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These instrumental pieces move between the wild, intimate world of Weyward Cottage and the pressure of households and courts that try to contain its women. Baroque and folk-inflected textures evoke Altha’s knowledge of the natural world; atmospheric contemporary classical and chamber music trace Kate’s flight and Violet’s confinement, with measured crescendos preserving focus. The three closing songs bring the story’s witchcraft, inherited resilience, and resistance to patriarchal control into voice.
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20 songs
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The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Chaconne
Henry Purcell · Purcell: Songs & Dances
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Morpheus
Rebecca Clarke · Clarke, R: Viola Music
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D'un matin de printemps
Lili Boulanger · Boulanger: Faust et Hélène
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Notturno in G Minor, H. 337
Fanny Mendelssohn · Guess Who?
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3 Romances, Op. 21: No. 1, Andante
Clara Schumann · Clara Schumann: Piano Works
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Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op. 92, No. 1
Amy Beach · Array
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To a Wild Rose, Op. 51, No. 1
Edward MacDowell · Ultimate Classical Chill Out
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The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22, No. 2
Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Swan of Tuonela/Grieg: Holberg Suite
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Cantus arcticus, Op. 61, "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra": II. Melankolia (Melancholy)
Einojuhani Rautavaara · Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus / Piano Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No. 3
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Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: I. Jocul cu bâtă
Béla Bartók · Folklore
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From My Homeland, JB 1:118: No. 2, Andantino - 2024 Remastered Edition
Bedřich Smetana · Nathan Milstein: Miniatures & Vignettes (2024 Remastered Edition)
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Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 1, Dawn
Benjamin Britten · Britten: Four Sea Interludes, Passacaglia from Peter Grimes & Sinfonia da Requiem
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Deep River
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor · Samuel Coleridge-taylor - 24 Negro Spirituals
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Entr'acte
Caroline Shaw · Caroline Shaw: Orange
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Buka
Hania Rani · Home
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The Winter
Balmorhea · Rivers Arms
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We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, for the Earth had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen
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Plus tôt
Alexandra Streliski · INSCAPE
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Order from Chaos
Max Cooper · Emergence
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