The instrumental half pairs Persian musical colors and reflective classical pieces with the novel’s intimate household setting and the pressure of a changing social order. The vocal half draws on Persian song traditions to trace longing, devotion, wounded pride, and the emotional strain surrounding Seyyed Miran, Ahu, and Homa.
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Kayhan Kalhor · Silent City
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Gnossienne No. 5
Erik Satie · Satie: 3 Gymnopédies; 6 Gnossiennes etc.
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Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: III. Largo
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos.2 & 3
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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: I. Introduction and Theme
Benjamin Britten · Britten: Les illuminations
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A Single Petal Of A Rose
Duke Ellington · The Duke In Washington
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The Lonely Shepherd
James Last · James Last - 80 Greatest Hits
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The Girl From Ipanema
Stan Getz · The Girl From Ipanema - The Bossa Nova Years
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Soghati
Hayedeh · Kharabati, Hayedeh 2 - Persian Music
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Booye Gandom
Dariush · Cheshme Man, Dariush 2 - Persian Music
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Shabzadeh
Ebi · Shabzade
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Soltane Ghalbha
Aref · Aref Golden Songs
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Gole Yakh
Kourosh Yaghmaei · Back From The Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock From Iran: 1973-1979
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Sari Galin
Hossein Alizadeh · Endless Vision
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Daramad
Hossein Alizadeh · Ney Nava
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Track 09
Morteza Hannaneh · Tchashm-E-Del
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Ay Del
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian · Ay Del
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Do Panjereh
Googoosh · Do Panjereh
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Mahasti · Sepideh Dam
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Yar
Faramarz Aslani · Midnight to Dawn (feat. Babak Amini)
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