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Iris Murdoch’s 1966 novel sets a crisis of faith, desire, and authority inside a London church community, where the priest Carel Fisher’s spiritual certainty exerts a troubling pull on those around him. The playlist moves between sacred-sounding stillness, shadowed unease, and intimate songs of longing, reflecting the book’s collision of religious idealism with complicated human motives.
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20 songs
1
Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Variation IX. Adagio "Nimrod"
Edward Elgar · Britannia
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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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3
Tavener: The Protecting Veil: II. The Nativity of the Mother of God
John Tavener · John Tavener: The Protecting Veil
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Entr'acte
Caroline Shaw · Caroline Shaw: Orange
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5
The Pearl
Harold Budd · Wind In Lonely Fences 1970 - 2011
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The Proposition #1
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis · The Proposition (Original Soundtrack)
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The John Dunbar Theme - From "Dances With Wolves"
John Barry · 100 Greatest Western Themes
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Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Kinderszenen; Kreisleriana
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Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. Ravel): Promenade I
Modest Mussorgsky · Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition
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Gabriel's Oboe
Ennio Morricone · The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture
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Memories of Green
Vangelis · Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack)
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12
The Chairman Dances
John Adams · Dance Mix
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13
Langsamer Satz
Anton Webern · Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 "Serioso" / Yun: String Quartet No. 1 / Webern: Langsamer Satz
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The Protecting Veil: VII. The Dormition of the Mother of God
John Tavener · Lionel Martin performs Tavener
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15
Anthem
Leonard Cohen · The Future
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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen · You Want It Darker
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17
The Desperate Kingdom Of Love
PJ Harvey · Uh Huh Her
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18
Asleep
The Smiths · 80's Deep Cuts
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Exit Music (For A Film)
Radiohead · OK Computer
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