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[Masterpiece Classics] A special showcase of gem-like masterpieces so beautiful they’ll move you to tears

Representative, Elysion Philharmonic Orchestrasai-kisaragi
Heisei College of Music, Composition Course. Studied composition and conducting under Keizo Ideta, piano under Chinami Kira, and arts management under Takuma Konishi. With a focus on community and music, I work to revitalize my hometown of Saga Prefecture. While performing as a double bassist with wind ensembles and orchestras across Kyushu, I participated on double bass in the “Orchestra Without Borders” orchestra camp of the professional game and anime music ensemble Eminence Orchestra, held in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture in September 2012. During CAPCOM’s Kyushu Tour in 2016, I not only performed as an orchestra member but also served on the production staff. I currently serve as the managing representative for the game and anime performance groups Elysion Philharmonic Orchestra (Saga Prefecture) and Fukuoka Game Music Wind Orchestra (Fukuoka Prefecture), and handle conducting, arranging, and public relations.
Accompanist / Piano Instructoryuri
Accompanist pianist × piano instructor × web writer. I began piano lessons at age four and, inspired by my piano teacher, decided to pursue music. I went on to specialized music programs in high school and university, where I discovered the appeal of accompanying instrumentalists and singers. Currently, alongside teaching piano, I work mainly in my home region of Aichi as an accompanist for flute, voice, choir, and more. Through lessons, my students often introduce me to trending songs, and my hobby is trying anything on the piano—Japanese and Western pop, commercial jingles, and beyond. Since 2021, I’ve also been active as a web writer, covering music and a variety of other genres.

Masterpieces of classical music are played on TV, in movies, and in shopping malls, permeating our daily lives as background music.

There are many times when a piece that mysteriously brings you to tears turns out to be a work of classical music.

This time, from among such classical works, we’ve carefully selected timeless masterpieces under the theme “so heartbreakingly beautiful they’ll make you cry.”

Please enjoy to your heart’s content the profound sonorities unique to classical music, which combines both delicacy and boldness.

[Masterpiece Classics] A comprehensive introduction to gem-like masterpieces so beautiful they bring you to tears (91–100)

Barcarolle No. 2 in F-sharp minor from Songs Without Words, Book IIFelix Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn / Venetian Boat Song — from Songs Without Words, Book 2

Barcarolle No. 2 in F-sharp minor from Songs Without Words, Book IIFelix Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn, a German composer who left behind many delicate and graceful works, is especially known for his collection of short piano pieces called Songs Without Words.

The collection is divided into eight volumes, and the melancholy melody of Venetian Boat Song No.

2 in F-sharp minor, included in the second volume, is a celebrated piece that brings tears to the eyes.

Although all 48 pieces have titles, Mendelssohn himself named only five of them.

Venetian Boat Song No.

2 in F-sharp minor is one of those and is cherished as an exceptionally beautiful and striking work among the Songs Without Words.

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Liebestod (Isolde’s Love-Death) from Tristan und IsoldeRichard Wagner

2014 PTNA Special Class Semifinal – Tomoya Umeda – Wagner-Liszt: Isolde’s Liebestod

Liebestod (Isolde’s Love-Death) from Tristan und IsoldeRichard Wagner

Tristan und Isolde is a very famous opera composed by Richard Wagner between 1857 and 1859.

The influence this work has had on artists around the world is far too great to recount here, but what I will introduce in this article is the piece Isolde’s Liebestod, arranged by Franz Liszt in 1867 from the original aria that crowns the finale of Act 3 of Tristan und Isolde.

As a work used at the climax, it is highly renowned and is not only frequently performed as an independent piece, but also often used in films and television.

One is astonished by Liszt’s brilliance in expressing Wagner’s solemn and weighty worldview with a single piano and ten fingers.

Of course, even without knowing the story of Tristan und Isolde, listeners can have a moving experience that stirs the emotions; nevertheless, it is certain that knowing the original will allow one to be even more deeply moved.

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In conclusion

How was it? We’ve introduced a selection of gem-like masterpieces in classical music—so beautiful they can move you to tears.

Spanning piano, orchestra, and choral works, classical music offers many pieces that let you feel, through sound, the grandeur of nature, dreams and ideals, human life and endeavor, and the course of a lifetime.

When you consider the lives of the composers and performers, the performances gain depth, and before you know it, you may be moved to tears while listening closely.

The profound resonance of classical music always gives a stirring sense of inspiration that rouses the whole body.

I hope this article serves as a catalyst to deepen your interest in classical music!