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Yama Playlist
by Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) Kuprin, Aleksandr Kuprin, Aleksandr Kuprín, A. I. Kuprin
20 tracks
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Oct 17, 2026
Kuprin’s Yama evokes Odessa’s turn-of-the-century brothel world, where intimacy, exploitation, and public respectability collide. This instrumental sequence moves from restrained, salon-like lyricism toward darker and more unsettled textures, then returns to a fragile calm—suggesting both the women’s private inner lives and the pressures of the society around them.
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20 songs
1
Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No.2
Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Complete Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Berceuse
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2
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Gabriel Fauré · This is Fauré
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3
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major
Franz Liszt · The Source
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Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: I. Joc cu bata. Allegro moderato - Arr. for Violin and Piano
Béla Bartók · Kopatchinskaja - Say
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Janáček: On an Overgrown Path, Book I: No. 1, Our Evenings
Leoš Janáček · Janácek: Piano Music
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Música Callada: I. Angelico
Federico Mompou · Mompou: Música Callada
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Jeux D'Eau
Maurice Ravel · Ravel: Miroirs, Jeux D'Eau, Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
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Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
Robert Schumann · Schumann: Kinderszenen; Kreisleriana
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Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172
Franz Liszt · Liszt - My Piano Hero
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10
Dvořák: 4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: No. 1, Allegro moderato
Antonín Dvořák · Franck: Violin Sonata, FWV 8 - Dvořák: Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
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Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: VI. Maruntel. Allegro - Arr. for Violin and Piano
Béla Bartók · Kopatchinskaja - Say
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Janáček: On an Overgrown Path, Book I: No. 2, A Blown-Away Leaf
Leoš Janáček · Janácek: Piano Music
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13
Música callada II: No. 12, Lento
Federico Mompou · Mompou: Música callada
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14
The Pearl
Harold Budd · Wind In Lonely Fences 1970 - 2011
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15
Melancholia I
William Basinski · Melancholia
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16
I Can Almost See You
Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)
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The Daughters of Quiet Minds
Stars Of The Lid · And Their Refinement of the Decline
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Watermusic II
William Basinski · Watermusic II
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Turn Away and Return
Hammock · Everything and Nothing
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