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
Herbert Howells English Cathedral Music,especially the "Collegium Regale"(King's College) service.
Mozart's Requiem,possibly the most important piece ever.
Beethoven's 9th symphony.A turning point in history.

ahh so much music, so little time.

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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)
Handels Messiah - Sir Malcolm Sargent Royal Philharmonic Readers Digest

Beethovens 9th Rene Leibowitz Royal Philharmonic Readers Digest

I cannot believe these both came out on Readers Digest They are awesome.

Quiet City - Aaron Copland London Symphony

Adagio for Strings Leonard Bernstein Very emotional usually too sad for me to listen to