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“The Poison Daughter” is all lethal intimacy, public devotion, and private vengeance—so this playlist leans into sharp, escalating orchestral tension with a steady, high-focus flow. The instrumentals mirror Harlow’s masked roles and sudden betrayals, while the two vocal pieces add a restrained emotional pulse for grief, secrecy, and resolve.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber · Classic
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Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64b: I. Montagues and Capulets - Dance of the Knights
Sergei Prokofiev · Abbado A-Z: Dvořák – Kurtág
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Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian · The Essential James Galway
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The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst · Holst: Die Planeten
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Carmen, Act I, Scene 5: Habanera. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen)
Georges Bizet · Grace Bumbry singt Opern-Arien (Stereo Version)
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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies
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Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!
Giacomo Puccini · Puccini: Turandot (Highlights)
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Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846: Ave Maria
Charles Gounod · Sospiri
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Golliwog's Cake-walk
Claude Debussy · Ragtime (Deluxe Edition)
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10
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Klarinettenkonzert, K. 622 & Klarinettenquintett, K. 581
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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 & Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: "Eroica" - Sinfonie Nr. 3 (Inspiration)
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 14, 21 & 23 (Expanded Edition)
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Requiem, Op. 48:IV. Pie Jesu (Arr. for Piano)
Gabriel Fauré · Fauré: Requiem op. 48 (in a new version for piano)
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The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending etc.
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16
Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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17
Phaedra
Tangerine Dream · Dream Sequence
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18
Lux Aeterna
Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream / OST
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Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela
Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, The Swan of Tuonela
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