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Записки Изъ Подполья Playlist
by Фёдор Достоевский
21 tracks
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Aug 30, 2026
This playlist mirrors the underground narrator’s relentless self-scrutiny and moral wrestling: stark classical textures evoke confinement and obsession, while the lyrics trace guilt, alienation, and the uneasy pull toward redemption. The emotional arc moves from brittle introspection to simmering defiance, then toward a quieter reckoning—fitting Dostoevsky’s alternating despair and searching conscience.
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21 songs
1
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber · Klassische Musik zur Beerdigung - Beerdigungsmusik
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2
Concerning Hobbits
Howard Shore · Blockbusters
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3
The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (Arr. P. Sykes)
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
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4
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach · Classical
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5
Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 (Excerpt)
Maurice Ravel · 40 Most Beautiful Love Themes
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6
Für Elise, WoO 59
Ludwig van Beethoven · Klassik: Die schönste klassische Musik
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7
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker - Great Recordings"
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Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 "Alla Turca": III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart Alla Turca (CC)
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9
The Valkyrie: Ride Of The Valkyries - arr. Graham Jones
Richard Wagner · 50 Great Brass Favourites
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10
The Entertainer
Scott Joplin · Hintergrundmusik, Vol. 5 - 8 - Background Music for Restaurants (Romantic Piano Music) [Royalty Free Music]
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11
Ribs
Lorde · Really Sad Songs
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12
Creep
Ambient Light Orchestra · Ambient Translations of Radiohead
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13
Do I Wanna Know?
Arctic Monkeys · AM
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14
R U Mine?
Roma Symphony Orchestra · RSO Performs Arctic Monkeys
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15
The Adults Are Talking
The Strokes · The New Abnormal
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16
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Tears For Fears · Witchy Songs
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17
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman Experience · Fast Car
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18
Black - Live
Pearl Jam · 2000.06.12 - Landgraff, Netherlands (Live)
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19
Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley · Christmas Classics
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20
Love Song
Sara Bareilles · Love Bops 2022
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