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I don't think she'd choose obscure classical pieces because then no one would recognise them—I think the point of the album is for people to distinctly recognise the mashups and appreciate the different flavour of the new arrangement.
In terms of track list, yeah it's not groundbreaking by any means, but as Japanese music fans we all know artists are known by their "representative songs," or songs which can be immediately recognised as a certain artist's. "Dearest," "Voyage," and "SEASONS" are all classic examples for Ayu—we do it to other artists we don't know much about, too. Sure some of these songs are way overdone, have classical arrangements, or may not even be explicitly love songs, but I think it's an expected track list for an artist whose prime is in the past now. Don't get me wrong, I still like her, but I don't think she's anywhere near as relevant as she was a few years ago.
HONEY is a big risk considering there isn't a studio rerecording of it, but there's a chance the rerecordings of TO BE, Who..., and YOU could be used. A very slim chance, but a chance nonetheless.
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