Most achingly-beautiful music

Srama - I wholeheartedly endorse all your sentiments. Which is why I initiated this thread, but never expected it to germinate in this way. It is very heartening to discover, that, although many of us obsess over our gear, the beauty of music (I believe) is what spurs us to chase after the "holy grail" of life-like musical reproduction. And that is why I feel that audio-lunacy is such a forgivable obsession! (Forgive me if I've sounded too preachy). Again, thanks a ton to all who have continued to share all their musical treasures with the rest of us (and make this such an addictive website). Mark

Unchained Melody, I Will Always Love You, Sibelius: Karelia Suite

Jan Gargarek "rites" Terje Rypdal "odyssey" Eberhard Weber "Fluid Rustle"

Ennio Morricone is one of the greatest composers for movie soundtracks alive. He is renown for theme song of "The good, bad and the ugly" nevertheless, that is just a grain of sand in comparison to the range of sounds he is able to produce. Sarah Brightman sings a song based on his melody, "Lady Caliph" on her new album. The lyrics are terrible, but if you can get a two volume copilation of his songs relesed in VIRGIN labels, back in 1987-1988, you will see what is hearthbreaking.