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?
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All late Beethoven, but in particular:
String Quartet Opus 131 - Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Piano Sonote Opus 106 (Hammerklavier) - Adagio Sostenuto
Piano Sonote Opus 111 - Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile

Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert Part III
To me the most beautiful 2 minutes of music Chopin ever wrote is Prelude #4. It has that otherworldy, divinely insipred quality to it....