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This playlist captures the intricate emotional and intellectual journey of Thomas Mann's "Der Zauberberg," reflecting its early 20th-century European setting and the complex dynamics within the alpine sanatorium. The instrumental selections evoke the serene yet isolating mountain atmosphere and philosophical depth, while the vocal tracks explore themes of introspection, illness, war, and transformation, mirroring Hans Castorp's evolution and the turbulent historical context.
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20 songs
1
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10: III. Litanei. Langsam
Arnold Schoenberg · Schönberg: String Quartets No. 2 & 4
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Clair de lune
Claude Debussy · Träumerei - Liebestraum - Für Elise - Clair de lune - Gymnopédie - Sony Classical Masters
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3
Spiegel Im Spiegel
Arvo Pärt · "Patterns in Motion": The Great Minimalists
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Pavane, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré · Ewige Chöre
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5
Melancholia II
William Basinski · Melancholia
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Gnossienne No. 3
Erik Satie · "Rêverie" - Lullabies for a Quiet Evening
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Serenade No. 13, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" for String Quartet & Bass in G Major, K. 525: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart Greatest Hits
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Berceuse in D Flat Major, Op. 57
Frédéric Chopin · The Art of Alicia de Larrocha
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Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses II
Steve Reich · Collected Works
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10
Dark Night of the Soul
Philip Wesley · Dark Night of the Soul
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11
The Partisan
Anonymous Choir · Anonymous Choir Sings Leonard Cohen
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12
From a Late Night Train
The Blue Nile · Hats
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13
Ashes in the Snow - Remastered
MONO · Hymn to the Immortal Wind (Anniversary Edition)
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Vienna - Live Video Version, St Albans City Hall 16/8/80
Ultravox · Vienna [Deluxe Edition]: 40th Anniversary
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15
I Will Follow You into the Dark
Death Cab for Cutie · Slow Rock
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Tinseltown in the Rain
The Blue Nile · A Walk Across the Rooftops
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17
Black Metallic
Catherine Wheel · UK Darkwave
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18
The Suburbs
Music Box Mania · MBM Performs Arcade Fire
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All These Things That I've Done
The Killers · 2000s emo scene girl
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