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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Showing 2 responses by gawdbless

Just a few personal favs from simply oodles and oodles to choose from. All music is beautiful.

Puccini- Coro a bossa chiusa (Madame Butterfly).
Puccini- O Mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi).
Donizetti- -Una Fortiva Lagrima-(L'Elisir D'amore).
Verdi- Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves-Nabucco.
Massenet-Meditation (mutter-tear to a glass eye).
Barber-Concerto for Violin Op14- II.Andante (Hilary Hahn- tears to both glass eyes).
Vivaldi-Gloria in Excelsis Dio in D (RV589)
Only Women Bleed-Julie Covington
Buckets of Rain- Bob Dylan
Giving it all away-Roger Daltrey
16 Candles-Danielle Dax
The Promise-When in Rome
Marry me-Emilie Autumn
Pictures of you-The Cure
Music of the Night-Michael Crawford
Bad-U2
Hands to Heaven-Breathe
Celebrate-Fields of the Nephilim
Call & Answer-Bare nekked ladies
Hero-Mariah Carey
The nobodies- Marilyn Manson
The Curse-Diary of Dreams
Monsters & Angels-Voice of the Beehive
Help-Deep Purple