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Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

Georg Friedrich Händel - Largo (from Xerxes) · LARGO · Largo · Largo "(Ombra mai fu) Serse" · Largo frm aus-extrait de «Serse» · Ombra mai fu · Ombra mai fu (Xerxes HWV40) · Ombra mai fù
First released 1944Italian120+ recordingson 544 releases
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Serse, Act I HWV 40: "Ombra mai fù"Edward Brewer, Randall Wolfgang, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra2:57
Frondi tenere / Ombra mai fuAndrea Bocelli3:56
LargoLisa Gerrard2:52
Serse, HWV 40: Act I, Scene I. "Ombra mai fù"Andreas Scholl, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin3:03
Xerxes: “Ombra mai fu”[unknown]2:48
"Serse"- Ombra mai fu (Largo) in ItalianPlácido Domingo, Itzhak Perlman, New York Studio Orchestra, Jonathan Tunick3:12
Largo from XerxesOrchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard, Jean‐François Paillard5:23
Largo "Ombra mai fu", from XerxesAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown4:52
LargoCanadian Brass2:37
Largo (Xerxes)[unknown]4:58
Xerxes: LargoLondon Festival Orchestra3:09
Frondi tenere / Ombra mai fuKathleen Battle, Margo Garrett4:11
Largo: “Ombra Mai Fu” From SerseReginald Kilbey and His Strings2:25
Serse: “Ombra mai fu”Marilyn Horne, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone3:08
Ombra Mai FuGeorg Friedrich Händel feat. Roni Kirwan3:16
Serse, HWV 40: Act I. "Ombra mai fu"Enrico Caruso4:13
Xerxes: LargoKurt Wilhelm, Hamburger Symphoniker3:11
Xerxes: Ombra mai fu (largo)Enrico Caruso4:12
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu: Largo (Serse)József Mukk, Camerata Budapest, László Kovács3:25
Ombra mai fùRenée Fleming, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket3:07
Largo, from "Xerxes"Budapesti Vonósok3:07
Largo (Ombra Mai Fu) From Serse[unknown]2:33
Serse: Ombra mai fuTito Schipa3:17
Serse: 'Frondi tenere... Ombra mai fu'[unknown]4:18
Xerxes: Ombra mai fu (Largo)Alain Zaepffel, New Bach Collegium Musicum, Max Pommer3:13
Largo from "Xerxes"Hans Hagen & His Orchestra5:00
Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fuAndreas Scholl, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Roger Norrington3:01
Xerxes: Act I, Scene 1. Aria "Ombra mai fù"Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard3:12
Largo aus Xerxes HWV40 (The London Symphony Orchestra)London Symphony Orchestra5:11
Largo from XerxesChamber Orchestra “Renaissance”, Leo Korchin4:03
Largo From The Opera 'Xerxes': 7St. Petersburg Chamber Festival Orchestra, Arkady Terentiev3:54
Largo from Serse, HWV 40: Act IStephen Cleobury3:08
Xerxes, Act I Scene 1: Ombra mai fùGabrieli Festival Chorus, Gabrieli Festival Orchestra, Brian Priestman2:44
Ombra MaifuAled Jones3:35
LargoJennifer Larmore, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Jesús López Cobos3:36
Xerces: Ombra mai fuDavid Hobson2:47
Serse, HWV 40: Act I, Scene I. Arioso "Ombra mai fù" (Serse)Daniel Taylor, Stephen Stubbs, Arion Baroque Orchestra2:55
Serse, HWV 40: “Ombra mai fu”Bryn Terfel, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras3:03
Xerxes, HWV 40: LargoAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner5:13
Xerxes, HWV 40: LargoAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner5:13
Serse, HWV 40: "Frondi tenere... ombra mai fù" (Serse)David Daniels, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington3:47
Serse: Larghetto “Ombra mai fù”David Daniels, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington3:07
Ombra Mai FuFritz Wunderlich3:20
Serse: Act 1, Scene I: No 1b Arioso - Ombra mai fu (Serse)Anne Sofie von Otter, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie3:23
Ombra mai fu (Largo): XerxesWest Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham3:38
"Frondi tenere... Ombra mai fu": LargoJochen Kowalski, Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Hartmut Haenchen3:36
Ombra Mai FuLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult4:26
Aus: "Xerxes": Serse: "Ombra mai fu"Jennifer Lane, Kammerorchester Brewer, Rudolph Palmer3:35
Serse (Xerxes): Act I. Arioso "Ombra mai fu"Jennifer Larmore, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Jesús López Cobos3:34
Xerxes: Ombra mai fùDaniel Taylor2:50
Serse: Ombra mai fuIan Bostridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket2:45
Serse: Frondi tenere... Ombra mai fuJochen Kowalski, Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Hartmut Haenchen3:38
Welch schattig Grün aus ‘Xerxes’National Philharmonic Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein3:49
Ombra mai fùKaori Muraji3:20
Ombra mai fuEpica3:06
Ombra mai fuMalena Ernman, Stockholm Sinfonietta, Alberto Hold-Garrido2:56
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. “Ombra mai fu” (Serse)Gérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale2:41
Serse: Atto I, Scena I. “Ombra mai fu” (Serse)Cecilia Bartoli, Il giardino armonico, Giovanni Antonini3:24
Ombra mai fù from Xerxes[unknown]3:12
Ombra mai fu (from Xerxes)[unknown]2:50
Ombra mai fu (Xerxes HWV40)David Hobson, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker2:45
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso "Ombra mai fù" (Serse)Jozef Cejka, Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger3:42
Serse, HWV 40: Aria: “Ombra mai fu”Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket3:18
LargoReginald Kilbey and His Strings3:08
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Frondi tenere e belle… Ombra mai fu, "Largo"Kirsten Flagstad4:34
LARGOLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Georgiadis6:23
Serse: "Frondi tenere" — "Ombra mai fu"Robert White, City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Ivor Bolton3:38
Serse: Aria: Ombra mai fuStephanie Blythe, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson2:50
Serse (Opera, 1738, London): Air: Ombra Mai FùDeller Consort, Alfred Deller4:19
XerxesPlácido Domingo2:52
Serse, Act I: Ombra mai fuEnrico Caruso, Victor Orchestra, Josef Pasternack4:15
Largo (Ombra mai fu) from SerseWolf Harden, Takako Nishizaki4:43
Ombra mai fuJackie Evancho3:34
Ombra Mai FuJames Bowman, The King’s Consort, Robert King3:24
Serse, Akt I: “Ombra mai fu”Rolando Villazón, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh2:42
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, "Largo"[unknown]3:42
Serse: Frondi tenere e belle - Ombra mai fu[unknown]4:05
Serse: Atto I. Largo “Ombra mai fu”Enrico Caruso4:22
Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fuJudith Malafronte, Hanover Band, Nicholas McGegan2:50
Ombra mai fu – ShadesEdita Gruberová3:26
Ombra mai fuAled Jones, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton2:37
Serse / Act 1 - Ombra mai fùDanielle de Niese2:54
Serse, Act 1: "Ombra mai fù"Anthony Way, Daniel Phillips, English Sinfonia, Neil Page2:37
Serse: Ombra mai fuDavid Daniels, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington3:13
Ombra mai fu[unknown]
Handel: Ombrel Mai Fu (Serse)David Daniels3:47
Ombra mai fu (Xerxes)Kenneth McKellar, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Adrian Boult4:35
Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo. "Ombra mai fu"米良美一, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Shigeo Genda3:02
LargoRichard Clayderman2:47
Ombra mai fu from the opera "Xerxes"Bertalan Hock5:25
Ombra mai fu (Serse - Dangerous Liasions)[unknown]2:42
Ombra mai fu - Handel (from Xerxes)Alfie Boe3:13
Xerxès, récit et air de Xerxès : "Frondi tenere... Ombra mai fu"Jochen Kowalski, Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Hartmut Haenchen3:34
Serse (Xerxes): “Frondi tenere e belle” … “Ombra mai fu” (Largo)Enrico Caruso4:18
Ombra mai fuEnrico Caruso4:13
Xerxes: “Ombra mai fu” (Largo)Enrico Caruso
Serse, HWV 40: Recitativo "Frondi tenere" / Aria "Ombra mai fu"Ernst Haefliger, Münchener Bach‐Orchester, Karl Richter4:06
Serse: "Ombra mai fú"József Mukk, Camerata Budapest, László Kovács2:51
Serse : “Ombra mai fu”Mario Lanza4:16
Serse: “Ombra mai fu” (Largo)Beniamino Gigli4:03
Ombra mai fuAmira Willighagen2:38
Ombra mai fu (Largo) from XerxesMarshall McGuire2:43
Largo (from "Xerxes")[unknown]3:11
Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fuJulie Boulianne, Clavecin en concert, Luc Beauséjour2:47
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fuDavid Hobson, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker2:42
Handel: Ombra mai fù [Serse]Eugenia Zukerman2:56
Ombra mai fu no operas "Kserkss"Sergejs Jēgers, Diāna Jaunzeme2:59
Xerxes: Largo[unknown]2:56
Ombra mai fu (largo)Costa di Angelo & Elsebeth Brodersen2:47
Largo[unknown]
Xerxes: I. Akt "Ombra mai fu" (Largo) (Serse)Fritz Wunderlich, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Hans Müller-Kray3:06
LargoPOND3:32
Largo From XerxesLondon Symphony Orchestra, George Szell5:30
Xerxes: Largo (Ombra mai fu / Welch schattig Grün) Arie des Xerxes, 1. AktPlácido Domingo, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Symphoniker, Helmuth Froschauer2:55
Largo (from Xerxes)Stephen Cleobury3:08
Serse: “Frondi tenere … Ombra mai fu”Olga Borodina, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi5:49
Serse: Ombra mai fùBlandine Staskiewicz, Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko3:56
Ombra Mai Fu (Largo From Serse)Jonny Cohen2:02
Serse: Atto I. "Frondi tenere e belle" / "Ombra mai fù"Janet Baker, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra4:04
Serse: “Fronde tenere” … “Ombra mai fu”Beniamino Gigli4:01

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