Largo from "Xerxes"

~ Recording by London Festival Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.17Largo from "Xerxes"3:10Georg Friedrich HändelHandel: The Greatest HitsGeorge Frideric HandelAlbum + Compilation
Reference GoldRGD 3604

Relationships

orchestra:London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
referred to in medleys:Hooked on Romance
later translated versions:Xerxès HWV 40 : Largo “Bois de lent oubli” (french version)
part of:Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
is the basis for:Crux fidelis
arrangements:Holy Art Thou (Largo from “Xerxes”)
Largo from “Xerxes” (for violin, harp, organ and strings, arr. Hellmesberger)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch-all for arrangements)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (for organ, Martin)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse) (for cello and orchestra)