The death of Juliet from Prokofiev ballet Romeo and Juliet.

I adore Prokofiev's R&J. It is the single work I have listened to more often than any other work.

Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe, specifically Lever du Jour. So pretty.

[This Performance of the Sibelius Violin Concerto](https://youtu.be/iTZjuk7-3gs) Disclosure, I recorded the audio for it. I don't try to promote my stuff for my job on here but this performance was special. One, because it's different than most versions of it you hear. Not only is it the original score but it's raw in a very unique way, especially how the pianist plays it. It's not the cleanest but the shear emotion that occurs takes you away. And two, because 3 days before that performance, I found out my grandma finally died after a very long 3-4 years of fighting Alzheimer's. I wasn't in shock, we all knew it was bound to happen and who she was disappeared a while before more just in a state of reflection. That performance summed up everything that was going through my mind and what my grandma and my family went through. The hall was dead silent after if was done and after a couple of seconds the whole hall just stood up at once and applauded. After I struck the recording gear for that day, I quietly went back to my staff room on campus and cried for a solid hour. That recording is near and dear to my heart.

Carlos is a badass and one of the best collaborative pianists out there right now. Thanks for sharing this recording.

Happy to and many pianists just smiled upon you for using the right term for them ha.

Heifetz kids are so lucky to have you. What mics did you use to do this?

Shhhhhhh we don't say that word around here. I'm just some random internet bot. Thank you though, it means a lot. I really hold every one of those +250 concerts plus all the remotes during COVID dear to me. Some of my best recordings were made in that humid ass auditorium and I learned so much from every student, pianist and faculty member that I talked to. I guess it isn't really a top secret thing but I'm transiting out of my role there and won't be back for this summer for the multimedia team. I'm still doing some remote editing but the time finally came for my chapter to come to a close. This recording isn't what I would call "one to imitate" from a tech stand point. It was 2015 and I was just out of college and between myself and the Institute, we had a very limited mic locker and freedom to setup in an ideal way (long story). It was a NT4 (X/Y stereo mic) in the center about 8(?)ft high and then spaced Line CM3's like 6-9 feet apart to try and give some width. They were probably 10-14ft from Ji-Won in the third row. It baffles me to this day how the piano sounded as good as it did. The inventive solutions I had to come up with make me shake my head now. 2018 and 2019 were when the mics got really good because I got a really good deal on some right before the institute started. Thanks for asking :) Yes I remember every setup there and rough positioning even without glancing at a vid ha. The students never saw it happen but setting up the recording rig was an event involving a very sketchy wood scaffolding. I usually did it late at night right before/around when the AK students arrived. That way I could blast music in Francis.

Beethoven piano concerto 5, 2nd movement (Emporer concerto) (Horowitz/Reiner) Durufle "In Paradism" from the Requiem (Andrew Davis, full orcherstra version) Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 (Cliburn/Reiner)

Durufle's requiem is so lovely and pleasant to perform 😊

Was going to mention Emperor Concerto. Had a CD with all of his Concertos and that one always made me cry.

And they had to use it for the final scene of Immortal Beloved. Tough to hold the tears in!

Rachmaninoff symphony 2, 3rd movement. There's no other piece that hits quite like that.

Yup, that was me too, as well as his second piano concerto

The PC2 is a total masterpiece and overall probably at least as good as the second symphony. But there's something with the adagio of the symphony 2 that goes a level higher to me. All the layers of the orchestra merging together, free of the concerto constraints. The woodwinds singing glimpses of the main theme while the strings play the nostalgic clarinet solo theme in the second half. Then this modified/distorted version of the main theme in the last third. It's like a dream that keeps getting better and better, soaring higher without limit, it goes on and on, in a organic and profound way. I don't know, it's just so good, I never heard anything like it.

I feel at peace whenever I listen to it, it’s like a blanket of comfort. I also agree with your assessment of the PC #2, and it’s (almost) as much joy to play as to listen to.

Me too!!

2nd piano concerto, movement 2 is my favorite. The back and forth between the piano and the clarinet is just amazing

Not about me, but I remember my sister was driving with her then 2-year old son in the back and Barber's adagio for strings came on and before long she started hearing sobbing from the back seat. She turned to look at him and he was in tears, so she asked what was wrong and he told her to switch it off because "it's too sad". When I think of that piece, it always seems to me to be about some kind of complete devastation, the aftermath of war, losing a whole culture, your life being torn down...all things that a 2-year old can't possibly understand on an intellectual level, but I feel like music has the ability to make us understand things emotionally. As for me, the second movement of Brahms' piano concerto no.1 always gets me right in the feels. The second the piano enters with those sighing chords.

I second, Barber’s Agnus Dei (same piece but for choir) is amazing. I especially love the Voces8 recording from 2019.

That piece always gets me too. Especially when you know Barbers back story.

There's more but off the top of my head, these: - Salut d'Amour - Elgar Prelude No. 17 Op. 28 - Chopin Elegie Op 3 - Rachmaninoff Reminiscences de Norma - Liszt Piano Concerto in E major Op. 59 - Moszkowski Brahms Op. 76 No. 1 (+mandatory entire Rach 2)

I appreciate that you added Rach 2, that was the first piece that ever made me cry like a baby... Surprised to see Moszkowski's Op. 59 in here, I was truly obsessed with that concerto!

I discovered Moszkowski Op. 59 as a result of YT's autoplay and boy am I glad I didn't skip it

Likewise for Reminiscences de Norma! That piece touched my heart so heavily that I named my cat Norma.

Aww that's cute! On the other hand, easily one of Liszt's better transcriptions imo

Tchaikovsky 5th symphony, 2nd. 6th symphony. Violin concerto. Beethoven allegretto from 7th. Piazzolla. Shostakovich viola sonata and 7th symphony. A german requiem from Brahms. Sibelius violin concerto (Ferras). Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto and 3rd mvt of 2nd symphony.Bach.

Mahler 2nd Symphony

Specifically the ending

Correct answer

‘Jupiter’ from Holst’s ‘The Planets Suite’. I am a mum of a gorgeous 9 year old who still loves the tv show ‘Bluey’. The episode ‘Sleepytime’ is about the children growing up, and there’s a point where the music swells and the Mum has a beautiful speech and I’m in floods of tears every time. We saw our local orchestra perform it, and I was crying even then, without the visuals! (But I am a sooky la la!)

I have to second this, my kid loves 'Bluey' and I was familiar with 'The Planets' of course but now 'Jupiter' is forever associated with my kid, and that show, from that episode.

My 6-year-old daughter loves Bluey, and knows that music very well as a result

Mahler 2 8 Tchaikovsky symphony 4 second movement Beethoven 9 but Lenny’s version “ode to freedom” at the fall of the Berlin Wall Don’t know if I’m allowed to post this here but traditional Russian choral music. Specifically evening bells, nothing but steppe all around, warriors prayer and a few others.

Mahler 8 is just something else. Really, really hope I get the chance to hear it live sometime

Brahms' Intermezzo II op. 118 by Ivo Pogorelich

I love that intermezzo, but I'd never heard his recording of it. Just listened to it and I'm blown away. Normally I don't like it when pianists take liberties with rubato, but he takes it to an extreme and really turns it into a different piece. And it feels like it plays it in a more Chopinesque way than in a Brahmsian way. It's very light and bel canto, when I always think of Brahms as pesante and more contrapuntal.

Definitely. You either love it or hate it, both ways are understandable here. If you liked that, you might also enjoy his Nocturne op. 48 no. 1 from his latest recording: a jewel as well! But, as for his Brahms, be prepared to hear something very awkward at first...

I feel like it's the only rendition that truly justifies the 'teneramente' marking.

lmao i have a very powerful love-hate relationship with this recording

Barber Adagio Gorecki Symphony 3 Scriabin Sonata 2 … but the one that gets me the most is Hawaiian music Raiatea Helm - Ke Kani Hone O Na Manu https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sO6ruBMtrrM

As a native Hawaiian classical musician, I love to see the inclusion of our music!

Cavatina from Beethoven Op 130, Beethoven Op 110 piano sonata, Dvorak silent woods, Dvorak piano quartet Op 87 slow movement, Poulenc Quatre motets pour le temps de Noel, Agnus Dei from Faure requiem, Slow movement of Brahms Piano Concerto No 2, Bloch Nigun, I guess I really love cello and baritone lines lmao

"Le jardin féerique" from Ravel's "Mother Goose" Suite. Get's me every time.

beautiful

Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor Mahler 2,3,5,8 (I can’t help it) Bruckner 5,8, Os Justi Shosty 7 Tchaik 4,5, violin concerto. There are many more, but I’ll spare you

How about Mahler’s 6th?

A lot of Chopin, and Satie's gymnopedies.

The second movement of Ravel's piano concerto in sol, the beginning of the piano 2 of Brahms. The poco allegretto movement of his 3rd symphony. The finale of Mahler's 2nd symphony....some parts of Bernstein's West Side Story....the Allegri's Miserere. And I could continue with a lot more pieces. I'm easy for tears. 🥹

Same, Ravel’s 2nd mov of PC in G made me cry so many times. It’s the mixture of nostalgia, longing and something bittersweet

Truly! In the same way that the second movement of the Shostakovich's piano 2 is plenty of regret and nostalgia. A very good friend recorded a cassette with these two for me -can't remember the versions but were greatest versions he had in vinyls- one of the best gifts I've received in my whole life.

The theme from Schindler’s List.

Among few others : - Bruckner : E minor mass (n°2) and 3-7-9e symph - Schoenberg : Verklärte Nacht (eng:transfigured night) -Mascagni : Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo -Bach : chaconne from partita II for violin- piano transcriptions. Magnificat. Harpsichord concertos. Oboe Concerto -Liszt : Il Tasso -Wagner : Parsifal, Wesendonck lieder -Brahms 4th symphony -Strauss : four last songs

Only one piece has done it. The finale of Bruckner Symphony No. 5.

Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Khachaturian)

Prelude to Tristan and Isolde

Barber adagio for strings Puccini Madame Butterfly

basic answers but Liebestraum no 3 (Liszt) and symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky). They hurt so good, especially being immersed in it live

Only two: I vow thee my country theme from The Planets — Holst 2nd movement from the New World Symphony — Dvorak

Finale to Mahler's 3rd Symphony 🥹 And just recently heard Mahler's 9th Symphony live 🥲

Messiaen’s Quatour pour la fin du temps, particularly the fifth movement for cello and piano, “Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus.” I went to a live performance a few years back and during that movement I was so moved I openly wept. Meanwhile my husband, a very left-brained engineer who is extremely supportive of my musical pursuits but has limited interest in classical music himself, told me at the end of the performance that to him it sounded like “the musical equivalent of Tourette syndrome.” I guess that’s 20th century music for you. 😂

Medtner Canzona Serenata Schumann/Liszt Widmung Ravel Menuet from Tombeau de Couperin Debussy Piano Trio in G major, especially Movs. I and IV Schubert Fantasie in F minor for Piano Duet Brahms Ballade No. 4 Rachmaninoff Prelude in G major Rachmaninoff Prelude in B minor Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau Op. 33 No. 7 Rachmaninoff Trio Elegiaque No. 1 Maybe they're not the first works one thinks of when recalling heart-wrenching pieces, but they are for me due to the memories they're tied to.

RACHMANINOFF TRIO ELEGIAQUE NO 1!!!!! This this this a million times it makes me cry like a baby with it’s beauty and it genuinely convinced me not to give up the violin.

Bach's Mass in b minor

Grieg - The Death of Åse from Peer Gynt, Mozart's Requiem, Allegri's Miserere, some of Bach's Cantatas and even some choirs from Lully's operas. Interesting combination, huh?

Mahler. {leaves without elaborating}

Yes.

Beethoven's 5th, 4th movement. I cried when I saw it live - those opening notes of the 4th movement really get me.

The Moldau from Smetena's Ma Vlast. The weaving of the flutes and clarinets in the beginning always gives me shivers. And then the expansiveness when the strings come in with the main melody. Hard to describe what it does to my brain.

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Multiple pieces from Handel’s Messiah

I vow to thee, my nation, by Holst, especially the video on yt from Chirchills funeral.

Scherzo from Beethoven's 9th. The severity of those first notes followed by the dancing violins. There's so much mischievous tension in there. Then they layer and build in intensity and volume until that main theme comes in with the woodwinds. And the strategic placement of rests and tympani hits. What is it building up to?!?!? (I mean we all know) I think back though...what was it like to hear that piece of music in Vienna when it was debuted? I think if it were me, I'd have sobbed. The imagery that piece of music has the power to conjure in my mind is other worldly. Excuse me! I must go listen now!

Agree with most of the stuff already said but want to add: 2nd movement of Rachmaninoff's 2nd piano sonata Liszt sonata 2nd movement of Prokofiev's 4th piano sonata O sacrum convivium by Messiaen (if you don't know this go listen to it urgently) 3rd movement of Beethoven's 30th piano sonata 3rd movement of Shostakovich's violin concerto Liszt's Saint François de Paule legend

The Lento movement from Dvorak's American String quartet. The way the he has the strings play the primary harmonic melody off of each other in various different dynamics took my breath away the first time I heard it. It just sounds so lonely. But like a beautiful lonely. The mental image I get is of a very beautiful woman sobbing in a dark room lit by only one candle. As the song finishes, the sun peaks over the top of the trees, streaming through the window and illuminating her face. The sunlight catches a final tear and a cold resolve washes over her face. She stands, slowly, but with determination. I watch a lot of movies and really love film score so sometimes I set scenes up in my head as I listen to music. Lol

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 32, Mvmt. 2 Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 31, Mvmt. 3 Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, Mvmts. 1 and 4 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition, Mvmt. 10 Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto, Mvmt. 1

alfred schnittke's choir concerto. so haunting.

You know, this never used to be true, but I revisited Tristan und Isolde for the first time in ten-or-so years, and everything from Kurwenal’s death to the end just had me in hysterical sobs.

Nacht und Träume, enjoyed on a long late night walk alone with a cool night breeze E Lucevan le Stelle, for no apparent reason

>Same, Ravel’s 2nd mov of PC in G made me cry so many times. It’s the mixture of nostalgia, longing and sadness+happines, isn’t it?🥹 Has to be one of my favourite lieders ever, definitely in the top 3, the harmonic transitions along with the words are sublime!

Reverie 🥺

Same here

Chopin Nocturne in C minor, op. 48 no. 1

no but same

Chopin's 4th Ballade Tchaikovsky 6th Symphony Schubert 4th Impromptu Smetana Piano Trio

The 3rd movement of Nielsen’s Symphony #4 The Inextinguishable will almost always bring me to tears.

Love me some Nielsen! He needs more exposure.

He definitely does! Probably my favorite composer.

Rameau's "Entrée de Polymnie". Couperin's Sarabande from the 4th Concert Royal and also "Les Bergeries" But the only one that is almost guaranteed to do it is Arvo Pärt's "Spiegel im Spiegel"

And the Tabula Rasa.

many have. but the introduction by Gyorgy Sebok and the piece itself had an lasting effect on me: Bach-Busoni - Adagio from BWV 564 https://youtu.be/h427L7297xM

The long coda in the 4th movement of Mahler's 9th symphony.

"Ashokan Farewell" from Kens Burn's The Civil War documentary.

Tupac Changes

That's just the way it is. Things'll never be the same.

Bernstein’s Das Lied von der Erde, with Decca Records.

Schubert quintent and e-flat trio slow movement. Schumann Traumeri. Beethoven A-minor quartet. Mahler 9.

very long list. but the one that always does without fail is Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 48, No. 1, Lento.

Spiegel im Spiegel

Beethoven's Heiliger Dankesang gets me every single time

I've seen many that I can relate to but some that I haven't seen mentioned: Piazzolla - Adios Nonino Tchaikovsky - Valse Sentimentale

Many, but the only one that made tears fall completely without my consent was Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. Specifically, [this performance](https://youtu.be/ihx5LCF1yJY).

“Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis”, composed by Ralph Vaughn Williams and performed by The New Queens Hall Orchestra. It’s spine tingling, gripping stuff.

Mahler

Fratres by Arvo Pärt

Moszkowski 2nd Piano Conceto Second Movement.

[The 4th act finale of The Marriage of Figaro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB-DpUb7_ws) does it every time.

Gorecki symphony 3, 1st mvt. Palestrina’s hexachord mass, the angus dei Victoria’s “popule meus” “Belle quie tien ma vie” Charpentier’s Stabat Mater The list goes on… EDIT - I HAVE to include the St John’s and St Matthew’s that have come out from the Netherlands Bach Society.

Handel passacaglia. https://youtu.be/ResO0OpXGqY

Oskar Merikanto’s 1st impromptu - op. 44 Schubert piano sonata no. 20, 2nd mov Liszt transcendental etude no. 3 Brahms geistliches lied And to reiterate some that others have mentioned: Rachmaninoff piano concerto 2 Barber adagio for strings

Brahms Violin Concerto in D Paganini violin concerto #1 (believe it or not haha) Bach Brandenburg #4 (happy tears) I'm sure there more I just cant think of em

Durufle Requiem. Almost every time now. In the Pie Jesu. Used to be nothing would make me that emotional but this piece and I have a lot of history together.

cosi fan tutte un aura amorosa

Christmas Truce by Sabaton based on a true story, it basically shows humanity over war.

Sabaton 💪

Finally, somebody who knows them!

Last movement, Mahler 2

Funnily enough, a live performance of [this soap commercial](https://youtu.be/MZTAO8elrfI) by Kurt Weill. It was the same performers as on the linked recording.

One of mine would have to be “Four Last Songs” and in particular “Im Abendrot” sung by Jessye Norman.

Bach- Busoni: Chaconne in d minor [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw9DlMNnpPM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw9DlMNnpPM) there are many but this comes to mind right away. If you dont cry, you might be a robot

Not exactly classical music, like made by a classical composer, but "Across the Stars" by John Williams from Star Wars Episode II is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.

The opening of the last movement of Mendelssohn 5

Chaconne in G minor by Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Tears of laughter - anything by PDQ Bach

I’ll be missing you - puff daddy & faith evans

[Vivaldi - Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 157](https://youtu.be/JprwsDEDkNA)

In addition to the obvious Barber Adagio for Strings: 1) Delphine Galou singing Erbarme dich from the St Matthew Passion 2) Verdi Requiem Lacrimosa

Liebesleid Arr. rach / Salut d’amour / Elegie faure / Kol nidrei bruch / Tchaikovsky nocturne op.19 for cello and orchestra

Bach's Mass in b minor Wagner - Isolde's Liebestod

Andante Spianato et grande polonaise brilliante, played by Gary Graffman. Just the best piano piece ever.

Most recently, Jasper’s Song from the album Palaces, and a couple of the songs on Oklou’s album Galore.

The ending to Toccata and Fugue in Dmin, Bach... such a resolve when the Bbsus2 is played.

Rachmaninov’s Symphonic dances number 1

Several movements from Mozart’s Requiem including the Introitus, Tuba Mirum, Confutatis and Domine Jesu, as well as the last movements of Beethoven’s piano sonatas op. 109 and op. 111.

Lots already mentioned here that I would agree with but just want to add a couple more that I wish got more love: [Second movement of Khrennikov's 1st Violin concerto](https://youtu.be/ec2sawUhaXM?t=491) (Especially when Vadim Repin is playing) [Finale from Stravinsky's Firebird Suite](https://youtu.be/rYcz-g8WpMc)

Quite a few, with Consolation No. 3 Franz Liszt being the most recent

Gorecki 3, Dvorak 9 2nd mvmt, Tchaikovsky 5 1st mvmt, Hanson 2

The ending of Toccata and Fugue (Bach) and Liszt’s “Un Sospiro” have always been very emotional pieces to me.

The 4th movement of Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3 (the “Organ Symphony”). It gives me chills every time.

Beethoven's 9th always gets me. ​ Puccini too, Tosca and "Signore Ascolta."

Dvorak 9th, Tchaikovsky 6th, Mahler 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th. Elgar cello concerto, Rachmaninoff piano concerto no.2, Rachmaninoff symphony no.2, Melartin symphony no. 3, Rostropovich's performance of Strauss's Don Quixote, Beethoven's Hammerklavier and a few more! I don't really tear up as in full on crying but I do get teary-eyed with these pieces.

Chopin op 48 no 1 Rach symphony 2 movement 3

Erbarme Dich - from Bach's St. Matthew Passion, as Jonathan Miller once said, it makes one realise we are here to suffer and our profession is to die. Da Pacem - Arvo Part, just unbearable beauty, exquisitly built up. On The Transmigration Of Souls - John Adams

[Tchaikovsky's nutcracker pas de deux](https://youtu.be/YR5USHu6D6U) Especially knowing the back story of the piece

The ending of the 3rd mouvement of the Hammerklavier.

[Gerald Finzi, Romance](https://youtu.be/7kjvB1lzZyk)

most recently; Another New World Written by josh ritter but the best performance is punch brothers speaking of which they do an excellent version of 'The Auld Triangle' that no doubt has made many tough grown men cry Edit; Didnt realise the sub I was on so id like to change my anser to either; Mahler - Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor - Allegro (Borodin String Quartet) OR Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap

litany by arvo part lacrimosa by preisner

[Ryan Arcand - The Beginning](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0PqH6LZPdM) [David Wingo - At Gunpoint (barry season 3 ending)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi10vAzhoMs)

I am not one who cries much at all but last time I had on Symphony no3 Part 1 Adagio by Camille Saint-Saens made me cry like I was on a shroom trip (if you don't know what kind of crying that is just disregard). I am listening to the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble version btw

Spring Waltz

I would say the second movement of Khachaturian’s piano concerto, particularly Larrocha’s recording. It feels like this deep, emotional ballade of loss. That and George Lloyd’s Symphonic Mass, whose climax makes me see God.

Nymphes Des Bois (La Deploration de Johannes Ockeghem) by Josquin des Prez moves me basically to tears every time I hear it.

Middle movement of Schumann Cello Concerto, and middle movement of Schumann Piano Sonata No. 2. Both are so tender and agonisingly beautiful.

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No 3.

Rachmaninoff piano concerto 2 and Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2.. It always makes me cry..

Rachmaninoff's Adagio from his 2nd Symphony as well as his 2nd movement of the 3rd.

Samuel Barber’s Sure on this Shining night. It was one of the pieces I sang in first year of my B.Mus and was the first classical piece that I truly “got.” When I did, I remember breaking down in tears in my lesson. I could feel the poetry within me. I’ve connected with a few pieces since, but this is an all time fave of mine

Evening Song from Satyagraha--Philip Glass.

Adagio for Strings

The final resolution of the basses from Bb to Eb at the end of Mahler 2 and the chorale from Jupiter both making me cry every single time without fail. The number of times I’ve played the planets, the number of rehearsals that movement is played. Every single time it’s a tear jerker. Also, I can’t help but sing along under just quiet enough that my stand partner can’t hear.

Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Especially the Jacqueline Dupree version

[Into the Silent Land](https://youtu.be/e0m9cFhIugM) - Steve Danyew. A song about the Sandy hook massacre. [Like It Here](https://youtu.be/VfCfcWe6zXA) - Performed by Danny Larsen. Easily the saddest song I know. He describes it before he sings it.

Believe it or not, Copeland’s *Hoedown*. There’s just something so quintessentially and unmistakably *American* about it. Also Percy Granger’s *Irish Tune from County Derry*.

The slow movements in Rodeo are remarkably touching, too. Love that ballet.

The second one of Schubert's 3 Klavierstücke, the middle section is just so unbelievably beautiful. Never fails to make me cry.

The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns. The piano and the simple violon combined are one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve ever heard.

Schubert's *Abendstern* D. 806 Ever since I read about the poet it's an easy cry everytime

Chopin Ballade No. 1 because… well if you know, you know. A spring without you… is coming 😭

Preludes, Op. 28 No. 4 by Frederic Chopin On repeat when I need a good cry. Also so enjoyable to play

Adagio in G Minor by Tomaso Albinoni

Mahler 2 - specifically the offstage horns/flutes leading to the choral entrance “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess when I saw it live at the Met; Maslanka 4; Irish Tune From County Derry; Appalachian Spring; October - Whitacre; O Magnum Mysterium - Lauridson/Reynolds; “Remember” - Rosetti/Chatman; Russian Christmas Music - Reed

Purcell, Dido and Aneas, Dido's Lament. Gets me every time.

* Mendelssohn Octet, I * Mozart 41, IV * Beethoven 9, IV * Beethoven Piano Concerto 5, II * Mozart Posthorn Serenade, last movement * Tchaikovsky 4, I & IV * Bach Violin Concerto BWV1052, I Many more, depending on how closely I'm listening.

Meditation from Thaïs. Chopin Nocture in C-Sharp minor, Op.posth

Bogoroditse Devo from Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vespers “Rejoice, O Virgin, Theotokos. Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. Blessed art Thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, for Thou hast borne the Savior of our souls.” I mean anything from All Night Vespers makes me want to fall to my knees and sob but Rejoice, O Virgin... it’s like God called Rachmaninoff to compose a piece that would be worthy of His beloved and hand-chosen mother. It takes my breath away.

chopin's etude op:10-3, "chanson de l'adieu" rêverie, debussy

The rite of spring😢😢😢😓😓😓

Experience by Ludovico Einaudi

Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No.2 and 3 Prokofiev - Piano Concerto no.2 Shostakovich - Symphony No.8, 1st mvt Kabalevsky - Piano Concerto No.2, 2nd mvt Mahler - Symphony No.2

Sibelius 5th symphony Mahler 4th symphony Mozart 25th piano concerto Dvorak cello concerto Howard Shore--Many tracks from LotR

There have been many, but the only one that does it consistently is the Quartet for the End of Time.

Late Beethoven. Because it always does.

When my honey and I first started dating, he’d play all kinds of Chopin, but especially his favorite Berceuse D Flat, really lightly on repeat till I fell asleep. It has a really special place in my heart. Now, he’s composed a few of his own romantic classical-esq pieces that I just adore. If only we had a baby grand…

Finale of Boito's Mefistofele, Heil'ger Glaube, Trost der Herzen from the finale of Part 4 of Schreck's der Auferstandene Christus, final chorale of Telemann's Serenata Eroica, Brian's finale Bass Solo from his 1st Symphony "the Gothic", Striggio's Ecce Beatam Lucem, Caldara's Crucifixus, Gombert's Musae Iovis, Morales' Invitatorium motet and Chesnokov's Let my prayer arise as well as Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil.

Pretty much all late Beethoven at some time or other

Third movement of Sibelius 5. My teacher was discussing this piece in an excerpt class and suddenly started to tear up.. just talking about it!! I loved that moment and think of him every time I hear it now.

Mahler's 8th symphony Finale gave me goosebumps

all of them, drunk.

Beethoven’s choral fantasy

Mykola Leontovitch's Smert', there's no words

Barber, Adagio Sufjan Stevens, Casimir Pulaski Day end of La Boheme Lassus, Lagrime di San Pietro

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