Most achingly-beautiful music

Classical choice would be Puccini's La Boheme but it has to be Beecham's version on EMI, with Jose Bjorling and Vittoria
De LosAngeles. If you hate opera listen to this, both have sublime voices.
Contempory and not that contempory, Joni Mitchell's "Blue" my theme songs in my years of teenage angst

Just in time for Xmas...

"Over the Rhine"'s classic album "Good Dog Bad Dog"
and their latest double CD called "Ohio"

PeAK

1) Cat Stevens- Sad Lisa
2) Bob Seeger- Turn the Page
3) Jethro Tull- Christmas Song

Barber's Adagio For Strings!, of course!

Many of Pat Metheny's tunes qualify for me.