Most emotional classical piece
 

What is, in your opinion, most emotional classical piece? :)

Here are few of mine:
Elgar - Cello concerto in e-minor
Elgar - Nimrod, from Enigma Variations
Tchaikovsky - Symphony no.6

Got see this live. Gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes.

Not huge into classical music but I'm a big fan of this



It's the only piece of music that's made me laugh and cry at the same time.

Also this

I was toying with the idea of posting a requiem excerpt by either Duruflé or Pärt, but then I remembered a piece that... well, it just wins for me.


Poulenc's Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani
It's a pretty intense piece of music overall, but what sells the emotional arc of it for me is the section starting around 12:30. It's amazing how many key centers Poulenc travels through in the five minutes after that and still somehow manages to keep everything sounding grounded and cohesive in the bigger picture.

How about "Every Night is My Dream I Miss You I Feel You"

Beethoven 5th Symphony!

*Salvador Bacarisse: Romanza (from the Concertino for Guitar and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 72, 1952).



*Agustín Barrios: La catedral (The Cathedral, 1921).

And, of course, the Adagio in G minor, formerly known as Albinoni's Adagio. Actually, it was composed by Remo Giazotto in 1945:

I love the touching simplicity of the Prelude Saudade from Agustin Barrios' "La catedral." That is a beautiful classical guitar piece!

Your first YouTube video for Salvador Bacarisse's piece was fascinating to watch, because I've never seen footage of the bombing during the Spanish Civil War.

Seeing the people rush around, some falling over, some scrambling to avoid cars in the streets, makes the upcoming bombing feel even real. Which cities were being bombed? And where were the people marching afterwards, many without proper footwear and clothes for the snow they encountered? The scenes of family members kissing each other almost desperately were very touching. This video made me realize I know almost nothing about Spanish history. :(

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Three classical pieces that stir my emotions are:

Offenbach - Barcarolle
The piece sounds very sweet and simple, a waltz that is both sad and happy at the same time. When I hear it, the sad aspect wins out and I am left with a wistful emotion, as if remembering happy times long past:




Korngold - Die Tote Stadt - Marietta's Lied
sung by soprano Kiri Te Kanawa, this is my favorite aria. I feel the emotional music matches well the romantic sentiment of the song, which describes the sadness of true love, since it ends in death and separation.




Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 (Adagio sostenuto)
A beautiful piece with many moments that I love within it. I feel moved every time I listen.

The Romanza is lovely, is this by Rodrigo originally?

schindler's list ,theme.........

Gorecki's 3rd symphony still moves me after many, many listens.

Bach's unfinished fugue (Contrapunctus XIV) from The Art of Fugue

I think this is one of the most emotional and beautiful classical pieces overall. Good pick (though the whole Art of Fugue can be extremely intense and emotional if performed by the right players).

Memories - Garrett Music

Yes!! Also, there's a novel thing: Mr. Davitt Moroney's take on how, in his perspective, the piece might've ended. It's on his 1985 harpsichord recording for Harmonia Mundi [J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080]. The recording itself & his playing are exquisite, though.

Ravel "Piano Concerto for the Left Hand"

Mahler's 9th Symphony

The most emotional I have ever gotten while watching an opera was during Massenet's Manon, the aria "Adieu, notre petite table"

What are some emotional classical pieces?
 

Hi everyone, can you tell me what are some emotional classical pieces you have either that's gonna be a sad or happy. Thanks

"Meditation" from Thaïs by Jules Massenet on flute. Its not exactly sad in my opinion, but more serene in such an emotional way. That's how I feel anyway.

Arvo Part - Fur Alina, almost had me at tears when I listened to it at an emotional time.


Chopin - Ballade (to lazy to find the full name)


One of my first exposures to this level of piano was obviously the fantastic "The Pianist" movie, where it was played in full and smacks you in the face with that level of talent, when you think of all that is going on to the main character in that movie, only a song like that can capture all the cluster****s of emotion and beyond.

A lot of Chopin's stuff shows great emotion as well as being intricate as ****. His Nocturnes, Fantasie Impromptu, the etudes, my favorite being Opus 10 No 12, among the best of composers.