Most achingly-beautiful music

There are too many to mention but I'll name 3 that come to mind because of the way the music moves me. Mary Chapin Carerpenter's "John Doe no. 24" from the "Stones in The Road CD", Diana Krall's rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Case Of You" from "Live In Paris", and some of the music from the soundtrack of the Ken Burns film "Lewis and Clark".

Solveig's Song on The Very Best of Lucia Popp (EMI Classics double CD). Whenever I play that for someone they are quiet for a few moments before saying that it was one of the most beautiful pieces of music they ever heard. Popp to me has hands down the most beautiful voice of any Soprano on record, and these 2 CD's should be in the collection of everyone who loves the female voice.

Allright,

gotta step in and rag on this thread for a moment.

For some reason i read the title of this thread and i picture some 45 year old bald guy in extremly expencive clothes sitting on his chair with his head back and hands over his heart with a pained smile and tear in his eye, taking a deep breath and whimpering a little as he exhales.

Oh, it is so beautiful it hurts! It is like it was written for me! -sniff- Me! Oh, how it aches.

BAH HAH HAH HAH SHUTTUP!

I like good music, and yes there is plenty of good music out there, and some very beautiful passages, but there is no music out there that makes me ribbit-up like a frog and cry.

Maybe im just too calloused.

Anyways, in my opinion, some of the most beautiful music is from the Legendary Pink Dots. Either the "Crushed Velvet Apocalyplse LP" or the "9 Lives to Wonder" Cd. Both beautiful, the latter album can get extremly haunting though.

Sorry, but i had to throw that in, ive been too good for too long! :)

-Slappy, Ruler of Planet Earth-

1. Beethoven's Archduke Trio defines achingly beautiful or maybe just hauntingly beautiful.
2. Kiri singing Dovo Sono from Marriage of Figaro
3. Elgar's Cello Concierto - Jacqueline du Pre - also defines more the ache than the beautiful

"Gershwin Fantasy" Joshua Bell w/John Williams and the London Symphony on Sony Classical.

I just picked this up after hearing on PBS and the whole album is spellbinding. A must have for Gershwin fans. On "Embraceable You" Bell and the Orchestra change keys 3 times on one passage, talk about achingly beautiful, a definite qualifier.