The door which opened to me to the world of classical music by hearing Richard Wagners Siefried’s Funeral (Gotterdammerung). This music was so powerful, dramatic, alot of tension and so achingly beautifully put together, not only that, he introduced new musical nuances to the piece. When I heard it (and I listened mostly to heavy rock at the time) I knew I heard a masterpeice written by a musical genius. As to other ’classical achingly beautiful pieces’ there are to many very good contenders for me to pick second and third choices.
