Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5

G. Gabrieli's In Ecclesiis

They both still get me every time!

Chopin's Nocturne in C# minor, posthumous. I just sat there staring into space and drank in every note. It doesn't quite have the same effect now, but it still remains one of my favourite pieces of music.

And Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No.2, 2nd movement. That one made me cry. I'm learning it now, and I never get tired of playing it.

Ralph Vaughan Williams' "The Lark Ascending" sent chills down my spine. The first time I heard it was during a performance by of Alvin Ailey Dance Company. Ailey had created a ballet of the same name. It was gorgeous.

There's also:

Bach's Double Violin Concerto
Bach's Third Violin Concerto.
Satie's Pieces Froides No. 2, Dances de Travers, and his Enfantillages Pittoresques 1 (Petit Prelude a la Journee )
Chopin's Prelude #17 in A-flat
Chopin's Etude Op10, No 3 "Tristesse"
Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis


There are others but those are the ones that occur to me.

For me it's Gregorio Allegri's stunning choral piece "Miserere Mei, Deus". A real tear-jerker indeed!

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Opus 31 No. 2 (Tempest)

Chopin Etude Op 10 No. 3: Étude in E major "Tristesse"

Chopin Etude Op 25 No. 11: Étude in A minor "Winter Wind"

Opening of Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique and Rite of Spring

I have to say that I'm happy not to listen to either now

Beethoven's Choral Fantasy. I still get chills when I listen to the final moments of the work. It was an honor getting to perform it, as well.

Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 2 - I learned to play this during my fourth semester of lesson; truly, a beautiful piece!

Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 - my dad's fav, and i heard it lots when i was little
The Nutcracker (YES IT DOES!) - both this and the next ballet bring back memories from my childhood
Swan Lake

Karl Jenkins - The Armed Mass, Movement I - the sheer irony of this work, and the way he incorporated L'homme arme into it is haunting. Originally written for Vietnam memorial (to my knowledge), was published close to 9/11.

Barber - Agnus Dei (Adagio for Strings vocal version)

Arvo Part - Te Deum - need I say more?

Eric Whitacre - Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine - this will give you a fun day's journey

Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 <=== you want climaxes?

Grainger - Molly on the Shore, beautiful fun piece

Ravel - Jeux d'eau - like Heaven

Beethoven - Appassionata
Symphony No. 6

Wagner - Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, a definite tear jerker...orgasmic

Gramann - Fantasy on King's Weston

H. Dean Wagner - Amazing Grace (version for handbells)

Josquin des Prez - Ave Maria

Allegri - Miserere Mei

Mozart - Alma Dei Creatoris

Baine - Brother James's Air - from days as a cathedral chorister

Rutter - Gloria
Requiem

Verdi - Dies Irae from Requiem

J.S. Bach - Cantata 80 "Ein Fest Burg"
Cantata 140 "Wachet Auf"
Prelude in C# Major
Magnificat in D

Chants that send chills up my spine:
Divinum mysterium
Adoro te devote
L'homme arme
I didn't get lullabies as a child. The Benedictine monks sang me to sleep.

Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller

mainly because all of these now have certain memories attached to them, whether from my childhood or college years

Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.3

It's beautiful and somewhat sad.

Chopins 13th Nocturne

Hector Berlioz effects me that way, especially "symphonie fantastique."
Also, I know a Russian composer. He has a piece that hasn't been released yet. But, when he plays it, the way he bends the notes, I swear I can hear it rain.