Files visible in Windows Explorer but not in Finder

Hi,
I'd burned a dvd around a year back with around 30 audio files on a PC. I now use a Mac. All the files in the dvd are visible on any Windows machine, but only 4 of the files are visible in the Mac Finder. Could somebody explain how can I access all the files on a Mac?

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