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This playlist reflects the intertwined lives and shifting fortunes of families in prewar Budapest, blending classical and indie influences to evoke the historical and emotional depths of Magda Szabó's "Katalin Utca." The instrumental selections convey the era’s tension and nostalgia, while the vocal tracks explore individual characters' emotional journeys and the cultural fabric of the time.
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Track List
20 songs
1
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: String Quartets
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2
The Departure
Max Richter · The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)
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Falla: Suite No. 2 from El sombrero de tres picos: III. Danza final. Jota
Manuel de Falla · Riccardo Muti Conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra
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As I Drift Off
Eluvium · When I Live by the Garden and the Sea
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Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Instrumental
Pietro Mascagni · Escape Through Opera
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Nara
J.J. Pfeifer · E S Posthumus Sketches
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3 Gymnopédies: 3 Gymnopedies: Gymnopedie No. 2 (Arr. For saxophone and piano)
Erik Satie · Easy Contest Solos, Vol. 3
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Pavane, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré · Ewige Chöre
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Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Lacrimosa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Requiem, K. 626
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10
Vienna
Billy Joel · Hits Internacionais Virais 2023
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The Needle And The Damage Done (Live Broadcast 1986)
Neil Young · Live Broadcast 21st November 1986 The Cow Palace
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12
Strange Weather
Tom Waits · Big Time
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13
' Cello Song
Nick Drake · Five Leaves Left
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14
Stolen Dance
Pop Legends · Stolen Dance - Tribute to Milky Chance
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15
Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley · Holiday Pop Hits
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Nightingale
Norah Jones · Music For The Soul Vol 1
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Blackbird
The Beatles Piano Covers · The Beatles Piano Covers
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18
I Will Follow You into the Dark
Death Cab for Cutie · Slow Rock
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I Put A Spell On You
Nina Simone · Ladies Sing The Blues
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