Most achingly-beautiful music


Ultimately, we listen to music to be moved, for example, to be elated, exulted, calmed or pained. Which are the 3 most affecting pieces of music do you find the most affecting?
hungryear
1. Steven Stills-"Singin Call"
2. Robin Trower-"Bluebird"
3. Steely Dan-"Turn That Heartbeat Over Again"
4. Moody Blues-"Dawning is the Day" (sorry about that, it's criminal to limit it to three!)
1. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20 - a piano concerto with most beautiful theme
2. Scorpion, "We'll Burn the Sky" from Live from Japan (?) album - Easily the best song by the band
3. Armstrong, "What a Wonderful World" - ahhhh...
4. Francisco Tarrega, "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" - overplayed but still achingly beautiful
5. Led Zeppelin, "Stairway to Heaven" - since no one else seems to have mentioned it...
6. Chopin, Nocturn - pick any of 'em. really.

too many to list
Two new additions for the chamber music crowd:
Brahms Viola/Clarinet sonatas, Opus 120, nos. 1 and 2.

The viola version with Kim Kashkashian is absolutely marvelous. Her playing is
willful without being forceful. I have the Naxos CD of the clarinet version, very romantic without sounding too lush. They rank up there with the Brahms sextets and the late
Schubert string quartets for being the most achingly-beautiful music I have heard.

Also, not quite on the same plane as above but the cello
solo( with piano accompliment) music of Faure is very heart felt music