http://theomniscientmussel.com/2007/10/can-someone-please-pass-the-kleenex/ Classical Music & Culture Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://theomniscientmussel.com/2007/10/can-someone-please-pass-the-kleenex/#comment-95 Lee Merrick Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:51:43 +0000 http://theomniscientmussel.com/?p=140#comment-95 This is an interesting subject for me - I am always tearing up when I listen to my music - dangerous when driving! Mahler #2 - even the very end when the French horns sound makes me weep. How about Tristan - makes me weak.... Any Requiem - Verdi, Brahms, Mozart, Faure, Beethoven (Missa Solemnis) - man I could go on and on. How does a measure or even one chord (the Tristan Chord) evoke such an emotional response? This is an interesting subject for me - I am always tearing up when I listen to my music - dangerous when driving! Mahler #2 - even the very end when the French horns sound makes me weep.
How about Tristan - makes me weak….
Any Requiem - Verdi, Brahms, Mozart, Faure, Beethoven (Missa Solemnis) - man I could go on and on.
How does a measure or even one chord (the Tristan Chord) evoke such an emotional response?

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