The Witches of Cambridge
For “The Witches of Cambridge,” this playlist leans into hush-and-hint tension: secrecy on the page, older power in the air, and uncanny night-time clarity. The instrumental majority builds a persistent, spelllike undercurrent of reverb-soft strings, shadowy piano, and slowly shifting motifs—while two carefully chosen vocal songs give voice to the book’s themes of devotion, fear, and refusal.
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Track List
20 songs
Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No.2
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Complete Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Berceuse
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Holberg Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 40: I. Prelude. Allegro vivace - II. Sarabande. Andante - III. Gavotte. Allegretto. Musefte poco piu mosso - IV. Air. Andante religioso - V. Rigaudon. Allegro con brio
Antonín Dvořák · Dvorak: Serenade for String Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 40 Most Beautiful Cello Classics
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - 4d. Benedictus
The Tallis Scholars · Allegri: Miserere; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Mundy: Vox Patris Caelestis
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Maurice Ravel · Tranquil Impressions: Musical Meditations for Peaceful Moments
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