Most achingly-beautiful music

Jan Gargarek "rites" Terje Rypdal "odyssey" Eberhard Weber "Fluid Rustle"

Ennio Morricone is one of the greatest composers for movie soundtracks alive. He is renown for theme song of "The good, bad and the ugly" nevertheless, that is just a grain of sand in comparison to the range of sounds he is able to produce. Sarah Brightman sings a song based on his melody, "Lady Caliph" on her new album. The lyrics are terrible, but if you can get a two volume copilation of his songs relesed in VIRGIN labels, back in 1987-1988, you will see what is hearthbreaking.

Bartok string 4et #1, any John Abercrombie ballad, David Gilmour solos from Pink Floyd albums. Hows that for variety, me in a nutshell, very moving stuff IMO. P.S. I like the term "achingly beautiful", very nice.

Keith Jarrett's "Koln Concert", Jimmy Scott's "All The Way", and anything by Nina Simone!

Ethnicolor - Jean-Michel Jarre pretty much the entire _It's My Life_ album - Talk Talk That short instrumental track right before Danchiva on the album _French Kiss_ - Bob Welch The final few tracks of _The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking_ - Roger Waters Echoes - Pink Floyd Piano Trio in E flat, 2nd movement - Schubert Kuiama - Electric Light Orchestra Love this thread (it's the Russian in me) please, more, more