[Masterpiece Classics] A special showcase of gem-like masterpieces so beautiful they’ll move you to tears
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.
Playlist
| [Masterpiece Classics] A special showcase of gem-like masterpieces so beautiful they’ll move you to tears | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Adagio for StringsSamuel Barber |  play_arrow | The American composer Barber composed “for string…” |
| 2east | Pavane for a Dead QueenMaurice Ravel |  play_arrow | The masterwork for piano, “Pavane for a Dead Queen”… |
| 3east | CanonJohann Pachelbel |  play_arrow | One of Pachelbel’s most famous works... |
| 4east | Piano Sonata No. 8 “Pathétique,” Second MovementLudwig van Beethoven |  play_arrow | Piano Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight”, No. 23… |
| 5east | MoonlightClaude Debussy |  play_arrow | Active from the late 19th century to the early 20th century... |
| 6east | Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticanaPietro Mascagni |  play_arrow | The opera Cavalleria Rusticana is... |
| 7east | String Quartet No. 1, Second Movement: Andante cantabilePyotr Tchaikovsky |  play_arrow | A masterpiece that moves you, inspired by a Ukrainian folk song |
| 8east | Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor, Movement IV: AdagiettoGustav Mahler |  play_arrow | A masterpiece imbued with serene beauty and deep emotion, and… |
| 9east | Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2Frederic Chopin |  play_arrow | Among all 21 of Chopin’s Nocturnes, the most… |
| 10east | String Quartet No. 2, Movement 1Alexander Borodin |  play_arrow | The beautiful melody of a string quartet filled with love |
| 11east | “Nimrod” from Enigma VariationsEdward Elgar |  play_arrow | The English composer—also known for works such as “Pomp and Circumstance”—Elg… |
| 12east | Symphony No. 2, Movement IIISergei Rachmaninov |  play_arrow | A masterpiece whose beautiful melody stirs the heart |
| 13east | Hymn No. 320: “Nearer, My God, to Thee”Eliza Flower) |  play_arrow | A moving hymn that sings of the desire to draw closer to God |
| 14east | Like a melodyJohannes Brahms |  play_arrow | Expressing warm, delicate emotions through music |
| 15east | Étude Op. 10, No. 3 “Farewell”Frederic Chopin |  play_arrow | Emotional expression in Chopin’s masterpiece “Farewell Étude” (Étude Op. 10, No. 3) |
| 16east | Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from the opera LohengrinWilhelm Wagner |  play_arrow | Solemn music, beautiful melodies, and moving emotion |
| 17east | reverieClaude Debussy |  play_arrow | Free harmony that is not bound by functional harmony… |
| 18east | Air on the G StringJ.S.Bach |  play_arrow | This work is Bach’s Orchestral Suite… |
| 19east | Pavane for a Newborn PrincessCharles-Henry |  play_arrow | Elegant music that celebrates the birth of life |
| 20east | Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, “Posthumous”Frederic Chopin |  play_arrow | Over a left-hand arpeggiated accompaniment, the right hand is sweetly... |
| 21east | Lascia ch’io pianga (Let me weep) from the opera RinaldoGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | With a libretto by Giacomo Rossi, in Tasso… |
| 22east | VocaliseSergei Rachmaninov |  play_arrow | "Vocalise" is a musical term meaning "with one or more..." |
| 23east | Come, sweet deathJ.S.Bach |  play_arrow | A classical composer representing the Baroque era, Yo... |
| 24east | Nocturne No. 1 from Three NocturnesSergei Rachmaninov |  play_arrow | A Russian who was active from the 19th to the 20th century... |
| 25east | Ave verum corpusWolfgang Amadeus Mozart |  play_arrow | A miraculous masterpiece, the beauty of prayer |
| 26east | “Lacrimosa (Day of Tears)” from the RequiemWolfgang Amadeus Mozart |  play_arrow | The last work Mozart left behind was this Requiem... |
| 27east | Pavane for a Dead PrincessMaurice Ravel |  play_arrow | The person who is said to be the model for the “dead princess” in the title of the piece is… |
| 28east | La CampanellaFranz Liszt |  play_arrow | Italian violinist Niccolò Pagani... |
| 29east | String SerenadePyotr Tchaikovsky |  play_arrow | Pyotr, a world-renowned composer born in Russia... |
| 30east | Starry NightClaude Debussy |  play_arrow | Claude, a composer who represents French Impressionism, … |
| 31east | Angel’s SerenadeGaetano Braga |  play_arrow | Gaetano Braga was active in the 19th century… |
| 32east | sighEdward Elgar |  play_arrow | The beautiful strains of the violin move the heart in “A Greeting of Love”… |
| 33east | Adagio in D minor for Strings and OrganRemo Giazotto |  play_arrow | Italian writer Remo G.'s ... published in 1958 |
| 34east | Ave MariaGiulio Caccini |  play_arrow | A work that maintains a solemn, heartrending atmosphere throughout. The song… |
| 35east | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, Variation 18: Andante cantabileSergei Rachmaninov |  play_arrow | The great composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff... |
| 36east | Slavonic Dance, Op. 72 No. 2Antonín Dvořák |  play_arrow | The Czech composer Antonín Dvořák… |
| 37east | EARTHMuramatsu Takatsugu |  play_arrow | An inspiring piece that plays the beauty of nature |
| 38east | Largo in E-flat majorFrederic Chopin |  play_arrow | My chest tightens with a pang as the wistful melody fills the air... |
| 39east | Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”Pyotr Tchaikovsky |  play_arrow | Composed numerous major works such as the ballet music Swan Lake… |
| 40east | Memories of the AlhambraFrancisco Tárrega |  play_arrow | Francisco, who was active in Spain in the 19th century… |
| 41east | ChaconneTomaso Antonio Vitali |  play_arrow | Sweet and wistful, yet also dazzling… |
| 42east | Liebesträume No. 3Franz Liszt |  play_arrow | The third piece in Liszt’s piano collection Liebesträume is... |
| 43east | Fantasiestücke, Op. 3 No. 1: ElegySergei Rachmaninov |  play_arrow | Rachmaninoff’s “Élégie” is a tear-jerking masterpiece characterized by a sense of tragic grandeur and melancholy. |
| 44east | From ‘The Seasons’: ‘October – Autumn Song’Pyotr Tchaikovsky |  play_arrow | Composed with Russian scenery as the theme of the piece... |
| 45east | SicilianaGabriel Urbain Fauré |  play_arrow | A chamber music piece by the French composer Fauré... |
| 46east | From “Fantasy Miniatures,” No. 1: ElegySergei Rachmaninov |  play_arrow | A world-renowned composer and pianist born in Russia… |
| 47east | Oboe Concerto in D minor, 2nd movement: Adagio — Love of VeniceAlessandro Marcello |  play_arrow | He was enormously active from the 1700s through the 1740s... |
| 48east | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, MS 60, II. MovementNiccolò Paganini |  play_arrow | Niccolò, known as the magician of the violin, … |
| 49east | Impromptu No. 15 “Hommage à Édith Piaf”Francis Poulenc |  play_arrow | The so-called 'Les Six' (the Group of Six) who were active in France in the 20th century |
| 50east | “The Spruce” from “The Trees Suite”Sibelius |  play_arrow | The original title is “Five Pieces for Piano,” but… |
| 51east | Cantabile in B-flat majorFrederic Chopin |  play_arrow | My chest tightens with a pang as the wistful melody fills the air... |
| 52east | Two Elegiac MelodiesEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | The Norwegian peasant poet Åsmund Olavsson... |
| 53east | Dance of the Blessed Spirits from the opera Orfeo ed EuridiceChristoph Willibald Gluck |  play_arrow | The opera Orfeo ed Euridice is in all… |
| 54east | Fantaisie-ImpromptuFrederic Chopin |  play_arrow | A representative composer of early Romantic music in Poland... |
| 55east | String Quartet No. 77 in C major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. III:77, II. “God Save Emperor Francis”Franz Joseph Haydn |  play_arrow | Franz Jo..., known as the father of classical music, ... |
| 56east | Åse’s Death from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gy… |
| 57east | “Dreaming” from “Scenes from Childhood”Robert Schumann |  play_arrow | By Robert Schumann, in 1838… |
| 58east | Gymnopédie No. 1Erik Satie |  play_arrow | Calm yet haunting: Satie’s famous masterpiece, Gymnopédie |
| 59east | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 – Fourth MovementJohannes Brahms |  play_arrow | This work is the first symphony composed by Brahms… |
| 60east | Swan of TuonelaJean Sibelius |  play_arrow | Finland’s national composer, Jean Sibeli... |
| 61east | 24 Preludes No. 4Frederic Chopin |  play_arrow | At Chopin’s funeral, what was played on the organ… |
| 62east | Violin Concerto in E minor, First MovementFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | The German Romantic composer who represents Germany, F... |
| 63east | Sorrow of LoveKreisler=Rachmaninov |  play_arrow | Fritz Kreisler’s masterpiece, “Liebesleid” (Love’s Sorrow)… |
| 64east | String Quartet No. 2, Movement 3: NocturneAlexander Borodin |  play_arrow | Borodin was a member of the so-called “Mighty Handful” (the Five), … |
| 65east | Symphonic poem ‘Les Préludes (The Preludes)’Franz Liszt |  play_arrow | The sympho… composed by Franz Liszt in 1854 |
| 66east | ‘Solveig’s Song’ from Peer Gynt Suite No. 2Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A national school influenced by Norwegian music... |
| 67east | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 1, Prelude, BWV 846J.S.Bach |  play_arrow | A very sim— in which regularly arpeggiated chords are repeated |
| 68east | Etude Op. 25 No. 11 “Winter Wind”Frederic Chopin |  play_arrow | Affectionately known as the “Winter Wind” Etude… |
| 69east | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14Sergei Rachmaninov |  play_arrow | Sergei, the great composer who represents Russia, ... |
| 70east | Memories of the AlhambraFrancisco Tárrega |  play_arrow | Had a profound influence on the classical guitar of the 20th century… |
| 71east | Concertino, Op. 107Cécile Chaminade |  play_arrow | Active from the late 19th century to the early 20th century... |
| 72east | Ballade No. 1Frederic Chopin |  play_arrow | A “ballad” is derived from the French word meaning “story,” and... |
| 73east | Jesu, Joy of Man’s DesiringJ.S.Bach |  play_arrow | This piece is by Johann Sebastian Bach... |
| 74east | Méditation from the opera ThaïsJules Massenet |  play_arrow | The French composer born in 1842, Cl… |
| 75east | Old Clock Tower, Op. 48-2Heino Kaski |  play_arrow | The great composer who represents Finland, Hei... |
| 76east | 48 Motif Collection — Esquisse, Op. 63 No. 1 in C major “Phantasm”Charles Valentin Alkan |  play_arrow | An extremely demanding study piece that requires virtuoso-level technique… |
| 77east | BirdsongPablo Casals |  play_arrow | This piece is from Spain’s Catalonia region… |
| 78east | Prelude and Allegro in the Style of PugnaniFritz Kreisler |  play_arrow | A world-renowned violinist who epitomized the 20th century... |
| 79east | SarabandeGeorg Friedrich Händel |  play_arrow | This piece was born in the same year as Bach, 1685… |
| 80east | The Carnival of the Animals, No. 13: The SwanCamille Saint-Saëns |  play_arrow | Swan Melody: an elegant and moving masterpiece |
| 81east | Waltz of SorrowOskar Nedbal |  play_arrow | …by the present-day Czech Republic and Slovak Republic… |
| 82east | Suite ‘Mirrors’: A Boat on the OceanClaude Debussy |  play_arrow | The melody of Debussy’s graceful little boat |
| 83east | Summer MorningHeino Kasuki |  play_arrow | The clear tones of a summer morning |
| 84east | Elegy for Piano and String OrchestraAlla Pavlova |  play_arrow | A female composer born in Russia and living in the United States… |
| 85east | Three Novelettes No. 3Francis Poulenc |  play_arrow | This piece was composed by the Spanish composer Falla… |
| 86east | Ave MariaCamille Saint-Saëns |  play_arrow | Camille Saint-Saëns, a composer who represents France, ... |
| 87east | 24 Preludes, Op. 28 No. 15 in D-flat major “Raindrop Prelude”Frederic Chopin |  play_arrow | The genius also known as the 'Poet of the Piano,' Chopin... |
| 88east | Joy of LoveFritz Kreisler |  play_arrow | A world-renowned violinist born in Vienna in 1875... |
| 89east | Moments Musicaux No. 4Sergei Rachmaninov |  play_arrow | A Russian-born composer who represents modern classical music… |
| 90east | Barcarolle No. 2 in F-sharp minor from Songs Without Words, Book IIFelix Mendelssohn |  play_arrow | The Appeal of Mendelssohn’s Masterpiece “Songs Without Words” |
| 91east | Song cycle “Three Melodies,” Op. 7: No. 1, “Après un rêve”Gabriel Fauré |  play_arrow | A great French master known for fantastical works… |
| 92east | Melancholy FP 105Francis Poulenc |  play_arrow | To the French composer Francis Poulenc... |
| 93east | Barcarolle No. 1Gabriel Urbain Fauré |  play_arrow | Known as a disciple of Camille Saint-Saëns… |
| 94east | Nocturne No. 4 in A majorJohn Field |  play_arrow | It is said that he influenced Frédéric Chopin… |
| 95east | Liebestod (Isolde’s Love-Death) from Tristan und IsoldeRichard Wagner |  play_arrow | “Tristan und Isolde” is Richard … |
| 96east | Waltz No. 10Frederic Chopin |  play_arrow | My chest tightens with a pang as the wistful melody fills the air... |
| 97east | Minuet from the opera ‘The Woman of Arles’Georges Bizet |  play_arrow | Jo..., a composer representing French Romanticism |