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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ekwisnek Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 27 posts 01-07-2011 at 06:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Elgar's Cello concerto played by Jacqueline du Pré... ...or Bach's 5th Suite for Cello. Something about solo cello that is brooding, haunting, and ultimately moving!
ballywho Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 134 posts 01-12-2011 at 08:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Pierre Bensusan's Intuite and Altiplanos: Some of it literally make my eyes well up and brings on that slight hyperventilating that only something extremely moving can do. I've yet to hear anyone do (for me) what he can do with a guitar.
blueranger Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 719 posts 01-24-2011 at 01:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete King Crimson "Epitath" and "In the Wake of Poseidon" Nobody uses a mellotron better!
ebm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,311 posts 01-25-2011 at 10:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete MOZART.Hello!!
paul_graham Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 197 posts 02-27-2011 at 04:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Dwight Yoakum "It Won't Hurt" acoustic version

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