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These tracks lean into warm romance and contained emotional tension—friendship that flares, tenderness that swells, and then the sudden pressure of things breaking apart. The mix emphasizes long, flowing classical writing (strings, chamber, and lyrical orchestral color) with two carefully chosen vocal pieces to mirror Frankie and George’s longing and fragility across the wedding-weekend arc.
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Track List
20 songs
1
Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: III. Scherzo. Allegro moderato in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: III. Scherzo. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert · Smetana, Schubert: Piano Trios
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2
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach · Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites (Remastered)
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3
The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
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4
Spiegel im spiegel
Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait
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5
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Maurice Ravel · Victoria Day Celebration
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6
Clair de lune
Claude Debussy · Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters
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Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
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The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan
Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
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Nuvole Bianche
Ludovico Einaudi · Una Mattina
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10
I See Fire
Ed Sheeran · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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11
Romeo And Juliet Love Theme
Jacques Offenbach · Familiar Favourites From The World's Greatest Music
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Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: The Swan
Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Bacchanale; Danse Macabre; Carnaval des Animaux
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13
Liebesfreud
Fritz Kreisler · 100 Classical Favourites
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14
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
Antonín Dvořák · Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World
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15
Thaïs, Act II: Méditation
Jules Massenet · Poème
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Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: No. 9, Wedding March
Felix Mendelssohn · Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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17
At Last
Etta James · At Last!
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18
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton · Slowhand 35th Anniversary (Super Deluxe)
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19
Make You Feel My Love
Adele · 19
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