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The instrumental opening moves between Underworld-like shadow, the grandeur of Olympus, and the mounting pressure of Hades’s trials. The vocal half turns toward the book’s central emotional stakes: a lover facing peril, divine power used as a weapon, and fierce attachment that persists through impossible choices.
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1
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach · Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach & Boccherini
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Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg · Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites / Sibelius: Valse triste
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Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act II, No. 10: Scène (Moderato - Più mossoe)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi · Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
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Gymnopédie No. 3
Erik Satie · Entremont Plays Satie
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The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6
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Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Maurice Ravel · Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano
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The Garden of Fand
Arnold Bax · Bax: Tone Poems, Vol. 1
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Achilles Come Down
Gang of Youths · Go Farther In Lightness
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12
Persephone
Tamino · Amir
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13
From Eden
Hozier · Hozier
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Gods & Monsters
Lana Del Rey · Born To Die – Paradise Edition (Special Version)
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Blood In The Wine
AURORA · The Gods We Can Touch
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Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes · Elephant
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I Put A Spell On You
Nina Simone · I Put A Spell On You
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18
Demons
Imagine Dragons · Night Visions (Deluxe)
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The Devil Within
Digital Daggers · Close Your Eyes
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