Sonnets
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Sonnets

by William Shakespeare

This playlist mirrors Shakespeare's Sonnets' blend of emotional depth, classical elegance, and human introspection. The instrumental tracks capture the timeless and contemplative atmosphere of Renaissance themes with a variety of classical, baroque, and contemporary interpretations, while the vocal selections explore love, identity, and the passage of time with poetic lyricism and diverse genres that reflect the sonnets' intimate and universal qualities.

20 tracks
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Aug 19, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
Britten: Frank Bridge Variations - Lachrymae - Elegy for Strings - Simple Symphony - Two Portraits

Lachrymae, Op. 48a

Benjamin Britten · Britten: Frank Bridge Variations - Lachrymae - Elegy for Strings - Simple Symphony - Two Portraits

2
Bach: Prelude in D Minor/Suite in E Minor

Lute Suite No. 1 BWV 996: Gigue

Julian Bream · Bach: Prelude in D Minor/Suite in E Minor

3
Musik zum Entspannen - Klassik zum Träumen

The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

Yo-Yo Ma · Musik zum Entspannen - Klassik zum Träumen

4
Ewige Chöre

Pavane, Op. 50

Gabriel Fauré · Ewige Chöre

5
Pachelbel: Canon - Albinoni: Adagio - Bach: Air on G String - Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Fauré: Pavane - Handel: Hallelujah from the Messiah & Other Classical Hits

Vivaldi: Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo

Antonio Vivaldi · Pachelbel: Canon - Albinoni: Adagio - Bach: Air on G String - Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Fauré: Pavane - Handel: Hallelujah from the Messiah & Other Classical Hits

6
Bach: Violin Partitas Nos. 2 & 3; Solo Violin Sonata No. 3

Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio

Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach: Violin Partitas Nos. 2 & 3; Solo Violin Sonata No. 3

7
Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes/The Complete Impromptus

Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes/The Complete Impromptus

8
Bach, Buxtehude & Telemann

Bach, JS: Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582: I. Passacaglia

Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach, Buxtehude & Telemann

9
Gnossienne No. 3

Gnossienne No. 3

Erik Satie · Gnossienne No. 3

10
Luca Brugnoli: Rise Up

Both sides now

Joni Mitchell · Luca Brugnoli: Rise Up

11
LUMP

Shake Your Shelter

Laura Marling · LUMP

12
Ma Fleur

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

13
For Emma, Forever Ago

Re: Stacks

Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago

14
Lilliput

Song To The Siren

This Mortal Coil · Lilliput

15
Forever Simon and Garfunkel

The Only Living Boy in New York

The Everly Set · Forever Simon and Garfunkel

16
Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

Your Hand in Mine

Explosions In The Sky · Rough Trade Shops: 15 Years of Bella Union Records

17
Live on Air - Volume 1

Lover, You Should've Come Over - Live

Jeff Buckley · Live on Air - Volume 1

18
I Put A Spell On You

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · I Put A Spell On You

19
Every Kingdom

Black Flies

Ben Howard · Every Kingdom

20
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Champagne for the Ghosts

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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