Music that really stirs your emotions

Though my favorite composers are Brahms and Dvorak, it is Mahler's music more than any other composer's that instills in me the feeling I'm experiencing one's deeply personal odyssey. His intermittent bittersweetness and sentimentality are most affecting.

Kati and Ann McGargle "Heartbeats Accelerating".
The Countess' lament aria in Marriage of Figaro make me cry ever time, almost no matter whom is singing.
Maria Calls.. LOTs of Maria Calls.
Betty Roche singing "Take the "A" Train" is one of my all time favorites.
Slaerij Van Kampen "A Long Walk On a Short Pier" Is a hidden gem. I bought it as a try it one buck CD and was floored. I have since also found an LP of this South African Drumming and chanting, with super lyrics. (His other stuff is nothing like this album, so skip them altogether, I found out after getting some others and was greatly disappointed)
For new age fans: Mark Isham "Vapor Drawings" all else need not bother with.
Basement Jaxx: "Rooty" Great dance music. Rock down the walls with it.
Mozart's "Extante Jubilante" with Emma Kirby.. all the hairs on my body tingle listening to this.
Plenty more... i am certain others can add.. These are the ones that pop into my mind straight off.

K.D.Lang "Ingenue" LP

Was given a Nina Simone album, Let It All Out, which had The Other Woman and The Ballad of Hollis Brown. Had never heard them before but the impact is strong and effective. She is a very good Dylan interpreter surprisingly at least to me.

Also Carmen McRae on I Am Music the song, Who Gave You Permission, it's strong enough to clear a room

Katie Melua
Joss Stone is sounding really nice today
some of Tori Amos stuff is quite stirring
Roger Waters music can be very stirring as well!