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The instrumental opening evokes Lucy’s crossing from England into a foreign-speaking world, the enclosed routines of Madame Beck’s school, and the inward life she works so hard to conceal. The vocal half follows her guarded attachments and yearning, balancing romantic warmth with the loneliness and uncertainty that define her story.
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20 songs
1
Sibelius: 5 Pieces, Op. 75: No. 5, The Spruce
Jean Sibelius · Sibelius : Piano Pieces
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Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major
John Field · Field: Nocturnes
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Les Barricades Mystérieuses
François Couperin · Couperin: Les Barricades Mystérieuses
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Platée, RCT 53: L'orage
Jean-Philippe Rameau · Sounds of Transformation
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Gymnopédie No. 2
Erik Satie · Entremont Plays Satie
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Préludes, Book 1: VIII. La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin
Claude Debussy · The Complete Debussy: Préludes pour solo piano
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Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Nocturnes
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Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Edward Elgar · English Festival
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: II. Andantino. Getragen
Robert Schumann · Martha Argerich plays Schumann & Ravel
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10
I Know It's Over - 2011 Remaster
The Smiths · The Queen Is Dead
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11
The Night We Met
Lord Huron · Strange Trails
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12
Love Is A Losing Game
Amy Winehouse · Back To Black
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13
Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell · Clouds
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I Will - Remastered 2009
The Beatles · The Beatles (Remastered 2009)
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15
Fade Into You
Mazzy Star · Female Rockers
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Je te laisserai des mots
Patrick Watson · Je te laisserai des mots
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17
La javanaise
Serge Gainsbourg · N°4
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18
The Book of Love
The Magnetic Fields · 69 Love Songs
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Between The Bars
Elliott Smith · Either/Or
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