Most achingly-beautiful music

Ben,
Siesta is the whole album where the pieces are put together as one. Rare issue that exists on LP and CD.
Do the search on Siesta album on cdnow.com or better at half.com since I believe it's out of print.

Johann Sebastian Bach / Goldberg Variations piece by Glenn Gould - may they rest in peace.

2002 marks the 20th anniversary of Glenn Gould's death. Moreover, on September 25, 2002 Glenn Gould would have celebrated his 70th birthday.

Thank you all for a gold mine of music suggestions. I don't think I found one of my favorites: Jennifer Warnes with Leonard Cohen, singing "Joan of Ark" on her Famous Blue Raincoat album (all L. Cohen songs). Always give me goosebumps - I feel like Joan wins in the end...

Franz Shubert
Symphony No. 8 In b
"Unfinished", D. 759

Faure's Requiem. (Also harmonic singing by M. Litwinski, except it's unavailable commercially save a pale imitation with a fusion jazz group, "Two Suns". There might still be streaming files of Litwinski at wnyc.org's "New Sounds".)