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A restrained blend of chamber music, spare piano, and spacious contemporary composition follows the novel’s shifts from intimate family tension to spiritual searching and courtroom reckoning. The changing dynamics evoke Dmitri’s volatility, Ivan’s inward crisis, and Alyosha’s compassion without overwhelming the concentration the book demands.
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20 songs
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi · Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 143, D. 784 "Grande sonate": II. Andante
Franz Schubert · Zwischenspiel
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Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabile
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op.22; Piano Quartet, Op. 47
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: II. Romanze. Andante non troppo con grazia
Clara Schumann · Schumann, C.: Piano Concerto, Op. 7 / Piano Trio, Op. 17 / 3 Romanzen
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Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11: II. Aria
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Kreisleriana & Piano Sonata No. 1
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Avant-dernières pensées: II. Aubade
Erik Satie · Erik Satie & Friends
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Bartók: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: II. Allegro molto capriccioso
Béla Bartók · Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 1 - 6
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String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: I. Un poco andante - Allegro molto ed agitato
Edvard Grieg · Grieg: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102: II. Andante
Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 and String Quartet No. 8
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Near Light
Ólafur Arnalds · Living Room Songs
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Ambre
Nils Frahm · Wintermusik
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Remembrance
Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent
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String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": II. Lento
Antonín Dvořák · Dvořák: String Quartets Nos. 12 & 13
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String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: II. Adagio
Franz Schubert · Schubert: String Quintet In C Major D.956, Op. Posth. 163
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Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107 (Ed. Haas): II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam
Anton Bruckner · Bruckner: Symphony No.7
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Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Richard Strauss · Strauss, R.: Metamorphosen; Tod und Verklärung
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Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
Hector Berlioz · Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Waverley
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Rain Spell
Tōru Takemitsu · Tōru Takemitsu. East/West
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The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead; Symphonic Dances
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