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?

hungryear07-24-2000 2:12am

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trip Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 84 posts 05-02-2003 at 07:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Emmylou Harris Wrecking Ball
henry_la Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13 posts 05-09-2003 at 07:32am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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
henry_la Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13 posts 05-09-2003 at 07:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete alomst forgot: Non Ti Scorda Di Me
shubertmaniac Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 350 posts 05-09-2003 at 03:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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
eeerie1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 43 posts 05-13-2003 at 10:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Fantastic thread... and I have to thank you guys for many of the suggestions. Particularly, thanks for mentioning Eva Cassidy - what a stunning & haunting voice! I can't believe I'd never heard of her before! By the way, I read she died of melanoma at age 33... very unfortunate!

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