Katalin Utca
Book Playlist

Katalin Utca

by Magda Szabó

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.

20 tracks
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Aug 9, 2026
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20 songs
1
Shostakovich: String Quartets

String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto

Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: String Quartets

2
The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)

The Departure

Max Richter · The Leftovers: Season 1 (Music from the HBO Series)

3
Riccardo Muti Conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra

Falla: Suite No. 2 from El sombrero de tres picos: III. Danza final. Jota

Manuel de Falla · Riccardo Muti Conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra

4
When I Live by the Garden and the Sea

As I Drift Off

Eluvium · When I Live by the Garden and the Sea

5
Escape Through Opera

Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Instrumental

Pietro Mascagni · Escape Through Opera

6
E S Posthumus Sketches

Nara

J.J. Pfeifer · E S Posthumus Sketches

7
Easy Contest Solos, Vol. 3

3 Gymnopédies: 3 Gymnopedies: Gymnopedie No. 2 (Arr. For saxophone and piano)

Erik Satie · Easy Contest Solos, Vol. 3

8
Ewige Chöre

Pavane, Op. 50

Gabriel Fauré · Ewige Chöre

9
Mozart: Requiem, K. 626

Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Lacrimosa

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Requiem, K. 626

10
Hits Internacionais Virais 2023

Vienna

Billy Joel · Hits Internacionais Virais 2023

11
Live Broadcast 21st November 1986 The Cow Palace

The Needle And The Damage Done (Live Broadcast 1986)

Neil Young · Live Broadcast 21st November 1986 The Cow Palace

12
Big Time

Strange Weather

Tom Waits · Big Time

13
Five Leaves Left

' Cello Song

Nick Drake · Five Leaves Left

14
Stolen Dance - Tribute to Milky Chance

Stolen Dance

Pop Legends · Stolen Dance - Tribute to Milky Chance

15
Holiday Pop Hits

Hallelujah

Jeff Buckley · Holiday Pop Hits

16
Music For The Soul Vol 1

Nightingale

Norah Jones · Music For The Soul Vol 1

17
The Beatles Piano Covers

Blackbird

The Beatles Piano Covers · The Beatles Piano Covers

18
Slow Rock

I Will Follow You into the Dark

Death Cab for Cutie · Slow Rock

19
Ladies Sing The Blues

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · Ladies Sing The Blues

20
Late Night Lemonade

Late Night Lemonade

Luminary Flux · Late Night Lemonade

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