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A Happy Meeting (Betty Neels Large Print (Box Set) Playlist
by Betty Neels
20 tracks
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Nov 5, 2026
The instrumental half moves between the lonely openness of the English countryside, the warmth of a doctor’s attentive care, and the quiet uncertainty of loving someone who may see you only as a patient. The vocal half follows Cressida’s shift from feeling trapped toward tenderness and hope, with songs chosen for her compassion, Aldrik’s reserved devotion, and the romantic distance between them.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Version for Orchestra)
Maurice Ravel · Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
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2
Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Edward Elgar · English Festival
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3
Romance in F Major, Op. 50
Ludwig van Beethoven · Romance in F Major, Op. 50
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Songs Without Words, Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 1 in E Major, MWV U 86
Felix Mendelssohn · Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Vol. 1
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5
The Banks of Green Willow
George Butterworth · Butterworth: Orchestral Works
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6
A Village Romeo and Juliet: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Frederick Delius · Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
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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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Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 40
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Violinkonzert und Romanzen
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9
Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse
Antonín Dvořák · Dvořák: Serenade for Strings, Czech Suite
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10
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2
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11
The Book Of Love
Peter Gabriel · Scratch My Back (Special Edition)
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12
You Are The Best Thing
Ray LaMontagne · Gossip in the Grain
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13
If I Needed You
Townes Van Zandt · The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
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14
I Will - Remastered 2009
The Beatles · The Beatles (Remastered 2009)
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15
I Only Have Eyes for You
The Flamingos · Flamingo Serenade
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16
At Last
Etta James · At Last!
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17
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack · First Take
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18
Make You Feel My Love
Adele · 19
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19
Harvest Moon
Neil Young · Harvest Moon
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