For Sad Beauty nothing beats LUSH LIFE by Billy Strayhorn (preferreably Nat King Cole interpretation): "...Romance is mush, Stifling those who strive. Ill live a lush life in some small dive... And there Ill be, while I rot With the rest of those whose lives are lonely, too.." Beautiful & untoppable! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu0tZeT-gqQ My personal heroe of sad songs is KEVIN COYNE, raw & heart-breaking: http://www.myspace.com/kevncoyne In classical music there is way too many... One lesser known suggestion: Norwegian Composer HARALD SAEVERUD, piano piece "RONDO AMOROSO". http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CKYDP0/ref=dm_dp_trk23?ie=UTF8&qid=1231332390&sr=8-1 interesting thread, btw ;-) Buzap -- Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger