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A dark, measured sequence of orchestral, chamber, and ambient instrumentals follows Louis from the seductive spell of New Orleans into the burden of immortal life. The opening cues evoke Lestat’s theatrical glamour and Claudia’s tragic brilliance; later pieces lean into Louis’s moral anguish, the vampires’ claustrophobic bonds, and the story’s lingering solitude.
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20 songs
1
Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 229: II. Allegro
Alfred Schnittke · 20th Century Piano Works
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String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67 "Pieśni śpiewają": II. Largo - Cantabile
Henryk Górecki · Gorecki: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67 "...Songs Are Sung"
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Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 6 in B Minor
Alexander Scriabin · Scriabin: 24 Preludes - Sonatas Nos. 4 & 10
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Metamorphosis: Two
Philip Glass · Philip Glass: Solo Piano
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The Floating Bed
Elliot Goldenthal · Frida (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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JD Dies
Elliot Goldenthal · Public Enemies
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Rain Tree Sketch
Toru Takemitsu · Takemitsu: Piano Works
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Nocturne in B Major, Op. 40, B. 47
Antonín Dvořák · Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 - Nocturne - Scherzo capriccioso
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Black Angels, 13 Images from the Dark Land, Pt. 1 "Departure" (Arr. J.P. Izquierdo for String Quartet & Orchestra): No. 1, Threnody I. Night of the Electric Insects
George Crumb · Crumb: Black Angels & Music for a Summer Evening "Makrokosmos III"
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Bartók: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: I. Moderato
Béla Bartók · Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 1 - 6
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The Unanswered Question
Charles Ives · Ives, C.: Universe Symphony (Completed by L. Austin) / Orchestral Set No. 2 / The Unanswered Question
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro. Lento
Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninov: Sonatas
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The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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14
Bibo no Aozora
Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing the Piano 12122020
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Etude in D-Sharp Minor, Op. 8, No. 12: Patetico - Remastered
Alexander Scriabin · Horowitz Plays Scriabin (Remastered)
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Ghost Waltz
Abel Korzeniowski · Penny Dreadful: Seasons 2 & 3 (Music From The Showtime Original Series)
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The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan
Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: I. So rasch wie möglich
Robert Schumann · Murray Perahia Plays Schumann
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: II. Andantino
Robert Schumann · Robert Schumann: Complete Piano Sonatas
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