Taipei Story
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Taipei Story

by R. F. Kuang

Taipei Story moves through grief, language-learning awkwardness, and the tender comedy of being out of place. This playlist leans into hushed, minor-leaning classical and contemporary instrumental textures that feel like long pauses, missed words, and late-night reflection—then closes with two carefully chosen vocal songs that echo Lily’s emotional breakthroughs and longing for connection.

20 tracks
melancholic
Sep 30, 2026
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20 songs
1
The Secret Fauré 2

Pavane, Op. 50

Gabriel Fauré · The Secret Fauré 2

2
Classic

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber · Classic

3
Danses

Pièce en Forme de Habanera

Maurice Ravel · Danses

4
Trompette et orgue: Airs célèbres

Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Allemande

Johann Sebastian Bach · Trompette et orgue: Airs célèbres

5
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

6
Arvo Pärt: Portrait

Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

7
Love

I Want To Hold Your Hand

The Beatles · Love

8
Hopes And Fears

Somewhere Only We Know

Keane · Hopes And Fears

9
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

10
Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 8 & 14

String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto

Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 8 & 14

11
Tchaikovsky & Sibelius: Violin Concertos

Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta: Andante

Jean Sibelius · Tchaikovsky & Sibelius: Violin Concertos

12
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

13
Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6

14
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo

Antonín Dvořák · Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World

15
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell · Requiem for a Dream

16
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

17
The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

The Promise

Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

18
The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture

The Mission

Ennio Morricone · The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture

19
Works 1965-1995

Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Works 1965-1995

20
Immortal Memory

Elegy

Lisa Gerrard · Immortal Memory

Playlist Settings

Mood melancholic
Genre classical
Era any
Length medium
Instrumental 90%
Environment balanced

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