Whistler
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Whistler

by Ann Patchett

“Whistler” is threaded with memory, family echoes, and the unsettling ease with which the past returns—so this playlist leans into close, enigmatic textures: muted strings, spare piano, and slow-breathing contemporary classical atmospheres. It uses two carefully chosen lyric tracks as emotional “bookends,” while the rest remain consistently instrumental to keep focus during reading.

20 tracks
mysterious
Sep 29, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
Valentina Lisitsa Plays Philip Glass

Metamorphosis One

Philip Glass · Valentina Lisitsa Plays Philip Glass

2
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 K. 488; Piano Sonata K. 333

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 K. 488; Piano Sonata K. 333

3
Sibelius: Symphonies 1 - 7

Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82: II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto - Tranquillo - Poco a poco stretto - Tempo primo

Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Symphonies 1 - 7

4
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

5
Epic Classical

Siegfried's Funeral Music

Georg Andersen · Epic Classical

6
Clarinet Concertos

Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73, J. 114: I. Allegro moderato

Carl Maria von Weber · Clarinet Concertos

7
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

8
Erik Satie & Friends

Gymnopédie No. 1

Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends

9
Strange Trails

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

10
Hot Fuss

Somebody Told Me

The Killers · Hot Fuss

11
Romantic Favorites for Strings (Expanded Edition)

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Samuel Barber · Romantic Favorites for Strings (Expanded Edition)

12
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

13
Thomas Tallis: Gentleman of the Chapel Royal

Mass for Four Voices: V. Agnus Dei

Thomas Tallis · Thomas Tallis: Gentleman of the Chapel Royal

14
Klassik die man kennen muss! Die größten Werke der Klassischen Musik

Bolero

Maurice Ravel · Klassik die man kennen muss! Die größten Werke der Klassischen Musik

15
Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites (Remastered)

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites (Remastered)

16
Arvo Pärt: Portrait

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

17
Ascent

An Ending (Ascent)

Brian Eno · Ascent

18
Feeling Is Structure

The Shape Of Memory

Max Cooper · Feeling Is Structure

19
The Dark Side of the Moon

The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon

20
The House of the Rising Sun: Best of The Animals

The House of the Rising Sun

The Animals · The House of the Rising Sun: Best of The Animals

Playlist Settings

Mood mysterious
Genre classical
Era any
Length medium
Instrumental 90%
Environment balanced

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