Music That sends Chills Down your Spine?

Question

Hey
What are some pieces that send chills down your spine?
Like really beautiful, haunting or sad pieces.
Examples:
Lux Aurumque By: Eric Whitacre
Chopin's Nocturne Op. 72 No. 1
Hymn To The Sea By: James Horner


Alll suggestions are appreciated :]

hey guys, i really do appreciate the answers, but im mostly looking for classical pieces or instrumentalsss

thanks though

Answer 1

Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations
Barber's Adagio
Vaughan Williams' Fantasy on a Theme (Thomas Tallis)
The last movement of Mahler's 2nd Symphony (Resurrection)
Sections of Brahm's Requiem
The first movement of Beethoven's Pathetique Piano Sonata Op. 13
hmm. too many others to mention, these were the first to pop into my head.

Answer 2

It's the requiems that do it for me, the drama and the emotion (I'm not even religious!) just get me.

Lacrimosa - Mozart's Requiem (makes me cry appropriately enough)
Dies Irae - Verdi's Requiem (not beautiful or haunting I grant you but definitely sent chills down my spine when I sang it with my old choir)
Faure's Requiem - The whole lot I love, although particularly Agnus Dei. I hate the fact it's used for adverts and the like, how could they??!
Bach's Air on a G String - I know it's considered a bit naff these days but I love it passionately.
Bach's St Matthew Passion - I love the opening chorus 'Come Ye Daughters', the end chorus and one of the short verses 'Be near me Lord when dying', which I had played at my mother's funeral.

I do find it hard to let new music in as I compare everything to the above, however, I shall check out some of the suggestions and give it a go!

Thanks

Answer 3

Barber- Adagio for strings

Bernstein- symphony no. 3

Bruckner- Symphony No. 7 (adagio)
Symphony No. 9- 1st and 3rd mvts.

Mahler- I recommend everything he wrote, but here are some highlights-
Symphony No. 2- Mvts. 4 and 5
Symphony No. 3 mvts 4 and 6
Symphony No. 4- 3rd movement
Symphony No. 5- adagietto (4th mvt)
Symphony No. 6- Andante
Symphony No. 8- all
Das Lied von der Erde- all
Kindertotenlieder- all
Ruckert Lieder- all
Symphony No. 9- mvts. 1 and 4
Symphony No. 10-adagio

Shostakovich- a lot of his music is EXTREMELY depressing. Symphony No. 13 especially.

Also recommended are
Symphony No. 5 (3rd mvt)
Symphony No. 8
Symphony No. 14
Songs From Jewish Folk Poetry

Sibelius- Symphony No. 5
Violin Concerto

Tchaikovsky- Symphony No. 5- andante
Symphony No. 6 mvts 1+4

That's just what I could come up with off the top of my head. There's lots more great stuff, obviously. happy (or not) listening!

Answer 4

I like that, Pacific Symphony will be doing this at OCPAC soon. I saw them do Saent-Sans's Organ Symphony and even though the composition is very simple the last chord felt great. The entire end of A Day In the Life by The Beatles gives me chills, but I think this is only if I listen to the entire song, the music and lyrics together have a big impact to my emotion/listening.

Answer 5

- Por Una Cabeza by Itzhak Perlan
- Bach Suite No. 1 in G Major
- The theme song from the Godfather part 1
- The Marine's Hymn, Stars and Stripes Forever
- The Star Spangled Banner (I've heard it a thousand times and it always sends chills down my spine)

Answer 6

O mio babbino caro - Puccini
Piano Concerto in D minor - Mozart
Variations on the Theme "Nightingale" - Glinka
"The Lark" piano transcription of Glinka's romance with the same title - Balakirev

Answer 7

The "Hymn of Thanks-giving" from Beethoven's "Pastoral" symphony often does it for me.
Also a similar point in the finale of Nielsen's Wind Quintet--the first statement of the hymn-like tune.
Also a particular recording of an oboe concerto by Albinoni, I don't remember by whom: the strings were pizz. under the oboe in the slow movement.

Answer 8

Funny Bird by Mercury Rev

Answer 9

-All of the music from Psycho
-Luz Aeterna from Requiem For A Dream
-The Beginning Of The End from Requiem For A Dream
-The second song in The Rite Of Spring

All of them are amazingly awesome

Answer 10

I just saw this on youtube today : Ave Maria by Caccini sung by Sumi Jo.

It is a beautiful piece of music sung in a gorgeous setting. watch and listen and enjoy.