Ὀδύσσεια is a voyage shaped by storms, temptations, and hard-won homecoming, so this instrumental-only sequence moves through changing colors of travel, endurance, and arrival. The tracks are chosen to echo the epic’s alternating tension and quiet reflection—like oar-stroke momentum turning into hearth-side calm.
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10 songsFinlandia, Op. 26
Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse triste; Tapiola; The Swan of Tuonela
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La Mer, L.109: I. "From Dawn Till Noon on the Sea"
Maurice Ravel · Debussy: La Mer/Moussorgsky-Ravel: Pictures From An Exhibition
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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber · Romantic Favorites for Strings (Expanded Edition)
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Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg · Morning Mood
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A Software in the Sea
Marta Sollima · I Was Born Irregular
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Thaïs, Act II: Méditation
Jules Massenet · Poème
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Scriabin: Symphony No. 4, Op. 54 "Poème de l'extase"
Alexander Scriabin · Scriabin: Symphonies Nos. 1, Op. 26, 2, Op. 29, 3, Op. 43, 4, Op. 54 "Poème de l'extase" & 5, Op. 60 "Prometheus"
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Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Sequence: VI. Lacrimosa dies illa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Requiem / Exultate, Jubilate / Laudate Dominum
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On The Trail
Ferde Grofé · Grand Canyon Suite
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Same book, another mood