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“Theo of Golden” unfolds through quiet exchanges, hidden histories, and the slow uncovering of regrets—an emotional portrait by portrait. This playlist leans into melancholic, introspective instrumental soundscapes first, then adds two low-lyrics vocal tracks to mirror the book’s intimate, human storytelling in Golden.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas
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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6
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Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
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Prélude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4
Frédéric Chopin · The Pianist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Ballades; Barcarolle; Fantaisie
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Intermezzo In A Major, Op. 118, No. 2
Johannes Brahms · Brahms Intermezzi
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante - Più adagio
Johannes Brahms · Brahms: The Piano Concertos; Fantasias Op. 116
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Gymnopédie No. 2
Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends
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Stabat Mater: Fac ut ardeat cor meum
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi · Pergolesi: Stabat Mater - A Tribute To Pergolesi
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Requiem: Recordare Jesu pie
Giuseppe Verdi · Great Singers & Musicians in Copenhagen 1931-1939
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The Lark Ascending - Live
Ralph Vaughan Williams · Live in Riga - Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op.61 & Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
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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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14
Somewhere Only We Know
Keane · Hopes And Fears
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15
Into My Arms
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)
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Air on the G String
Johann Sebastian Bach · New Dawn
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Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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18
Bye Bye Brasil / Aquarela do Brasil
Roberto Menescal · Uma Mistura Fina
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Elegy
Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory
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