Boléro
Maurice Ravel · Orchestral Favourites
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2
The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 - Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter, Op. 24
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The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 - Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter, Op. 24
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4
Danza Ritual del Fuego
Manuel de Falla · The Best On Spanish Classical Music On Piano Vol.2
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Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian · THE BEST OF KYOTO SINFONIETTA (Ⅱ)
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Morgenstimmung - Peer Gynt Suite (Morning Mood - Peer Gynt Suite)
Edvard Grieg · Peaceful Classics - Relaxing Classical Music
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Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act III Scene 1: Vorspiel. Walkürenritt (The Ride of the Valkyries); Hojotoho!…Hojotoho! - Live
Richard Wagner · Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Live)
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8
The Swan
Camille Saint-Saëns · Encores
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9
One Summer's Day
Joe Hisaishi · Sweet Melodies
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10
Volare
Domenico Modugno · Jonas Kaufmann - The Tenor
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11
Into My Arms
Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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12
The Blower's Daughter
Damien Rice · Akustischer Sommer
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13
Famous Blue Raincoat
Leonard Cohen · Songs of L. Cohen / Songs of love and hate / New skin for the old ceremony
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14
Tears Dry On Their Own
Amy Winehouse · Kleine Freunde - Viel Glück
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15
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones · Dinner & Drinks With Friends
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16
Let Her Go
Passenger · Embassy of Music - Selection, Vol. 1
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17
Keep the Car Running
Music Box Mania · MBM Performs Arcade Fire
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18
Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell · Best of the 60s
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19
The A Team
Ed Sheeran · Míticas En Inglés
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The Fear
Lily Allen · Bedroom Pop Songs
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