AIBU to keep crying at beautiful classical music?

[MrsPatrickDoyle]

NC.

I'm 51, DC at university, I hate my empty nest and I'm menopausal. That's just for context. On the plus side, DH and I have reinvigorated our sex life. Wayyy-hayyy!

I came to classical music late in life and I can't get over how beautiful some of it is and I can't stop snivelling. So currently I am wailing at Beethoven's 7th symphony. Last night we watched Sense and Sensibility and I bust into tears over Patrick Doyle's theme tune. I also can't cope with his Harry Potter waltz. I've decided I want to marry him hence NC.

Yesterday I was driving to work and Panis Angelicus came on and I arrived at my breakfast meeting with red puffy eyes.

WTF is wrong with me?

Never ever visit the Sistine Chapel.

Never ever visit the Sistine Chapel.

😂😂

@propervexed you beat me!! Nooo...

Seriously though I do feel quite emotional at a lot of classical choral pieces, which is the intention of the composer.

😂😂😂 Sistine Chapel was my first thought too

......ummm why?

DH embarrassed by my sensitivity http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/amiibeingunreasonable/3178898-DH-embarrassed-by-my-sensitivity

Oh! Haha, that's not me!

Try Gabriel's Oboe from the film The Mission. That makes me weep.

I was going to ask about the Sistine Chapel as well....

I find operas emotional but not really the music on its own. Yanbu anyway

Sorry to take the piss, OP. Actually, I'm the same with classical music, or a sad song, or a poignant look in a film....or anything really. Deffo the menopause!

Never ever visit the Sistine Chapel.

I came here to say this

I'm another that immediately thought about the sistene Chapel!

Op, have you listened to the tannhauser overture? I absolutely love it.

My dad used to do this too. He was a pretty tough ex-soldier so it was something that I really liked about him. I have cried since he and mum died when listening to their favourite music.

I came to post about the Sistine chapel too 😂😂

The only thing at the Sistine Chapel that will make you cry is the size of the queue to get in unless you know how to jump the queue and the prices of tea/coffee nearby.

Don't listen to Morning/Peer Gynt.

This title and the post made me laugh- I came to say about the Sistine chapel too! And I just has a re-read of that Sistine chapel post (maybe my 2727288x re-read of it?) and had a little giggle, never fails to cheer me up!

Everyone beats me re the Sistine Chapel.
To be fair, there is a bit in the Cello Concerto (Elgar) that gives me goosebumps (around 2:40 onwards in the classical recording by du Pre / Barenboim / London Philarmonic.

FFS! No one is this melodramatic IRL, right?

Never ever visit the Sistine Chapel.

proper, you did beat me to it!!!

Agree on the Elgar. Also, try the second movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 5. It’s sublime.

Italianearthernware
FFS! No one is this unpleasant IRL, right?

I can get quite emosh at pieces of music from time to time. I certainly agree with Elgar.

Ok will admit I can feel like this at some music or places. Not cry but feel moved/tingly

The music written for the Theory of Everything did make me cry

I hear you OP. I've been moved to a tear or two by various pieces.

And yes, the Sistine Chaple sprang to mind