Well if you insist...
Second mvt of Ravel's Piano Concerto (the one for two hands no left
hand) is the most beautiful piece of music ever written.
The slow movement of Schubert's E-flat minor piano trio.
All of Faure's Requiem.
Tender is the Night (the Long Fidelity) by Australian band The Triffids
is gorgeous and incredibly sad, to me.
Secret Stair Parts 1 and in particular 2 by Mu-ziq. And the first track
from Mu-ziq vs the Auteurs, which is officially Lenny Valentino 3...
massif (stay strong) by Squarepusher, one of the most evocative pieces
of idm IMO.
OF COURSE, everything you do is a balloon by BOC.
Alberto Balsalm by Aphex Twin, of course, if you're in the right mood.
[But none of these are particularly melodramatic. Neither is the Ravel
though!]
St Christopher's Dream (mask mix) - Ragga & the Python King from Lo
Recordings Vol 2 (Collaborations).
That's enough, I'm surprised noone's complained yet...
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Peter Hollo raven@cia.com.au
http://www.cia.com.au/raven/
FourPlay - Eclectic Electric String Quartet
http://www.cia.com.au/raven/fourplay.html
"Of course, dance music can be a music where you lie on your back and
your brain cells dance" -Michael Karoli of Can, quoted in Wire mag.