OT: Impossibly beautiful music

[Bigboote]

I heard this term once and like it. I also remember a quote, "Tom Waits makes beautiful music from ugly parts." Impossibly beautiful might be just a beautiful song/piece from someone you don't expect something like that from.

I'll start with a couple from Mr Waits. This one is from one of his first noisy albums:

 

[Bigboote]

And to show it's not just that he can write a beautiful song, here's his very interesting take on Leonard Bernstein -- way more beautiful than the version in the movie:

 

[wire chief]

Brief Impressionist gem.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

 

[BroadwayVa]

A truly American piece--Stardust the music and the WORDs

 

[RockyMTblue2]

F. Murray Abraham certifies perfection.

 

[Bama fan]

Beautiful song, beautiful voice, wonderful album

 

[JordyG]

When done well and as a true crescendo from pp to fff, this achingly beautiful piece taken from his String Quartet is tough to beat.

BARBER Adagio for Strings


And not a dry eye in the house

 

[Scud49]

This one comes to mind right away:

 

[Alydar]

Whenever I need to listen to something beautiful I put on this cut. The piano solo that starts at about 4:45 restores my faith in humanity:



San Lorenzo

 

[CPD016]

Tristan & Isolde - Liebestod - Orchestral version ( U-Tube)

 

[triaddukefan]

Sheep May Safely Graze .... JS Bach


J.S. Bach: Adagios- Sheep may safely graze

 

[nwhoopfan]

Where did all the music go? Links to youtube don't seem to be working with the new format.

 

[triaddukefan]

Where did all the music go? Links to youtube don't seem to be working with the new format.

welp, the music threads just took a hit

 

[meyers7]

welp, the music threads just took a hit

Hmmmm, might have been the purpose of the change.

 

[meyers7]

Well if we are going with beauty in unexpected places, I think this one qualifies. Although a cover, still done beautifully.

Sound of Silence - Disturbed

 

[meyers7]

After watching them on stage, one wouldn't think they could pull this off.

Black - Pearl Jam

 

[f1f1ferrari]

Carmen Monarcha singing "O Mio Babbino Caro" - I get choked up every time

 

[Bama fan]

I always liked this one from the second iteration of Blood,Sweat,and Tears

 

[ctfjr]

Nothing sounded better on my 70's stereo. Turntable, Mac preamp, Phase III amp & Braun speakers (unless it was a cheap set of headphones after testing the available Ganja) - long version

 

[TerpWomenFan]

 

[Ozimoto]

Who Knows Where the Time Goes. Fairport Convention.

 

[Frodo]

There are so many, but here's a few...

 

[Ozimoto]

10,000 Maniacs version is pretty good too!

 

[Frodo]