Magical, Other-Worldly, Mesmerizing?

[Cato]

Dang, another piece I've long meant to have heard . . . .

Amazon lists about 10 copies for sale at around $35. to $40.

Or check your local library!   0:)

[snyprrr]

Yanni!

[karlhenning]

Amazon lists about 10 copies for sale at around $35. to $40.

Or check your local library!   0:)

Hmm . . . BPL . . . .

[jochanaan]

In my experience, anything by Feldman, Hovhaness, or Messiaen fills the bill.  Here are a few others:

J.S. Bach: B minor Mass, especially the Crucifixus and Dona Nobis Pacem
Mozart: Adagio for Glass Harmonica (especially if actually played on glasses!)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata #32, last movement; Ninth Symphony, third movement; String Quartet #14 in C# minor
Bruckner: E minor Mass, Ninth Symphony (other works by Bruckner do this too, but these are the ones that do it most strongly for me)
Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela; Tapiola
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Gorecki: Old Polish Music

[david-jw]

sofia gubaidulina's Hommage à T.S. Eliot seems to come from another place entirely, and is extraordinary imo.

this is the recording i am familiar with

http://www.amazon.com/Gubaidulina-Offertorium-Hommage-T-S-Eliot/dp/B000066I9E