Der Zauberberg
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Der Zauberberg

by Thomas Mann

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.

20 tracks
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Jul 28, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
Schönberg: String Quartets No. 2 & 4

String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10: III. Litanei. Langsam

Arnold Schoenberg · Schönberg: String Quartets No. 2 & 4

2
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

3
"Patterns in Motion": The Great Minimalists

Spiegel Im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt · "Patterns in Motion": The Great Minimalists

4
Ewige Chöre

Pavane, Op. 50

Gabriel Fauré · Ewige Chöre

5
Melancholia

Melancholia II

William Basinski · Melancholia

6
"Rêverie" - Lullabies for a Quiet Evening

Gnossienne No. 3

Erik Satie · "Rêverie" - Lullabies for a Quiet Evening

7
Mozart Greatest Hits

Serenade No. 13, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" for String Quartet & Bass in G Major, K. 525: I. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart Greatest Hits

8
The Art of Alicia de Larrocha

Berceuse in D Flat Major, Op. 57

Frédéric Chopin · The Art of Alicia de Larrocha

9
Collected Works

Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses II

Steve Reich · Collected Works

10
Dark Night of the Soul

Dark Night of the Soul

Philip Wesley · Dark Night of the Soul

11
Anonymous Choir Sings Leonard Cohen

The Partisan

Anonymous Choir · Anonymous Choir Sings Leonard Cohen

12
Hats

From a Late Night Train

The Blue Nile · Hats

13
Hymn to the Immortal Wind (Anniversary Edition)

Ashes in the Snow - Remastered

MONO · Hymn to the Immortal Wind (Anniversary Edition)

14
Vienna [Deluxe Edition]: 40th Anniversary

Vienna - Live Video Version, St Albans City Hall 16/8/80

Ultravox · Vienna [Deluxe Edition]: 40th Anniversary

15
Slow Rock

I Will Follow You into the Dark

Death Cab for Cutie · Slow Rock

16
A Walk Across the Rooftops

Tinseltown in the Rain

The Blue Nile · A Walk Across the Rooftops

17
UK Darkwave

Black Metallic

Catherine Wheel · UK Darkwave

18
MBM Performs Arcade Fire

The Suburbs

Music Box Mania · MBM Performs Arcade Fire

19
2000s emo scene girl

All These Things That I've Done

The Killers · 2000s emo scene girl

20
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

We Can Be Better

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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