The Women
Reading Playlist

The Women

by Kristin Hannah

This playlist captures the emotional complexity and resilience of the women in Kristin Hannah’s novel, blending balanced, evocative instrumental tracks from the 20th century that reflect both intimacy and strength. The selection draws from diverse genres like classical, jazz, and cinematic scores from the era matching the book’s mid-20th-century setting, enriching the narrative’s themes of love, loss, and empowerment with a nuanced, warm atmosphere that supports medium focus reading in various environments.

27 tracks
balanced
Feb 28, 2026
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Track List

27 songs
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Ravel: The Piano Concertos

Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major, M. 82: III. Tempo I

Maurice Ravel · Ravel: The Piano Concertos

1
Satie: Masterpieces

Satie / Orch. Ducros: Gymnopédie No. 1

Erik Satie · Satie: Masterpieces

2
Tracks II: The Lost Albums

The Desert - Instrumental

Bruce Springsteen · Tracks II: The Lost Albums

3
Reverie

Reverie

Claude Debussy · Reverie

4
Urban Pulse - Rhythms and Sounds from the Roaring City

Satie: 3 Mélodies sans paroles: No. 3, Marienbad

Erik Satie · Urban Pulse - Rhythms and Sounds from the Roaring City

5
Bach: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1981 Gould Remaster)

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1981 Gould Remaster)

6
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Bande originale du film)

Les jours tristes - Instrumental

Yann Tiersen · Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Bande originale du film)

7
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto & Kegelstatt Trio

II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Clarinet Concerto & Kegelstatt Trio

8
Borodin: Symphony No. 2

Symphony No. 2 in B Minor: I. Allegro

Alexander Borodin · Borodin: Symphony No. 2

9
Erik Satie: Œuvres pour piano solo, Tome 2

Le piège de Méduse: 2. Valse

Erik Satie · Erik Satie: Œuvres pour piano solo, Tome 2

10
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3

11
Complete 1950s Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

Nocturne No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2

Frédéric Chopin · Complete 1950s Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

12
La fille aux cheveux de lin

La fille aux cheveux de lin

Claude Debussy · La fille aux cheveux de lin

13
Satie: 3 Gymnopédies; 6 Gnossiennes etc.

Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux

Erik Satie · Satie: 3 Gymnopédies; 6 Gnossiennes etc.

14
Grieg and Clara Schumann Piano Concertos

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: II. Romanze. Andante non troppo con grazia

Clara Schumann · Grieg and Clara Schumann Piano Concertos

15
Hintergrundmusik, Vol. 9 - Gemafreie Musik zur Beschallung von Hotels & Restaurants (inkl. Klaviermusik) [Gemafrei / Royalty Free Music]

Gabriel Faurés Pavane, Op. 50 - Instrumentale Version

Gabriel Fauré · Hintergrundmusik, Vol. 9 - Gemafreie Musik zur Beschallung von Hotels & Restaurants (inkl. Klaviermusik) [Gemafrei / Royalty Free Music]

16
Ein Wintermärchen 2 - Weihnachtsklassiker

O du fröhliche - Instrumental

Christoph Israel · Ein Wintermärchen 2 - Weihnachtsklassiker

17
Classic II

Tristesse

Frédéric Chopin · Classic II

18
Solo Piano

Einaudi: The Snow Prelude No. 2

Ludovico Einaudi · Solo Piano

19
Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6

20
My Neighbor Totoro Soundtrack Collection

The Path of the Wind - Instrumental

Joe Hisaishi · My Neighbor Totoro Soundtrack Collection

21
Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters

Clair de lune

Claude Debussy · Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters

22
The Most Relaxing Classical Music In The Universe

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair

Claude Debussy · The Most Relaxing Classical Music In The Universe

23
Glenn Gould plays Bach: 6 Partitas BWV 825-830; Chromatic Fantasy BWV 903; Italian Concerto BWV 971; The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080 (excerpts); Preludes, Fugues & Fantasies

Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach · Glenn Gould plays Bach: 6 Partitas BWV 825-830; Chromatic Fantasy BWV 903; Italian Concerto BWV 971; The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080 (excerpts); Preludes, Fugues & Fantasies

24
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo

24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor. Largo

25
"A Winter Classical Dream - Bach, Mozart & more"

Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6 No. 10: III. Adagio

Tomaso Albinoni · "A Winter Classical Dream - Bach, Mozart & more"

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so gut

Was für ein Tag - Instrumental

kajoma · so gut

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