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This playlist follows Prince Myshkin from the quiet tenderness of his return to St. Petersburg into the glittering, coercive social world that ensnares him and Nastasya Filippovna. Its instrumental pieces move between intimacy, compassion, and gathering unease; the vocal songs bring forward the characters’ longing, moral idealism, and painful collision with society.
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20 songs
1
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Maurice Ravel · Ravel: Intégrale de l'œuvre pour piano
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Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Variation IX. Adagio "Nimrod"
Edward Elgar · Britannia
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Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 K. 488; Piano Sonata K. 333
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The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297, "Winter": II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi · Vivaldi: Die vier Jahreszeiten
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Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling
John Adams · Adams: Shaker Loops
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6
La dispute
Yann Tiersen · Soft Piano
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Ashes in the Snow
MONO · Holy Ground: NYC Live with the Wordless Music Orchestra
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Main Titles
Rachel Portman · Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Perpetuum Mobile
Penguin Cafe Orchestra · Preludes, Airs And Yodels (A Penguin Cafe Primer)
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10
Kiss The Rain
Yiruma · From The Yellow Room (The Original & the Very First Recording)
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Glasgow Love Theme
Craig Armstrong · Love Actually (Original Motion Picture Score)
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Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley · Grace
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13
Anthem
Leonard Cohen · The Future
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14
John My Beloved
Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell
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Into My Arms
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · The Boatman's Call (2011 - Remaster)
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Nina Simone · Broadway-Blues-Ballads
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17
Ne me quitte pas
Jacques Brel · La Valse A Mille Temps (Vol.4)
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18
Asleep
The Smiths · 80's Deep Cuts
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Paper Bag
Fiona Apple · When The Pawn...
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