Which piece(s) of music move you deeply?

[Bromptonaut]

I'm resolutely atheist but the hymn "O Valiant Hearts" always raises a tear.

More esoterically so does Puff the Magic Dragon - something about the line "Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave"

 

[Crankarm]

1)Theme from Schindler's List (Reprise) played by Itzhak Perlman.

then

2)Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A.

3)Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor

4)Mascagni: Intermezzo Cavalleria Rusticana

 

[Perfect Virgo]

Fell into a deep melancholy mood this evening and wallowed in Tom Waits:
Ol' 55
I Hope that I Don't Fall in Love With You

 

[Crankarm]

I heard Mica Paris singing, without accompaniment, first verse of Amazing Grace today. It was .........amazing. Very moving.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"
Bright Eyes' "Let's Not shoot Ourselves"
Handel's "Zadok the Priest"
Nick Drake's "From the Morning"
Elliott Smith's "King's Crossing - taken from the album he was halfway through recording when he died.
And Howlin' Rain's "Calling Lightning with a Scythe" - well, it always makes me grin, especially the guitar solo at 3.10.

 

[Wolf04]

From the recent TV series Sons of Anarchy.
Audra Mae: Forever Young

http://m.youtube.com/watch?desktop_uri=/watch?v=y0gUgTrYja8&v=y0gUgTrYja8

 

[Ashtrayhead]

Cheesy, I know, but 'Sylvias Mother' by Doctor Hook always gets me. When I was a nipper I had the most beatiful rabbit (Hermione.....I called her Herman initially until I found out she was a girl!) and one morning when I went out to feed her I found her dead in her pen at the top of the garden. It looked as if a fox had broken in and killed her. I was in a right state so my Mum gave me 50p to try and make things better and I went out and bought my first ever record.

But this one .....


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heXmCXbFjlk


by Mind.in.a.box

....has the same effect. I played it when I got home from losing Stan, my big handsome cat.
It just seems right.

 

[newbiebiker]

"Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers moved me alot.

 

[Brahan]

I love these

Simon and Garfunkel: The only living boy in New York.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IwYQ1Vqf_4


AC/DC: Ride On

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHowlDlYFrY
One of my favorite Guitar solos right here!

 

[NickM]

Schwanengesang
Bruckner 6, 7, 8 and 9

various other things from time to time, but these consistently

 

[iendicott]

Liquid Child - Diving Faces

Energy 52 - Cafe Del mar

DJ Sammy - Were In Heaven (Vocal only version)

 

[Brahan]

Hey iendicott, you might like this:
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEXmlGuo1fg

 

[dan_bo]

Talking heads' 'Niave Melody' and 'Heaven' make me choke every time I hear them, even after twenty-five odd years

the first track off eno's music for airports (1:1) is Jaw dropping.

Gaye's 'what's going on' gets me good.

Loads of classical stuff, the most of which i can't name.

 

[Wheeledweenie]

The Verdi Requiem makes me happy, sad and exhilarated. Singing in the chorus at the Barbican with Christine Brewer in the soprano role was probably one of the most exciting experiences of my life.

** Oh and the Tuba Mirum section of the Dies Ire kicks bottom!

 

[ChrisM]

Two contrasting bits of music.....

Land of Hope and Glory

or

Comfortably numb by Pink Floyd