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
Christina England performing Ave Maria.
Does anyone know which cd of her's has this track on it??
I have several immediate responses:

1. Orlando Gibbons "Fantasias" (Jordi Savall)
2. Morton Feldman "Coptic Light" (Michael Tilson Thomas)
3. Anton Webern "String quartets/trios) (Arditti)
4. JS Bach "English Suites cd #1" (Glenn Gould)
5. Arvo Part "Tabula Rasa" (the composer)
6. Rev. Robert Wilkins (late 1920's sessions)
7. John Coltrane "A Love Supreme" (of course)
Noticed the mention of Jeff Buckley on Hallelujah. Anyone heard the Allison Crowe version. Gets my vote.
I listen to a pretty broad swath of genres so here it goes...Just 3 huh?

Ennio Marricone, Gabriel's Oboe/ from the soundrack of the movie The Mission

Charles Lloyd, The Water is Wide/ from the album The Water is Wide.

Lyle Lovett, Flying Shoes/ off his album Step Inside This House(the back story on Townes Van Zandt and his inspiration for the song just makes it more so)