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?
hungryear
Faure's Requiem. (Also harmonic singing by M. Litwinski, except it's unavailable commercially save a pale imitation with a fusion jazz group, "Two Suns". There might still be streaming files of Litwinski at wnyc.org's "New Sounds".)
States of Grace CD (esp tracks 1, 4 and 6) by Paul Schwartz, and Tale of the Whales by Michael Gettel
The cavatina from Beethoven's late string quartet opus 130 perfomed by Berlin phil with Furtwangler. Or performed by the Hungarian String Quartet.
barber's adagio is great, also the vangelis soundtrack to bladerunner track 5 (love theme). this is a great album to turn down the lights to.